The first priority in
designing an organic crib mattress is to provide handcrafted quality
bedding that your baby can enjoy each and every night. (We have adult
sizes too.) By combining the finest environmentally sensitive materials
with pride of craftsmanship you can be assured that your baby will have a
mattress that will provide thousands of nights of comfortable, restful
sleep. The unique multi-layered organic quilted pad construction prevents
padding migration, extends mattress longevity and promotes uniformity of
the upholstery. This system creates the most luxurious mattress and
enhances the overall comfort of the bed.
The
innerspring crib mattress is filled with organic cotton and pure wool.
Cotton grown in industrialized countries is saturated with pesticides and
herbicides. It absorbs all the chemicals that modern fertilizers deposit
in the soil. Machine picked, it is impregnated with cottonseeds,
cottonseed oil, leaves and dirt. The organic cotton in this crib mattress
comes from the Caņete and Chincha Valleys high in the southern parts of
the Peruvian Andes. It is organically grown, as it has been for centuries,
without pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Handpicking ensures that
it is the cleanest, purest, non-aromatic and most resilient cotton fiber
available. The Swedish certifying body KRAV, Europe's oldest and most
prestigious certification agency, has certified the organic cotton. Their
stamp of approval is not only a guarantee of organic standards but also a
guarantee that social rights are observed and that child labor is not
employed in the production of the cotton.
Only pure wool is used in the
crib mattress which is shorn from sheep raised on organic farms. The wool
is washed using only mild vegetable-based soaps and hot water. Since no
detergents, chemicals, bleaches or chlorine are used in the cleaning
process, the lanolin is not completely washed out of the wool. Lanolin
naturally repels dust mites, the single most common allergy. Wool is a
natural flame retardant. In a crib mattress it is the perfect natural
substitute for flame retardant chemicals. Wool will also help your baby or
you get a better night's sleep.
Studies conducted at the
Polytechnic Institute of Wales have proven that people sleeping on or
under wool have significantly lower heart rates 100% of the time. A lower
heart rate means that you will have a deeper more restful sleep.