The Essentia Blog

The Lux versions are no more. See that fancy quilted top… we’re giving it the boot.
We finally decided to get rid of the Lux Pillow Top. Everyone loved the look, but aesthetics should be the last thing on your mind when buying a mattress.
Mattress companies love to make a thick luxurious looking mattress because that [...]

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Chances are you know what that big jug is for.
Now imagine everyone in your neighborhood lining up to poor it in the river. Kinda dumb ay?
I contacted my local big box grocery store about this. In their 20 foot long wall of detergents not one was green. The closest they came to an eco-friendly detergent [...]

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Hello Everyone! Here’s the new Costco roadshow schedule. If you’re interested in checking out our PureFoam mattresses here’s you chance. See the dates below…….pay us a little visit
Want to know more about PureFoam?
April 15th - 29th
Terrebonne QC
Boisbriand QC
St-John’s NFLD

April 29th - May 13th
Halifax NS
Windsor ON
May 13th - 26th
Sudbury ON
Ancaster ON
June 10th - [...]

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Michelle from didn’t leave a city asks…..
“Would you have any information regarding what type of memory foam is used in an infant product designed to elevate and secure an infant from birth to six months in the crib as described in One Step Ahead (can be viewed online), a catalog of baby [...]

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A recent study from Nielsen Online calls greenwashing a “failed strategy”
In my case it’s a permanent boycott. OK …. i’m a little extreme but when a company positions themselves with misleading or greenwash marketing …. you’re on my do-not-support-list.
Well SC Johnson…a family company..lol….welcome to the list.
Their “green list” is a load of crock [...]

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I’m sure most people are aware that BioFuels are not eco friendly. In a frightening Times article titled The Clean Energy Scam it’s clear ethanol is not a sustainable path.
Bio fuels make sense in very small quantities. Big Corp has turned them into Agrofuels, the savior to our oil dependent economies. Non-sustainable liquid [...]

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