7 reasons I replaced my mattress (and won't go back)

We change our sheets every week. We flip the pillows. We buy organic everything.

Then we sleep on the same mattress for 8 years and never once ask what's inside it.

Here are 7 reasons you might want to.

1. Formaldehyde is in there. The same chemical used in funeral homes works as a cheap adhesive in conventional mattresses. No label required, so most people have no idea they're breathing it all night.
2. The VOCs don't stop off-gassing. One memory foam mattress, independently tested, came back emitting 61 different VOCs. Benzene and naphthalene included. Both known carcinogens.
3. Fiberglass is hiding under the cover. Actual glass fibers, used as a flame barrier. If the cover ever comes off, they can spread through your entire bedroom.
4. You spend a third of your life on it. 8 hours a night, breathing whatever's in there. I'm careful about what goes in my body during the day. Ignoring the other third made no sense.
5. Flame retardants are standard. Toxic chemicals sprayed on so the mattress passes flammability rules. They're on the MadeSafe Restricted List of 6,500+ banned ingredients, which most mattresses couldn't pass.
6. The industry isn't regulated. Walter Bader, who had conventional mattresses tested for his book Sleep Safe in a Toxic World, compared it to cigarettes in the 1930s: completely unregulated, and everyone assumes they're safe.
7. There's a clean version that costs less than you'd think. That's the one that actually got me to replace mine.

I sleep on the Natural Escape Organic Mattress from My Green Mattress, and it's made completely differently. Organic wool quilted into the cover acts as a natural flame barrier, no chemicals needed. Every mattress is hand-tufted with cords and buttons instead of glue.

The Natural Escape:

• “GOTS” certified organic cotton and wool
• GOLS certified organic latex
• GREENGUARD Gold Certified, tested for 10,000+ VOCs
• ZERO polyurethane foams
• NO flame retardants
• Handcrafted in the USA
• Dust mite & allergen resistant

And here's the part people don't expect: it's the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on. Supportive without the sinking memory-foam feeling, and I wake up without the back stiffness I used to accept as normal.

Right now the Food Babe Army gets the biggest savings of the season:

• $300 off King
• $200 off Queen and Full
• $125 off Twin
• 15% off Crib & Accessories
• Plus when you use code FOODBABE you’ll save an extra $10 off your cart (purchases of $339+)

Get your own non-toxic mattress here

365-night risk-free sleep trial. 20-year warranty. If it's not the best sleep of your life, send it back.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. Each mattress is handcrafted to order and ships in 2–5 business days, so the sooner you order, the sooner you're sleeping on it.

P.P.S. At Food Babe, we only promote products we love and use ourselves. If you buy a product we link to, we may earn a commission.

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