In order to have a framework to understand where toxic chemicals are likely to be introduced to the mattress, it is important to understand the basic structure and
2. Grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or artificial
fertilizers, organic fabrics are gaining popularity as a way to help
protect our environment, health, and happiness. carries a huge
selection of 100% organic cotton fabrics that go easy on the
planet and your pocketbook.
3. Natural Latex Mattresses are different than mattresses
found in stores or other online retailers, because we
constantly use customer feedback to carefully refine
and reinvent our mattress line.
4. Look for unbleached organic cotton with organic fill and
organic dyes to avoid ... Batting is soft padding that covers
springs or latex foam in side the mattress.
5. Did you know that all the coils on a compression spring are not active? The
energy a spring exerts comes from its active coils and how much pitch
there is in between each coil. This means that if your coil compression
spring has closed and squared ends, closed and ground ends, or double
closed ends, it will have less active coils due to the fact that the coils on
the ends are closed and have no pitch in between them thus giving you no
force.
6. Fire retardants and flame retardants in mattresses are toxic
and have been linked to cancer, learning disorders, skin
irritation, SIDS and heat, lung and kidney