Most people have no trouble understanding the difference between organic vs. non-organic items at their local grocery store. But this difference is not quite as clear to most people when you place an organic label on a mattress or pillow. It is a question we get a lot at Soaring Heart, “How can a bed be organic?”
First of all, it does mean the same thing in both cases. A certified organic mattress will contain only natural materials that were raised sustainably and without the use of non-organic chemicals. Soaring Heart uses cotton, wool and latex to make their organic mattresses. I know what you are thinking, “how is latex organic?”
Natural latex is harvested from a tree much in the same way that maple syrup is. The tree is scored and the milky white sap is collected and placed in barrels. The trees are raised with out pesticides or fertilizers to preserve their organic certification. Next, zinc-oxide, fatty acid and soap are added to the sap and the mixture is poured into a big waffle iron and baked into rubber.
“Why does organic matter when it comes to my bed?”
Mattresses are subject to pass flammability tests to ensure the safety of consumers. In order to pass these tests many manufactures use chemicals such as formaldehyde, borax and others. Soaring Heart mattresses’ pass by using only organic wool. When deciding where to spend one third of your life, we believe organic matters in your bed.
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No matter what kind of product you’re looking to purchase these days, there is almost always guaranteed to be many ways to go about buying, and always a multiplicity of options to choose from. Whether you’re buying online or walking into a brick-and-mortar store, it is important to know a little bit about the ‘natural’ product you’re buying
Alex Santander
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