Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi, I found this website regarding mattress outgassing. Very interesting. http://www.chem-tox.com/guest/guestbook.html Anyone using an organic mattress? I'd love to hear your experience, please. Thank you, Jocelyn > > Thanks, I think we learned our lesson on this move. An employee of > the moving company come out to our condo to, basically, talk out of > both sides of his mouth at the same time. He said to keep my mom away > from the mattresses and at the same time he said there was nothing > wrong with the mattresses. > > Here's the other mattress situation: > I also had a futon mattress with cover in storage here for 3 years. > It's in a lightly sealed plastic mattress bag. I'm afraid to bring it > into the house. It looks okay from visual inspection....but the > storage unit was not climate controlled, here, in So. CA. So I'm > afraid to use it. Sometimes you can't really see what's going on with > a mattress. > > I found a few mold specs on the bottom of a couple of wood furniture > pieces that I cleaned off with CitriSolve (citrus oil cleaner). > > I'm thinking that I should replace the futon mattress, too. > Wow, this is getting expensive. > > I had a canvas covered computer chair that I loved in storage, but > it has mildew on the canvas and the chrome on the frame is corroded. > So I guess I should just throw most everything out that looks 'iffy' > and start over. > > Jocelyn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Jocelyn, You can never be certain about anything, so it pays to be very cautious and believe yourself and your reactions to things. One client with MCS spent aboput $3,000 on an " organic " mattress. Much of the so-called " organic " fill, which consisted of microscopic, hollow tubes (some type of plant material) had mold growing in it. Another client's child became asthmatic after purchasing a new mattress in a well-known department store. A dust sample from the mattress contained wood char, mold and pollen and revealed that the mattress had been in a warehouse fire, washed and set outdside to dry. Another client with MCS and allergies purchased a $5,000 custom-made, down-filled couch but could not sit on it without experpiencing a variety of symptoms. A portion of the cushion covering was off-gassing and the stuffing consisted of a large variety of used feathers, all full of dust-mite droppings. The family is still trying to get their money back. Worst yet, an infant who developed severe allergies was breast fed on a new futon. A dust sample from the client's mattress was full of mold, pollen and all kinds of insect droppings. The futon mattress had obviously been picked up from the trash after being in the rain and been recovered with new ticking, an illegal practice. So buyer beware! C. May, M.A., CIAQP May Indoor Air Investigations LLC 3 Tolkien Lane Tyngsborough, MA 01879 617-354-1055 www.mayindoorair.com www.myhouseiskillingme.com >Re: stinky mattresses >Posted by: " Jocelyn Brown " jocbr8@... jebrown20042003 >Date: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:32 am ((PDT)) >Hi, I found this website regarding mattress outgassing. Very interesting. >http://www.chem-tox.com/guest/guestbook.html >Anyone using an organic mattress? I'd love to hear your experience, >please. >Thank you, >Jocelyn >> >> Thanks, I think we learned our lesson on this move. An employee of >> the moving company come out to our condo to, basically, talk out of >> both sides of his mouth at the same time. He said to keep my mom away >> from the mattresses and at the same time he said there was nothing >> wrong with the mattresses.......... >> >> Jocelyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2007 Report Share Posted September 26, 2007 Jocelyn, I bought an organic, natural rubber mattress with wool padding and organic cotton cover from Lifekind (www.lifekind.com) for my daughter who has many allergies and sensitivities. She has never had any problems with it over three years. I chose natural rubber because it is not a friendly environment for dust mites, as a mattress with cotton stuffing would be. It was quite expensive, but worth every penny. There are no fire retardant chemicals (wool is a natural fire retardent so it is consistent with fire codes). It's also extraordinarily comfy and smells delicious! My nose sniffs out mold everywhere, so if it smells good to me, that's saying something. I wish we could replace all the mattresses in the house with the same, but it's not in our budget right now. You can talk to the owner on the phone and they will send samples of all the materials used in the mattresses so you can see if you react to them. They are one of the bigger organic mattress makers--safer to buy from, in my opinion, than a small fly-by-night organization. Just for the record, I have no association with Lifekind except being a very happy customer. Also, we do have wool sensitivities in our family, but the wool is washed and contained within the cover in such a way that no one has a problem with it. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Amy, thank you for sharing your family experience! Jocelyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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