Organic mattress brands make big promises. We're told that natural fibers are more breathable, durable, and sustainable than synthetic strands. And, as the weather warms up, more and more people are considering organic mattresses for natural thermoregulation.
As the resident Sleep Editor at Homes & Gardens, I believe that the best mattress should be good for your body and for the environment. But some shoppers harbor doubts as to the actual eco-friendliness of so-called organic mattresses. They're wary of 'greenwashing', a practice which the National Resources Defence Council defines as 'false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice.' If you get greenwashed, and you're mis-sold a mattress, then you'll pay a lot of money for what is actually an inorganic product.
