by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 25, 2016 | Certifications
Verifying Claims of American Origin Homegrown, Homemade Pride For as long as any of us can remember, there has been special pride in products made or grown in our own country, whether the United States or Canada. Not surprisingly, people in many other countries also... 
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 18, 2016 | Certifications
The Organization Currently the most common certification on mattresses is the sage green ring with CertiPUR-US® across the white center. The seal looks impressive, but many consumers wonder, “What is CertiPUR-US?” CertiPUR-US is a organization established to... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 16, 2016 | Certifications
Issues of Concern With regulatory requirements, and with increased public awareness and concern for product safety and healthfulness, sustainability of resources, social responsibility, and the environment, more attention is being paid to... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 9, 2016 | Mattress Reviews
The Helix Difference Helix Sleep entered the mattress market practically on the heels of Casper Sleep. They are both members of Mattress 2.0, the current boxed bed movement, selling mattresses ordered online instead of in stores for a fraction of the price and... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Oct 15, 2016 | About Mattresses
The Introduction: Memory Foam Mattresses 2016 marks a quarter century since memory foam mattresses were introduced into the bedding market. It did not take long for this new innovation to change the mattress industry. Now specialty sleep mattresses... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Oct 15, 2016 | About Mattresses
What Is the Bed-In-A-Box (Boxable Beds) Trend? What role does memory foam play in the current trend of boxable beds sold online and shipped by common commercial delivery services such as UPS and FedEx? The current trend in the bedding industry is the... 
by Rick Swartzburg | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
While not a mattress manufacturer, Costco, a major chain of warehouse stores, is constantly featuring memory foam mattress and toppers that are made exclusively for them. If you are in the market to buy something with memory foam in it and don’t want to spend... 
by Rick Swartzburg | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
Green washing is getting popular these days, so it is worth mentioning that in the case of the “Natural, Organic, Soy” mattresses by The Futon Shop, there is no such thing! It is true that a very small percentage of soy has been added to certain memory foams, but...
