by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 1, 2018 | Filling & Materials
Made to Perform and Feel Like Latex Latex, Natural and Synthetic Latex is a milky liquid (“latex” means milk/milky) produced by the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) when the trunk is cut. It is not sap, but is used to seal wounds, keeping harmful pests and infectious... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 14, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
What is Healthy Foundations? Healthy Foundations is best known for its 10” Healthy Foundations Memory Foam Mattress. Notably, with hundreds of reviews, this mattress still received a 5-star average – most mattress models with 100 or more reviews (this mattress has... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 2, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
Savvy Rest Mattress Review What is a Savvy Rest mattress? It is not a Yogabed, but it is made by a yoga practitioner. In fact, there is a fundamental difference between the Yogabed and Savvy Rest. Michael Penny’s mattress industry experience was working in a... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 31, 2017 | Certifications
Organization Certifications and Evaluations eco-INSTITUT, based in Cologne, Germany, started in 1988. It is an independent testing and verification firm which has gained a reputation for testing above and beyond standards set by governmental agencies in the European... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 16, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
The Mattress Maker’s Mattress The website for the Spindle Mattress opens up with the tagline, “The Mattress Maker’s Mattress.” There are several things which come to mind when seeing this, attempts to answer the question, “What does this mean?” The first is, “Of... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Jan 23, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
PlushBeds Mattress Review Michael Hughes founded PlushBeds in 2007 in California. It was incorporated in 2015. It is one of the senior companies when it comes to making and selling boxed mattresses online. The corporation address is in Wilmington, Delaware, as... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 24, 2016 | Certifications
Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) The Certification Like the GOTS certification, issued by the same organization, GOLS is a global standard. Whereas the object of GOTS is textiles, that of GOLS is latex, including latex foam. Several mattress manufacturers... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 10, 2016 | Mattress Reviews
The Ladder Connection What do ladders and memory foam mattresses have in common? How about climbing? You can climb up a ladder to reach a high spot to work. Or you can climb onto a memory foam mattress to sleep. When it comes to GhostBed and its parent company... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Nov 5, 2016 | Mattress Reviews
Two Brooklyn Bedding Mattress Brands The #BestMattressEver by Brooklyn Bedding (BB) is a boxed bed offered by an already established mattress company in Glendale, Arizona. BB is owned by the Merwin brothers, who also own the R&S Mattresses chain of bedding... 
by Rick Swartzburg | Oct 10, 2016 | Mattress Reviews
Canadian Maker of Latex Mattresses Essentia, based in Laval, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec, makes latex mattresses. The founder and CEO is Jack Dell’Accio. Mattresses are not the only products made or sold by Essentia. The product line includes Mattresses,...
