Hi. I need a mattress and I’m currently overwhelmed with information.
I’m looking for advice on purchasing an Eco-friendly (natural fiber or low-VOC) latex or memory foam (<12") FIRM king size mattress. I like having some move-ability. Too much contour is a challenge for me when I sleep. Any tips on reputable companies? I’d hate to spend a lot on a mattress that will sag or need replacement in 5-7years but I really don’t like the idea of spending 1/3 of my life inhaling synthetic fibers and chemical off-gas.
I’m not strongly opposed to a good innercoil mattress either if it has some memory foam or latex technology on top but it seems the reviews aren’t so hot. Perhaps I’m just not looking at the right inner coil mattresses?
So basically I’ve saved up some money for a king size bed. My husband and I have shared a full for far too long. My husband likes extra firm mattresses which we discovered while living in Asia, practically sleeping on plywood. I prefer firm I suppose. When we went to Sleepys they essentially told us that firm wasn’t good for us and that we’d screw up our bodies if we kept buying firm. I’m a side and stomach sleeper 5’5" 130lbs. My husband sleeps on his back occasionally. 5’9 approx 160lbs. Neither of us like pillow tops but we both seem to like memory foam. My biggest issue with the memory foam mattress we have is that it’s too thin and sheets always wrinkle or slip off. I love nice linens so nothing is a bigger pet peeve than sheets that wrinkle or slip off a mattress. While researching I’ve started getting hung up on the off-gassing and VOCs. We have a baby who often ends up in bed with us by early morning. We attempt to be a plastic free/ low plastic household. I’m not so hung up on everything being plastic free but I prefer low to no VOCs when possible. Id really like a mattress that has a reputable certification from someone such as say, Oeko-Tex 100. I’m really disturbed by essentia from the posts I just read. Why don’t they get a reputable 3rd party certification if they claim to be transparent. Wouldn’t that solve the problem somewhat?
Would love to hear your advice.
These are the beds I’ve been researching:
(If you notice any I should avoid let me know please)
Vita-talalay
Bio green tempflow - Eclipse,Serene,Copia
Bed in a box -only medium to soft
talalay / natural latex.
Simmons comfopedic - no extra firm
Tempurpedic - 3000 to 3500
Tempur choice supreme - light
Tempur contour - highly conforming
Tempflow
Flobeds
Savvy rest
Magniflex