by Wesley Vaughn | Dec 31, 2016 | Certifications
Sustainable Furnishings Council Healthy Environments Inside and Out The seal of the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) is not in itself a certification. It is, on its face, an emblem of membership in the organization, consisting of companies involved in home... 
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 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 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 | 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 | 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 Wesley Vaughn | Oct 10, 2016 | Sleep Issues
What are Sleep Apnea and Hypopnea? Most of us would like to have a good night’s sleep night after night. However, there are many of us who do not sleep well. Sometimes the cause is noise or light. Perhaps we are too warm. Or pressure points and an achy back... 
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...
