Alright, I’ve read a lot of negative information on this forum about Essentia Mattress and how they are misleading in the things they claim on their website and especially about their “patented natural memory foam”. Unfortunately I did my research about them a bit too late and I already pulled the trigger on one of their mattresses (I got the Classic 8 for around $4000).
Now I haven’t seen anything posted about them since 2017 (I could be wrong, I just couldn’t find anything else) and read and re-read everything I could. Basically I wanted to ask around again on this forum to see if there was any additional updated information about them and I guess maybe see if there is anything else I’m missing that might assuage my worries so that I don’t have to try to go through the arduous process of returning this 150 lb mattress.
I decided to do more research after I received the mattress because I noticed a fairly unpleasant smell coming from it after I opened the package and had it in my bedroom. My girlfriend compared the smell to paint thinner but I personally think it smells more like rubber than anything else (which isn’t terrible I suppose). We both laughed because we were so adamant about getting an “organic” mattress made from “healthy” materials and found this one, only to be greeted to an awful smell after opening it.
After spending several hours now researching this industry I’ve found myself feeling very discouraged and distrusting. My mattress before this was from a company called Vivon and I was pretty happy about it for many years because I thought it was comfortable and didn’t think much else about it. One day recently though I decided to take the top cover of that mattress off to wash it because it was stained from years of sweat and shortly after removing it, I was greeted to the realization that it was filled with an incredible amount of fiberglass yikes. Obviously I ended up throwing that thing out.
So now here I am, with this Essentia Mattress, and to be honest I’m pretty pleased with how comfortable it is. I slept great. The only problems I had were with claims regarding their usage of “natural” and/or “organic” components as well as the fact that the mattress almost feels like it bottoms out when I drive my knee into it or step on it with a heavy amount of pressure. I weigh around 160 lb and my girlfriend is 130 lb. So we’re not particularly heavy. Either way I can basically fall asleep on anything (I’ve been sleeping on an air mattress like a baby while waiting for this Essentia) so this thing is definitely up there in terms of comfort overall. I’m just wondering about the opinions or experiences of users/admins here regarding this brand and whether or not I should feel comfortable and safe with the quality of their materials and claims. I included some pictures of the tags because I remember one forum admin (Phoenix I think) was asking if anyone had them in an older post. The actual legal tag says that the mattress interior is comprised of Natural Latex Memory Foam, so not sure what to think at this point but I’m assuming they can write whatever they want on there anyway? Also LOL at the writing on the green label, it seems so poorly written, and what does “beyond organic” even mean?
Also I wanted to mention I started looking through some of the mattress companies listed here on the forum, especially the ones that have locations in my state. I live in Florida. I found that some of them don’t have good reviews online and don’t look very promising either, which is disappointing. Especially considering so many of the companies listed don’t have some of the certifications I was interested in when buying the Essentia (GOLS and GOTS, etc.) The only one that really caught my attention is Fox Mattress and I’m planning on checking out their factory sometime this week so I can update how that goes as well. Anyway I look forward to hearing from anyone regarding my situation and thank you in advance for any information you can provide.
