My mattress search continued...
After much research, I concluded that real, natural latex was the best material for a comfy non-toxic mattress….only it’s hard to find and expensive. After trying then donating a Tuft and Needle mattress, we didn’t like how memory foam has very little bounce or movement. Foam itself, as I learned, is actually a toxic ingredient as it off-gasses as it breaks down. Although latex has a bit more responsivity, a hybrid mattress seemed to be the perfect combination of the new and the familiar. It combines the more traditional bounce and support of a spring mattress and the comfort layer of latex at the top.
Seeing an ad for the Avocado Mattress, I started there then after lots of searching, reading, reviews, and talking with the companies, I found two other hybrid latex mattresses I had narrowed my decision down to: Happsy and My Green Mattress. I spent so much time going back and fourth scouring websites and comparing these mattresses that I just couldn’t keep all this information to myself!
If you are just starting your online mattress shopping journey, check out my last blog for some tips!
In the chart below, I only listed some of the top certifications I feel are the most important (after lots of research). None of these mattresses use foam, fire retardants, or adhesives which are some of the worst mattress components for your health. They are all going to be very heavy (100+ pounds for the queen size), so be prepared to thank the delivery man and get a friend to help you with the unboxing. This may be important to determine if you have a bed frame that will adequately support the mattress as well as the sleeper(s). Check the warranty or ask the company the maximum slat distance as well, because if you don’t have proper support, you could void the warranty. My Green Mattress requires slats no more than 3.5 inch apart as well as a center support for the larger size mattresses. All have free shipping, and all usually have around $200 off promotion going at any given time or around holidays.
Pros and Cons
Avocado
Pros
1 year trial
Own their own farms
Offers a vegan option
Cons
Big company
Website is busy
Happsy
Pros
For those who prefer it, this is a non-zoned, and flat (no tufting) option.
Zipper casing allows you to see the layers
Only company to mention no glue used in the spring coil system
Parent (Naturepedic) company offers vegan options as well as customizable (his side, her side) mattresses.
Cons
Website is hard to look through, hard to find information, and talks a lot about their competitors
Claims of being “the only”, “the first”, all of which were questionable in my opinion.
My Green Mattress
Pros
Easy to find information, the website is straight forward, thorough, and all about their products, not other company’s products.
Small family run business that is transparent. On the certifications page they actually post their certification documents.
Cons
They don’t boast quite as many certifications, however in my opinion, the ones they do are the important ones.
In conclusion, I would give any of these mattresses a try. We chose the My Green Mattress since it had awesome reviews for the mattress alone, without a topper, which seemed like the most efficient option. I love supporting smaller companies and their customer service was fantastic. We are now past the trial period of the mattress and we love it! I will link the sites to all three companies below.
https://www.mygreenmattress.com/
https://www.avocadogreenmattress.com/
Watch out for manipulative marketing...
A great example of a company taking advantage of the "organic trend" is Awara. If you start looking at mattresses online you will probably get an add for the Awara mattress like I did. And you might be tempted like I was, by the similarities to other organic hybrid mattresses and the unbelievably low price. But if you look through their website it doesn't take long to see that they are lacking many certifications. During the time I was searching for a mattress, their company had Facebook ads claiming to have 100% organic materials and even featured a review by a customer who states it is 100% organic. They feature awards for being an organic mattress, but no certifications. This was suspicious to me. Reading several comments on Facebook (not the cherrypicked 5 star reviews on their website), many said the tag states “Made in China”. I also reached out to customer service to ask about their certifications and ask specifically if their materials are organic. Their response was “yes they are organic we are Rainforest Alliance Certified”, but the Rainforest Alliance Certification has nothing to do with materials being organic. I asked multiple times for support of their 100% organic claims and kept getting the same response. I don’t like to put companies on blast, but I hate to say, this one deserves it.
