by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 15, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Not all Memory Foam Is the Same When a Swedish foam manufacturer, Fagerdala, introduced mattresses made with its Tempur Material to consumers over 25 years ago, it was the only memory foam on the market. Now when you shop for memory foam products, especially... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 9, 2017 | Certifications
Over 120 Years of Testing Products for Safety Those of us who grew up in the 20th Century remember seeing the UL tags and labels with the legend, “Tested by Underwriters Laboratories” on almost all new electrical products. We knew the device should be... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 1, 2017 | Certifications
Organization An inspection and certification body for sustainable development. Ecocert is a third party inspection and certification firm based in France. It was started in 1991 by agronomists interested in promoting organic and sustainable agricultural... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 26, 2017 | Filling & Materials
What Is Gel? Gel can be described as a semi-solid. Gel has properties of both solids and liquids. According to Wikipedia, “A gel is a solid jelly-like material that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough.” A more technical description is a... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Mar 19, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
The Brand and the Company Blissful Nights is the promise-in-a-name brand for a line of memory foam mattresses and adjustable beds made by South Bay International (SBI) of Fontana, California. South Bay is primarily a private label developer and manufacturer, which... 
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 GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) is a for-profit business unit of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), one of the most trusted testing, reporting and certifying organizations in the world. All of us are aware of the UL seal which appears on... 
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 | Oct 27, 2016 | Mattress Reviews
Competing Against Memory Foam Purple Mattress is a mattress offering introduced in 2015. It has neither memory foam nor latex, but a unique component named Purple. Why is the Purple Mattress being reviewed with memory foam mattresses? Because, though it uses a... 
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,...
