Question from Hannah
So, I know you have addressed polyurethane quite a bit. But my question is regarding a mattress made by a company called Cotton Cloud, here in Portland, Oregon. They claim to use no flame retardants besides boric acid in some models. The particular model I purchased is wool, without Boric acid. However, it does have polyurethane foam core. The salesman told us that the poly foam is “untreated” and the entire mattress contains no carcinogens, chemicals or fire retardant treatments. It is wool, cotton and the foam. They do make a model with springs instead of foam. I don’t want anything toxic like polyurethane foam since this mattress if for my infant, and I have a 14 day return option to exchange for the (less firm) spring version. So, is it possible for the poly foam to be untreated? If so, is it still toxic? Also, the wool & cotton are not organic- so I am curious as to what they may be treated with.
Debra’s Answer
I can’t speak to those specific materials without more information, but I will tell you in general
Especially for an infant, I would get the purest materials you can afford.
