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[phoenix]

Hi ShopperGirl,

Sorry about the confusion as to Oeko-TEK certification for memory foam. I thought I had read that you posted that in one of your other comments.

There are a few memory foams that are Oeko-Tex certified but you will generally only find them in a "finished mattress (see here for example) and not as individual layers that can be purchased individually.

I know you actively promote and advocate for Savvy Rest and basically say everything they do is Gospel, but I am not a believer.

I’m not certain where you read this but it certainly wasn’t on this forum (and this is the only place that I post).

They do use high quality materials in their mattresses … but I generally suggest that anyone that is considering them make some very careful value comparisons with other similar mattresses that are in lower budget ranges.

While I do recommend the members here “as a group” (and Savvy Rest isn’t one of the members here) because I believe that they compete well with the best in the industry in terms of their quality, value, service, knowledge, and transparency … I don’t make specific suggestions or recommendations for either a mattress, manufacturers/retailers, or combinations of materials or components because the first “rule” of mattress shopping is to always remember that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and there are too many unknowns, variables, and personal preferences involved that are unique to each person to use a formula or for anyone to be able to predict or make a specific suggestion or recommendation about which mattress or combination of materials and components or which type of mattress would be the best “match” for you in terms of “comfort” or PPP or how a mattress will “feel” to you or compare to another mattress based on specs (either yours or a mattress) or “theory at a distance” that can possibly be more accurate than your own careful testing (hopefully using the testing guidelines in step 4 of the tutorial) or your own personal sleeping experience (see mattress firmness/comfort levels in post #2 here).

I also don’t believe that most mattress materials are “toxic” and I think that much if not most of the information about “toxic” materials on the internet is very misleading and in many cases is more about marketing than anything else.

For example … one of the most common replies in the forum for those that are getting overly “caught up” in these types of issues is this one …

There is also a lot more information in post #2 here and the more detailed posts and information it links to about safe, natural, organic, “chemical free”, and “green” mattresses and mattress materials that can help you sort through some of the marketing information and terminology that you will encounter in the industry and can help you differentiate between them and answer “how safe is safe enough for me” and that can help you decide on the type of materials and components you are most comfortable having in your mattress or on the certifications for harmful substances and VOC’s that may be important to you. These types of issues are complex and are generally specific to each person and their individual sensitivities, circumstances, criteria, beliefs, and lifestyle choices.

I still plan to research the Marriott mattresses by Jaimeson more. No, they are not the “oh-so-pure” mattresses, but at least I know I can sleep on those.

I believe that the Marriott (Jamison) mattresses use 1.8 lb polyfoam which as you can see in the quality/durability guidelines here (and unlike the materials used in many other hotel mattresses) is a good quality material.

Phoenix