Soy Memory Foam Mattress Eco Friendly?

[…] to a My Luxury Mattress Blog regarding this issue, most mattress manufacturers only feature between 5% to 50% soy foam. Most of […]

Any feedback on an Italian company called Perdormire? They claim their Genesi mattress is made of soy.

http://www.perdormire.com/sleepingstore08/genesi.htm

Actually most foam manufactures are replacing poloy in polyurethane foam up to 50% with soybean oil. Clearly any reduction in the use of petroleum produces is good for you and good for the planet.We use flexible foam soybean oil foams and love them and so does our customers.

Dear All,

I'm an environmentalist so I'm interested in protecting the earth. I also have severe dust allergies and I am chemically sensitive. I've been trying to find a bed that will help my health significantly as a first priority. I had a reaction to a Sleepy's bed that contained about 50% polyurethane foam and 50% latex. My doctor advised against polyurethane. I will have negative health effects if I am put into a bed made with toxins, so health has to be my first priority over environmental concerns. (While I will consider them as well.)

Sleepy's is featuring a soy bed from Spaldin. I've gone to see it. While it is featured as environmentally friendly, its label indicates that it is made from Polyurethane.

When I pointed this out to the buyer for sleepys, he told me that the oil used is 100% from soybeans and that this oil differs from the synthetic polyurethane. He said that the manufacturing process is 50% synthetic and 50% more natural. I think he is sincere, but may have been fooled himself.

Is there a soy polyurethane v. a synthetic polyurethane or is he just pulling my leg?

Help needed immediately. Am sleeping on my couch.

Carolyn

Memory foam is poison, no matter what it's mixed with. Your immune system will suffer. Want an all-natural mattress with no dust mites? Buy latex rubber that isn't chemically sprayed. It's expensive but lasts for decades. Get the pillows too. You'll thank yourself everyday.

We are thinking of buying a green mattress as well and had seen the Spaldin mattress at Sleepy's. Does anyone know anything else about it? We've searched the internet and did not find any reviews about it. Their website did not mention anything about polyurethane or fire retardants in their products only how natural it is. Does anyone else know otherwise?

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Your Mattress will be the most important piece of furniture you ever purchase. Your physical, mental and daily performances are all directly correlated to the quality of sleep you're getting. If your waking up with aches or stiffness these are signs that you need a new mattress. Lower back pain can be directly contributed to sleeping on a bad mattress. The older we get the better quality mattress we need. 800 coils on a queen is considered a good quality mattress. Latex is our top selling mattresses and I expect will be for a very long time. Health and comfort wise latex is the best. We will provide you with a top quality Canadian made mattress at the lowest possible price.

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@Carolyn: Your best bet is a 100% latex mattress (no base layers), there are still foaming agents added in, but i haven't heard anything about those causing health issues.

The two major concerns in mattresses if you're not sensitive to polyurethane are:
Formaldehyde adhesives - They aren't used in major brand mattress production anymore.
Flame retardant chemicals - Make sure the manufacturer uses a kevlar or wool layer, instead of flame retardant chemical spray.(most major brands use Kevlar)

My suggestion is to ask the retailer to open and store the mattress in their store's back room for a week. They will in nearly all cases do this for you.

Also, if you really want a memory foam mattress, get one that has been compressed. This makes for a more open-celled mattress which can clear out any gases much more quickly. Plus they ship in 1/5 of the space so you're saving a lot of shipping fuel exhaust into our environment.

I totally understand. I bought my mattress from Daylia at non toxic.com. It's made out of organic cotton and wool. Don't need a doctors prescription for it because the wool is a natural fire retardant. The bed was around 2000.00 for a queen no boxspring. It's heavy but from the moment it was delivered it had NO SMELL and I've never reacted to it or had a problem. It has saved my life. I'm so thankful. I bought a mattress pad for it from holy lamb organics to softed the mattress (you need it) or it will be hard / uncomfy to sleep on. The 3 or 4" thick mattress pad is made of all wool and cotton cover cost about 700.00. I wrote the whole thing off as a medical expense. I would never experiment with anything else in terms of bedding.
hope this helps. And don't get discourage this is the answer all chemically interolant and MS suffers are looking for.

I am also looking at the Spaldin. Has anyone bought one?

Any feedback on the Kingsdown memory foam (soy) Crown model??? Having trouble finging anything about it.

i bought the spaldin soy memory foam mattress and i am returning it because it gives off a bad smell. Alot of it is natural but there is also alot of polyurethane in it as well. the only company that makes organic memory foam is essentia. check out their website. i decided to buy an all natural latex mattress. i hope this helps

Many mattress manufacturing companies label their mattresses as "green mattresses". But the truth is, most of them are only partly green mattress. The biodegradable contents are to minimal to have a good effect on the environment. You have to know the materials incorporated and how much of that is used. Soy is an interesting material but you can also find other eco-friendly materials such as green tea, latex (taken from rubber tree) and bamboo. This widens your options when it comes to eco-friendly mattress.

