Mattress hell! need suggestions asap for latex free/ wool options?

[Sensei]

Hey Venus,

Thanks for your reply .

I have a naturepedic EOS mattress. It is latex free and so it’s just the micro coils and the mattress cover (cotton/ wool).
I have tried all variations of support and comfort layers except for extra firm. Right now I’m sleeping on the medium micro coils atop the firm support layer and it’s still feeling too mushy for me.
I did try it on the floor a few nights where it felt a drop better. I also talked to Naturepedic and my salesperson suggested my bed frame slats were too far apart (3 inches) and so I put double sided cardboard between the mattress and the frame and that helped a tiny bit. I’m still just finding it too mushy. RE my BMI, I am 5’5 and weigh about 180 lbs . I sleep on my side mostly.

You may find this post regarding Naturepedic EOS Classic interesting, it provides a great deal of consumer feedback on comfort layer trials of the microcoil systems and continues to be a popular subject. While reinforcing your foundation is a good start, you may find some fellow users’ clues there to improve your current setup beyond what your salesperson suggested .

I’m curious what other companies/ materials you might suggest. I know all about gots and gols certifications but I am not aware of other materials besides cotton and wool for an organic mattress? I went with naturepedic after searching high and low for other organic material constructions and also looked into Vispring, Royalpedic etc… but they seem to all be various marketings on the same materials. ?.

Cotton, wool and latex are the most commonly used organic materials in mattress construction. For others who may be researching organic certifications along with you, there are two global standards for manufacturing: GOTS Certified applies to textiles (in the case of your research, cotton and wool) and GOLS Certified applies to latex. As far as natural material alternatives, featherbeds, organic buckwheat hulls/ hemp hulls/ millet hulls and Kapok fiber are a few that come to mind. You may considering checking in with trusted members CozyPure or DIY Natural Bedding if you have specific questions regarding these materials, they specialize in several of these and are most knowledgeable in their use within a mattress construction.

I have read a ton about cotton mattresses and people seem to find them horribly firm to the point of being unsleepable while those that are not compressed or made of cotton and wool sound pretty similar to what the mattress store owner described to me. I’m open to hearing otherwise! Has it been your experience the there are wool/ cotton combo or just wool and innerspring mattresse combos out there that people love? That hold up? and can you say more about how/ why the impressions aren’t an issue? isn’t this uncomfortable if there are indentations in the mattress… some kind of sagging quality? Maybe I just don’t know what you mean by impressions.

"natural materials"Mattress “impressions” can result from compression of natural materials over time with normal use and can be eased somewhat with regular fluffing, flipping or rotating of the comfort layer. You may find this forum site search query for the term interesting, there are +26 pages of content with much discussion of how to care for wool and cotton, how these materials feel in the mattress, and how they perform from a durability standpoint.

Also, I have done a lot of research on the site and elsewhere about wool mattresses (without springs) and I still cannot tell if this is something people find comfortable if they have pressure points/ are used to having some elasticity or bounce to their mattress. Any thoughts? I’m open to adjusting to something that will support me in a new way and would add a topper to make the wool less firm but I can’t really tell if a wool mattress might be a good idea or not for me and my preferences. SurroundEwe allows returns so I may try it out.

The above mentionedpost addresses this question quite thoroughly.

Also any thoughts on how it would be to put a wool mattress on top of the Leggett springs or on top of the naturepedic support layer for some bounce? only thing is this would likely be too much height for me as it would be the bed frame, then coils, then the matresss and then a topper.

That sounds like an intriguing arrangement, Venus. You may have a more clear approach after consulting with the above recommended TMU trusted members, they could better guide you through how that arrangement may work for you, based on your individual comfort preferences. Hope this helps and looking forward to hearing your thoughts .

Thanks,
Sensei