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What’s The Deal With Organic Mattresses Anyway?

March 30th, 2008 by

I find most people react to that with skepticism when we suggest that you should only buy organic baby bedding. I did at one point too. But you might not sleep so well at night if you knew what was really inside there. That comfy spot where you spend 1/3rd of your life is actually full of non organic materials, some of which are possibly toxic.

Most mattresses are made with polyurethane, a type of material that gives off a nasty mix of organic compounds believed to cause breathing and skin problems. Also studies show formaldehyde, used to hold the mattress together, is linked with lung and throat cancers, as well as asthma. Dr. Jim Sprott of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry stated that the huge increase in SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrom) over the past 40 years is mostly likely caused from the toxic gases emitted from our bedding. You can read his article here.

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