Hi BMoney,
Every new mattress that contains any foam materials (and many that don’t) will contain “chemicals” and will also have some initial smell. Even water is a “chemical” so the real issue is whether any initial smell or offgassing is harmful not whether it contains any “chemicals” or has any odor at all.
Some people are also more sensitive to certain smells than others and a mattress has an initial smell that would be strong or objectionable to some people may be barely noticeable or wouldn’t bother others. In most cases … any initial smell from a mattress will be reduced to levels that most people don’t notice over the course of the first few days.
The only reliable way to to assess the “safety” of different materials in more general terms is based on lab tests and the certifications they have for harmful substances and VOCs so that you have some assurance than the VOCs are below the testing limits for the certification (see post #2 here for more information about some of the more reliable “safety” certifications). If the materials in a mattress or the mattress itself has a reliable “safety” certification then for most people they would certainly be “safe enough” … regardless of the type of material or the name of the manufacturer on the label or any initial smell.
Nest Bedding is CertiPUR certified so they would certainly be “safe enough” for most people.
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As I mentioned in my previous reply … I would keep in mind that there are many reasons outside of the mattress itself that could be the reason you are sleeping hot (such as your mattress protector) and a mattress that some people sleep hot on may be fine for most other people. While there are certainly some people who can sleep hot on any type of memory foam … most people don’t have temperature regulation issues on most of the newer generation of memory foams.
While other people’s comments about the knowledge and service of a particular business can certainly be very helpful, I would always keep in mind that you are the only one that can feel what you feel on a mattress and I would be cautious about about using anyone else’s suggestions, experiences or reviews on a specific mattress (either positive or negative) or review sites in general as a reliable source of information or guidance about how you will feel on the same mattress or how suitable or how durable a mattress may be for you and in many if not most cases they can be more misleading than helpful because a mattress that would be a perfect choice for one person or even a larger group of people may be completely unsuitable for someone else to sleep on (even if they are in a similar weight range). In other words … reviews in general won’t tell you much if anything about the suitability, quality, durability, or “value” of a mattress for any particular person (see post #13 here).
I can certainly understand that your mattress doesn’t appear to be a good “match” for you in terms of comfort, firmness, and PPP (Posture and alignment, Pressure relief, and your own Personal preferences) but I would always keep in mind that your comments would only apply to your own experience and not to anyone else that sleeps on the same mattress and that the only way to know whether a mattress will be a suitable choice for someone else will be based on their own personal experience when they sleep on the mattress.
Phoenix