Hi jbrill,
According to their site their queen size mattresses range from about $300 to about $3600 and as far as I’m aware they are completely transparent about the materials in their mattresses when you ask them. The price of a mattress depends on many factors and $2800 would probably include latex which is a more expensive material.than memory foam and much more expensive than polyfoam.
Obasan uses certified organic Dunlop latex in their mattresses which is a much more costly material as well so they are in higher budget ranges but they certainly make some very high quality mattresses.
There are some comments about Essentia and some of the misleading claims they make and some forum discussions with them (as well as some of the FTC issues they have had about their claims) in this thread and this thread and posts #3 and #4 here). Some of the discussion in this topic may be helpful as well. I certainly wouldn’t treat the information on their website (or on some of the other websites I’ve seen that write about them either) as a reliable source of “fact based” information and I would also make some very careful “value” comparisons before considering any Essentia mattress because they do tend to be in a higher budget range than other mattresses that use similar materials.
Congratulations on your new mattress. You certainly made a great quality/value choice and I’m looking forward to your comments and feedback once you’ve received it and have had the chance to sleep on it for a bit.
Phoenix