Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi All, Years ago I bought Macy's most inexpensive extra firm mattress, because it was the only vegan one: no silk, wool, etc. It's falling apart and I need another one. It must be vegan, it must be extra firm, and preferably of good quality and earth friendly. I need a mattress only because I have a platform bed with wood slats that go immediately under the mattress. I'm in San Francisco but would be willing to purchase from any place in the SF Bay Area. Does anybody know of good vegan mattresses and places to purchase them? I'd very much appreciate any information. Thanks so much. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi Lisa, I found a store in Santa Cruz called Greenspace which offers several eco-friendly mattresses, including an all-cotton one from Vivetique which unfortunately you need a prescription to buy because it contains no toxic fire-retardant chemicals and thus does not meet Federal fire safety regulations. Vivetique also carries mattresses made of 100% natural latex foam, " Pure Grow Wool " (basically organic wool -- the sheep are treated humanely, fed organic feed, etc., though they're obviously still being exploited for their wool), certified organic cotton, and water-based glue. These mattresses contain no toxic fire-retardant chemicals (I got confirmation of this in writing from Vivetique) but they do meet the Federal fire regulations due to the way they're constructed using (naturally fire retardant) wool. Mattresses from Macy's, Sleep Train, etc., are impregnated with high levels of toxic fire-retardant chemicals including boric acid and PBDEs. Memory foam, for example, is one of the most highly flammable foams in existence (firefighters call it " solid gasoline " ), and thus is highly impregnated with toxic chemicals. Mattress manufacturers do not need to disclose what fire retardant chemicals they use. See the book Toxic Bedrooms for more info: http://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Bedrooms-Guide-Nights-Sleep/dp/1893910431/ref=sr_1_1\ ?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1246294120 & sr=8-1 Best wishes, Rebecca Vegan mom of two Palo Alto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi All, re the mattress question. Thanks for the responses, private and in the group I've received so far. Please keep them coming.I live in an apartment building so I do feel obligated to get a fire retardant mattress. Nobody smokes and the bed is nowhere near a heater, but the building is old wood and I wouldn't want to be responsible for making any fire spread more quickly. I wouldn't use any wool no matter how the animals were supposedly treated. Just fyi.But, everyone who's responded has given me at least one possible option. I'd love a place in/near San Francisco than would deliver and pick up the old mattress, and a place (vs. the internet) where I could try out one for myself.Thanks everybody. Lisa-- " Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends " - George Bernard Shaw“The reasonable (person) adapts (herself/himself) to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to (herself/himself). Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable (person).” - George Bernard Shaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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