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Eco Choice’s Dream Lite is made especially for people who are on the heavy side and therefore require a firmer mattress, but would rather prefer the comforts of a softer kind. Made of natural materials, it provides the same benefits as a standard latex mattress, which helps eliminate back pains and reduce sleeping disorders

Children’s Health Envrionmental Coalition provides these tips to making your bedroom or your child’s bedroom a safer and more comfortable environment.

Allow a new mattress to offgas before you sleep on it.
Unwrap the mattress from plastic and lean it against a wall in a well-ventilated room for a few days before sleeping on it.

Say no to water and stain repellents
Some water and stain repellents, such as DuPont’s Teflon, are under investigation for possible health and environmental effects. The chemical used is found in humans and persists in the environment for a long time.

Evidently, studies have linked the baby killer, SIDS, to the kind of sleep products found on the baby’s crib. A chemically treated crib mattress may be harmful to the baby, so understandably, parents are concerned of this and may be looking for alternatives.

The Natural Mattress is hand-crafted in England and is made of 100% natural materials that com from coconut husk and lambs wool. These products contain no plastics, PVCs or chemicals, and aids in easier breathing for babies.

This earth friendly bed sheets can fit mattresses that are up to 16″ deep. Smooth and silky,this organic durable cotton sheet from West Elm is made from products grown without the use of herbicides. With 230 thread count of natural materials, the bedsheets can be matched with an organic duvet cover or comforter. For care, the sheets may be machine washed.

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Made from 100% American virgin wool, SnugFleece Woolens’ products offer superb craftsmanship and a “hands-on” quality that is not found elsewhere. The SnugFleece Original and SnugFleece II mattress covers are constructed one row at a time, through a unique process that secures the wool to a cotton backing in its natural upright position. Because the crimp of the fibers remains intact, it stays lofty and resists compression. For the SnugFleece Deluxe, Elite or Imperial the wool is knitted through a durable polyester backing that allows the added convenience of machine washing.

Why a wool mattress is perfect:

Lifestyle website Born Rich names Vividus mattress as one of 25 beautiful luxury item must-haves.  The site ranks this as #20 which includes mousepads, saucepans and cellphones encrusted with diamonds, luxury cars and hometheater sets-ups.

Swedish manufacturer Hästens wants you to shell out a whopping $50,000 for its super-luxury mattress dubbed Vividus. You might be thinking that what’s so special about these mattresses. They are not blinged with diamonds or any crystals but made from finest natural materials, including all-natural horsehair, cotton, linen and wool in the different steps.

Crib mattresses have been basically categorized into two distinctions of coil vs. foil, until recently. With an increased awareness in the dangers of mattresses and its links to a number of infant deaths, construction of this has been reevaluated to conform to certain standards. Enter the new generation of fire-proof mattresses. It looks to be a solution to the problem, being the “safer choice”. But chemically processed fire-proof mattresses may in fact be more harmful to your children.

According to Pottery Barn this natural mattress is hand made from natural materials by a company that has been established as a family business since the 1917.

Constructed with a luxuriously supportive 510 coils and covered top and bottom with natural latex, it’s encased in a ticking woven of pure organic cotton. Please allow extra lead-time for the made-to-order construction.

Mattress & Box-Spring Set $3,499.00
Mattress only $2,499.00

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This is a Press Release for Keetsa Mattress:

October 16, 2007 — Keetsa, a new and exciting mattress brand recently launched in San Francisco’s famous “Furniture Alley,” near the corner of 9th and Folsom St. Keetsa has met with tremendous success out the gate at both the retail and e-tail levels. Keetsa has challenged the way the mattress industry is currently conducting business by addressing several issues, such as sustainability, recyclability and the overall health aspect of visco-elastic mattresses.