Kids breathe and absorb toxic chemicals on an ordinary mattress!
A kids mattress SHOULD be nontoxic. Conventional mattresses are made from an array of petrochemicals, synthetic materials and chemical additives (flame retardant chemicals, mercury, boric acid, and formaldehyde). Kids spend a lot of time on their mattresses especially when they are very young. Sleep is important for healthy development, not to mention their mood. Do you spend the extra time to provide your kids with healthy food to put in their bodies? Don't you want your kids to spend the time that is supposed to rejuventate their minds and bodies in a clean, nontoxic environment? The Shasta - Best Organic Kids Mattress
Lifekind's Hand-Tufted Natural Rubber certified organic twin mattress (The Shasta) is the best organic mattress for kids. It is our most budget-friendly natural rubber latex organic mattress.
Fire Protection Done Wrong
Conventional mattresses are drenched in toxic chemical flame retardants. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in conventional mattresses to lower the risk and slow the spread of fire. How many kids do you know who are smoking a cigar when they go to bed? When kids sleep at night, they breathe in the PBDEs that offgas from the mattress. A 2010 study found that "children with higher concentrations of PBDE congeners in their umbilical cord blood at birth scored lower on tests of mental and physical development between the ages of one and six. Developmental effects were particularly evident at four years of age, when verbal and full IQ scores were reduced 5.5 to 8.0 points for those with the highest prenatal exposures." There is a ton of information on the internet about the risks of exposer to PBDEs, so why not avoid the risk altogether? Other flame-retardant chemicals currently approved for use in mattresses include:• Antimony, a metal that may be more toxic than mercury
• Boric acid, a toxic respiratory irritant used as an insecticide
• Formaldehyde, which has been classified as a known human carcinogen
Fire Protection Done Right
My favorite thing about Lifekind certified organic mattresses (that's a mouthful!) is the absence of chemical flame retardants. Not only are their organic mattresses made completely from certified organic materials, but they aren't dipped in chemical flame retardants. A lot of companies that, claim to be organic use kevlar as their flame retardant. Kevlar is a petrochemical material used in bullet-proof vests. Not Lifekind - we just use naturally safer Wool! The Shasta organic kids mattress has passed the same flame retardant tests that chemical laden mattresses pass, so you are not risking any fire danger by choosing the organic option. The secret? The Naturally Safer® pure wool under the cover is packed tightly. I know, it seems so simple. Lifekind's Organic Mattress Factory's Burn Test - OMIOrganic Certifications
This organic kids mattress is filled with GOLS certified organic latex rubber and has layers of Naturally Safer® pure wool beneath the certified organic cotton surface of the mattress to create natural flame protection.
Lifekind's organic kids Shasta mattress is Greenguard Certified, which means that it has extremely low chemical emissions. Why is that important? It lets you know that you can trust Lifekind's claim that this product is safe, that a third party has tested it. Your child will be sleeping in a high-quality, nontoxic, organic natural mattress. Reducing your child's exposer to harmful chemicals at night.
Lifekind's factory, located in Northern California, is the first and only large-scale 100%-organic mattress Eco-Factory™ in North America. Oregon Tilth has certified our entire facility to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). That means that every product that is made in this factory is organic.
Provide your child with safe and healthy sleep.