Having "SOY" infused into a mattress is NOT a good idea…..ESPECIALLY when "SOY" is a MAJOR ALLERGEN!!! Soy is so prevalent in 99% of the pkg, canned, frozen foods in the grocery stores…..that THOSE THAT ARE ANAPHYLATIC/ALLERGIC to ANY FORM OF THE THAT DARN SOYBEAN……., YOU are just killing us!
……If YOU were allergic to Spider venom……….and you put just 5% of the venom in the mattress………YOU DON'T THINK that YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A REACTION????????? SOY CAN KILL THOUSANDS WHO ARE ALLERGIC…..! It is HARD ENOUGH……to AVOID these foods that contain 'soy lethicin, soybean oil, etc., etc.,)….that folks that are ALLLERGIC cannot even dine out…..no fast food……….no restaurants…….IT"S IN ALL THE FOODS!!!!!!!! WHY PUT IT IN A MATTRESS??? DUMB…….DUMB…….DUMB! Soy is OVERUSED in this country………Monsanto has conned YOU too. Soy IS the WORST THING PEOPLE CAN PUT into their bodies……IT is the COMMON DENOMINATOR in ALL PROCESSED, BOTTLED, CANNED, FROZEN, FAST FOOD MEATS, MEALS….(unless you get a 'plain' potato or a carrot) to eat…..It's REDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't wish this ALLERGEN ON MY WORST ENEMY…….! SOY IS HARMFUL…..It is PROVEN to cause CANCER………..YET EVERYONE IGNORES THE PROOF!

I own the spaldin mattress. I love it. It feels great and it's not hit like some other memory foam mattresses. I recommend it.

getting ready to purchase a Spaldin eco matress. know very little about it but after reading the above comments have some concerns. this is for my daughter who is immune compromised, has dustmite allergies and severe mold sensitivities. did this have an odor…what type of foundation did you place it on…what else do you know about the spaldin products…i'm starting to question my decision and am awaiting a call from the company who sells it. please rsvp asap…thanks much.

Concerned Mom -
Spaldin mattresses are certified as 100% human ecological safe by OEKO-tex 100, class 1, an independent eco-label that tests the mattresses annually, and even does random spot testing.

"Class 1" means the mattress is safe for the skin or mouth of a baby (up to age 3). That means no toxic VOC's (they use water as their "blowing agent", which creates VOCs), and no scary PBDE-type flame retardant (they use cellulose-based Visil). The cover of the mattress is made from a mix of organic cotton and recycled polyester.

All components of the mattress — the soy foam core, the fire barrier, and the cover are separately certified by OEKO-tex 100 and received class 1 (each tested separately)

If you google OekoTex 100 class 1, you can find the list of chemicals they test for. It's really a "human ecological" label rather than an environmental label — it's meant to guarantee that the mattress is free of harmful chemicals and allergans that they test for.

From my communications with the company, they are committed to keeping on the cutting edge of green bedding — good people who really care about creating safer, healthier products and taking care of our planet.

What you'll also probably find comforting about Spaldin's Oeko-tex 100 class 1 certification, is that when you google to learn more about this certification, you find lots of baby clothing web sites! So that tells you something about how safe Spaldin's Oeko-tex 100 class 1-certified beds are…

If anyone currently owns a Spaldin mattress, can you please tell me if you like it (i.e., comfort, durability, smell, heat, etc.)? I can find almost no reviews and Sleepy's (who I am not sure I can trust) seems to be the only supplier (with essentially a useless return policy). It is a big expense and this is a completely unknown brand. Thank you all.

Here's a review of a Spaldin Tubes mattress:

It sounded good, so we went ahead and purchased one and we LOVE it! Definitely no smell problem, and we no longer have the heat issues that we had with our Tempurpedic, and we've been sleeping like babies.

Having had a dog that died from lymphoma a few years back, I can't help but try to purchase green things for health reasons. So I'm glad we got something that's certified as safe for a baby.

Hope that help!

Here's a review of a Spaldin Tubes mattress: http://www.bestbedguide.com/mattresses/spaldin-sleep-systems/

It sounded good, so we went ahead and purchased one and we LOVE it! Definitely no smell problem, and we no longer have the heat issues that we had with our Tempurpedic, and we've been sleeping like babies.

Having had a dog that died from lymphoma a few years back, I can't help but try to purchase green things for health reasons. So I'm glad we got something that's certified as safe for a baby.

Hope that help!

I purchased my Spaldin at a Sleepy's clearance store 2 years ago. I was uncertain about purchasing due to the fact that I had never heard of Spaldin and did not trust the integrity of a mattress made of soy! After shopping around and hemming and hawing, I purchased the Spaldin. There is and never was a smell, just restful nights! I am singing it's praises every morning!!

Memory foam mattresses are well-known for the high level of comfort. The most important factors to check in memory foam mattresses is its density, firmness and thickness.

I am also interested in the Spaldin Memory Plus mattress. I don't see it on Sleepy's website. Do they still sell it? It sounds great but I wonder why more places are not selling it? Any one purchase one as of late? I see them in clearance centers and Overstock.