Are you in the market for a new mattress" You need to replace your mattress every 10 years, at least, and with so many options available, choosing a new one is no easy feat. It probably doesn?t make it any less intimidating to learn that your conventional mattress isn?t very good for the environment ? […]
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Are you in the market for a new mattress"

You need to replace your mattress every 10 years, at least, and with so many options available, choosing a new one is no easy feat. It probably doesn?t make it any less intimidating to learn that your conventional mattress isn?t very good for the environment ? or your health.

For several decades now, mattresses have been manufactured using a range of synthetic materials, harsh chemical solvents, and flame retardants that aren?t very good for your body or the Earth.
You may never have thought of the environmental impact of your bed, but it?s very real.

There aren?t many regulations to protect consumers from the potentially harmful effects of mattress materials, but many companies are seeing the need for healthy, sustainable beds and addressing it with organic mattresses made sustainably with natural materials.

How can you choose such a mattress"

First, you should understand what types of organic mattresses are available, and what kinds of natural materials they?re made of.

It also helps to know ...