GREEN MATTRESS SHOPPING 101: IS IT REALLY ORGANIC?

Many companies purport to sell products with labels such as “latex mattress,” “green mattress” or, “organic mattress.” However, for the most part, these products are natural, green, or organic in name only.

What do these terms mean exactly? They should mean that the product you are getting is a certified organic, natural mattress. However, because there is no universal certification procedure for latex mattress products, or green mattress products, many unscrupulous companies will claim that a mattress is chemical-free and a natural latex mattress, where in actuality the product in question is treated with numerous chemicals, such as pesticides and flame-retardants, in unsanitary facilities without regard to cross-contamination.

We make our "green latex mattresses" the way consumers want us to.

NATURAL LATEX MATTRESS: "GREEN MATTRESS"

The term “green mattress” has been prevalent in the last few years, but this term is both misleading and inaccurate. There is no consumer requirement to declaring a product to be “green.” As a result of the loose certification, searching for a “green mattress” is probably not the most efficient way to search. An authentic natural latex mattress will fill all the requirements a consumer would have for a “green mattress,” including GREENGUARD certification to ensure that the green mattress is free of chemical off-gassing.

In addition, many of the mattresses that are marketed natural latex mattress products are made from synthetic latex blends, not 100% natural latex. This is a bad habit resulting from rubber rationing during World War II. The majority of latex mattress manufacturers never moved away from this poor business practice after the time for rubber rationing had passed.

A natural latex mattress has numerous benefits to a synthetic imitation:

• A natural latex mattress is inherently flame-resistant. No additional chemicals or chemical treatments are used to make a latex mattress more flame-resistant.
• A latex mattress will be completely organic from the latex used to construct the mattress core to the cotton and wool used in the latex mattress exterior
• The process of constructing the mattress will be organic from start to finish, eliminating the possibility of exposing the latex mattress to contaminants

The best natural latex mattress products use real rubber latex grown overseas and imported in sealed containers to prevent cross-contamination. Many types of “green mattress” are made with blended synthetic and natural rubber instead of 100% natural latex. An authentic natural latex mattress uses U.S.-grown organic cotton and wool to eliminate doubt about the quality and purity of the material.

We make the purest natural latex mattress you can buy – and we can prove it.