TRUST IN NATURAL GROWTH
The great thing about natural mattresses is that they are excellent for healthy sleep and also ‘healthy’ for the environment. Naturally you sleep better if nature fares better.
Pure wool from certified organic husbandry is extra cosy. The pure new wool used is GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified. The sheep are kept according to very high animal welfare standards. This in turn shows in the superb quality of the wool they produce. Their wool’s excellent ability to regulate moisture and temperature balance is what you will notice first. Sheep raised to organic standards are kept and fed naturally with their well-being in mind. The wool from organic sheep is ‘clean’. Tests by the Eco-Institute in Cologne confirm this.
There is a big benefit also to using cotton from certified organic agriculture. Growing cotton organically not only benefits the actual cotton fibres, it also strengthens and protects the soil and the environment. Even when grown as a monoculture, organic cotton supports a much richer diversity of plants and animals in the soil. Furthermore no polluting effluents are generated, keeping the water clean. Additionally, the guidelines for organic agriculture also encompass social criteria for the workers on the cotton plantations, making their working and living conditions fairer, safer and healthier.
Purely looking at it from an environmental perspective, a 100% natural latex mattress is a responsible choice. Compared to mattresses made from synthetic, petroleum derived foams, 100% natural latex mattresses have these advantages: they are made from natural rubber, a renewable resource, which is harvested in an environmentally sensitive way. The energy used to make a 100% natural latex mattress is only 10% of the energy input needed to make a mattress from synthetic foam. It goes without saying that, additionally, natural latex is free from CFCs and solvents, and from plasticisers which are suspected carcinogens.
Another crucial argument for 100% natural latex is the fact that it is a plant-based, renewable resource of the finest quality. Natural latex is harvested in rubber tree plantations. These trees absorb the greenhouse gas CO2 and produce oxygen, which we all need to breathe. As a positive side effect, it also creates employment with the supply of wood on site.
