| Support |
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Support and blood
flow are important for
developing babies bodies |
Low Performance - Coil
crib mattresses create pressure points impeding blood flow and proper spinal support |
Varying Performance
- While latex helps blood flow and partially reduces pressure points, cotton or coconut fiber mattresses reduce proper blood flow and spinal alignment |
Exceptional Performance – Natural Memory Foam provides the ultimate in pressure relief, spinal alignment, creating optimal spinal hydration |
| Clean Air - Micro Dust |
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Fibers and batting release micro dust into the air.
Micro dust can be inhaled into your babies lungs causing respiratory
problems |
Low Performance -
Polyester batting |
Low Performance -
Coconut fibers, wool quilting, polyester batting |
Exceptional Performance - Organic cotton only – no batting or fiber fill |
| Clean Air - Adhesives |
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Common adhesives used to glue mattress layers together release chemical and toxic emissions |
Layered with adhesives |
Layered with adhesives |
No adhesives used |
| Clean Air - Dust Mites |
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All types of fibers, quilting and batting are prime nesting grounds for dust mites.
Dust mites are the leading cause of respiratory reactions while sleeping |
Poor Performance -
Polyester batting |
Poor Performance – Coconut fibers, polyester batting, wool quilting |
Exceptional Performance
– No batting or fiber fill |
| Clean Air - Chemical Emissions. |
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Crib mattresses are treated and wrapped with materials that release chemical emissions.
These chemical emissions are ingested by the skin and respiratory system |
Vinyl wrap - Vinyl
chloride emissions |
Vinyl wrap - Vinyl
chloride emissions |
Organic cotton - No
emissions |
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