Health agencies deem exposure to some of the chemicals found in mattresses safe in small amounts. These small amounts are now in every product we buy from carpets to microwaves, couches, furniture and mattresses etc. Many toxicities acumulate in our bodies. Prolonged exposure when your body is at its most vulnerable (sleeping) should not be taken lightly.


Water based Adhesives Mattress manufacturers use glues to bond the inner layers of mattresses together, and to bond the fabric cover to the core.

Water based adhesives use water as a carrier fluid, with the adhesive particles suspended in water. Evaporation of the carrier fluid occurs during the set and cure stages.

Long-term health effects may occur after repeated exposure to this toxicity including cancers, damage to heart, liver, central nervous system, and kidneys from Volatile Organic Content (VOC) found in a number of products including Adhesives/Glues.



= toxic chemical
= non-toxic chemical
= natural

	Adhesives	Urethane	Synthetic Latex	Latex	Essentia Natural Material
4-Aminobiphenyl
4-trans-pentyl-cyclohexyl
1,1,1, 2-Tetrachloroethane
2-chloro-1,3-butadiene
acetone
Acrylate resins
Asbestos Fluorinated polymers
Azoxylbenzene
benzonitrile
Beryllium and Compounds
Carbon tetrachloride
Cellulose nitrate plastic polymers
Chlorofluorocarbons
Chloroform
Chromium and compounds
Cobalt and compounds
Cone essence
Cynanide
Dimethylacetamide
Dimethylformamide
Dioxins and furans
diphenyl diisocyanate
Emulsion of Hevea brasiliensis milk in water
Epichlorohydrin
Fats
Glycol ethers
Halogenated benzenes
Halogenated napthalenes
Halogenated triphenyls
Halons
Haologenated idphenyl ethers
Hevea brasiliensis milk
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hydrolyzed corn
Indium
Lead carbonate
Lead hydrocarbonate
Lead sulfate
Magnesium
metallic oxides
Methyl benzene (toluene)
Methylene dianiline
Molybdenum
Organo-tin compounds
Perfluorocarbons Benzene
Phenol-melamine resins
Phenol-urea
Phenylcyclohexane Benzidine
Polychlorinated phenols
Polyvinyl acetate
Rhenium
Rubidium
Samarium
Strontium
sulfur
Tellerium
Thallium and compounds
toluene diisocyanate
toluene–neoprene
Vinilideine chloride
Vinyl acetate
Water
Waxes styrene-butadiene copolymer

Components researched: isocynates; methylene chloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane; acetone; benzene; ethylene
oxide; formaldehyde

Biological Monitoring - Is memory foam safe?
Clinical evaluations conducted by Duke University; Source ATSDR - Public health advisory Public Health Implications: The exact amount of TDI required to cause adverse health effects is unknown. People have become sensitized after being exposed to as little as 20 parts per billion (ppb). After sensitation there is no amount of TDI that one may be exposed to safely. Studies have shown that in sensitized individuals, asthmatic attacks can occur after exposed to TDI air concentrations as low as 0.1 ppb.

Testing Results: Of the 113 participants that were tested, 10 people (9%) had developed antibodies.



Certain imported polyurethane memory foam products have industrial perfumes to mask the chemical odor that exists in their products.


Chemicals Found in Air Fresheners:
    o Tributyltin maleate (carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity etc)
    o Bonded quatermary ammonium chloride compounds
    o Decamethcyclopentasiloxane
    o Phenolics (wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenol)
    o Ozone
    o Paradichlorobenzene (anticipated to be a carcinogen)
    o Fragrances



All our mattresses and their components are manufactured in Canada by Essentia Groupe Inc.

	Essentia Natural Material	LATEX SAMPLE Talalay	LATEX SAMPLE Dunlop	TP Standard Memory Foam	Pocket Coils
Conditioning Loss (mm)	2.2	5.2	2.9	2.5	n/a
Height Loss (mm)	3.1	3.6	3.3	3.3	n/a
Firmness Rating Change	0.32	1.82	0.7	0.92	n/a
Hardness Change (%)	7%	9.5%	7%	8%	n/a
n/a = Does not pass minimum criteria for Standards

Comparative Testing Results - Mobel Pruf Institute / Supplied through LTXCO - EN1957




Our mattress manufacturing process:
- Forced Expansion Molding
- Patented Adhesive Free Process
- Individually Molded Process


Natural Content
Water, Latex, Cone Essence, Green Tea Essence, Jasmine Essence, Plant solid extracts. Certain components may be excluded, substituted and/or concentration varied based on required performance.


Quality and Performance
- Pressure 12.4 mmHg
- ILD 14 (Indentation Load deflection)
- Density Super 6.25lbs


Sanitary Benefits
- Hypo-Allergenic
- Anti-Bacterial
- Dust-Mite and Bed Bug Deterrent


See all our mattresses.




For articles written about chemicals in mattresses visit:
www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2008/03/should-you-ditch-your-chemical-mattress.html
www.enn.com/pollution/article/33754


- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Water based Adhesives Technology Review
- Aerias - Air Quality Sciences


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foam plant. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 58:229-235 (1997)
2. Bernstein JA. Overview of diisocyanate occupational asthma. Toxicoligy 111:181-189 (1996)
3. Wegman D, Pagnatto L, Fine L, Peters J, A dose - responsive relationship in TDI workers. J Occup
Med 16:258-260 (1974)
4. Bauer X, Merek W, Ammon J, Czuppon A, Marczynski B, Raulf-Heimsoth M, Roemmelt H, Fruhmann
G. Respiratory and other hazards of isocynates. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 66:141:152 (1994)
5. California Environmental Protection Agency. Determination of Formaldehyde and Toluene Diisocyanate
Emmissions from Indoor Residential Sources. Contract no. 93-315 Columbus, OH:Battelle, 1996.
6. ACGIH. Documentation of the Threshold limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 5th ed.
Cincinati, OH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 1986.




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