by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 31, 2017 | Certifications
The Organization IVN stands for Internationale Verband der Naturtextilwirtschaft. The English translation is International Association Natural Textile Industry. It is a standards setting and certifying organization for textiles. Based in Germany, its... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 23, 2017 | Certifications
The Organization IMO stands for Institute for Marketecology, also known as Control Body IMO. It is a for profit business employing more than 400 experts in over ninety nations, which inspects, tests, evaluates and verifies businesses as to whether they meet the... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 18, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
The New Boxable Mattress from an Established Manufacturer OSO is a boxable mattress put on the market in 2016 by Reverie, an established manufacturer of adjustable beds and mattresses. Startup companies have challenged established mattress manufacturers with... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 12, 2017 | Certifications
The Company Intertek is an international corporation whose business is testing, evaluation and certification of products and their manufacturing processes for safety, performance, and verification of claims. According to it’s history goes back about 130 years... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Feb 26, 2017 | Sleep Issues
How much sleep is enough? This is Part 1 of a two-part article For Part 2, click here. A Time to Sleep and a Time to Wake The third chapter of the ancient Book of Ecclesiastes begins with, “There is a time for everything.” It follows by listing fourteen pairs of... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 22, 2016 | Certifications
International OEKO-TEX® Association OEKO-TEX is pronounced Eco-Tex. The OEKO means eco as in ecology, coming from the Greek word oikos [οικος] (household) and oikonomos [οικονομος] (household management, economy). TEX simply means textiles. In a sense, oeko is... 
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,...
