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 Textile Standard The Standard GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard), introduced in 2006, is a globally accepted standard for textiles. It certifies not only the composition of the textiles bearing the GOTS seal, but the processing and handling,... 
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 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 Rick Swartzburg | Oct 10, 2016 | Blog
[Review Updated 2018] A number of years ago, we had quite a number of requests for us to review the Mattress Hero mattress, since an offer was sent so widely across the internet via Groupon.com. There can be no doubt that the pricing was very low for a memory foam...
