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FAQ
1. Why is it healthier to sleep on an all natural and organic mattress?
2. How can your mattresses be chemical free, aren't fire retardants for mattresses required by California law?
3. What is the difference between down and wool?
4. What is Sonoma County Pure Grow Wool™?
5. How do I care for your products?
6. What is green cotton and is your cotton organic or green?
7. How do I choose a pillow?
8. Why should I choose a wool pad or a wool mattress topper?
9. What is the difference between a futon and your 3” mattresses?
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This is important because while we sleep, our bodies regenerate from the impact of all the toxins that we breath in and ingest daily. All our materials are grown and processed naturally without chemicals or additives such as pesticides, formaldehyde or chemical fire retardants. All of our products including clothing, towels and furniture, contain environmentally sustainable materials which promote a healthier environment and better health for everyone. So give your immune system and the environment a break! Enjoy the high quality products from Just Living that will last a lot longer and help to preserve the future for generations to come.
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All of the materials used in our mattresses and bedding are grown and processed naturally without chemicals or additives such as pesticides, formaldehyde or chemical fire retardants. All of our natural mattresses contain a layer of wool which is a natural fire retardant and meets all industry standards. Our bedding will rejuvenate your immune system, not compromise it as some conventional mattresses do with off-gassing toxins while you sleep.
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Wool is the most complex, breathable fiber on earth, responding to your body temperature by not overheating, as down tends to do. Down does not handle moisture well, losing its insulating properties, clumping and separating as it collects moisture.
Wool is a perfect insulator – worn in many areas of the world to keep warm, yet the Bedouins of the Sahara wear wool because it keeps them cool.
Dust mites love down because they thrive in dark damp places. Wool does not provide the damp medium for them to thrive
Wool is a bit weightier than down and will not slip around on the bed. Our pads and comforter are constructed of full size layers of batting, hand tufted and/or machine sewn into position so it will not bunch or separate leaving cold spots.
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A program initiated by The Natural Bedroom. We follow organic agricultural practices… no pesticides on the pasture, no chemicals in the animal feed, use a biodegradable soap for lanolin removal, allow the wash house to recycle the lanolin, and use a land management system for low impact on the environment.
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Natural fibers truly benefit from sunning and airing. Borrowed from the Europeans, we recommend monthly airing for all of our products. You can spot clean the cotton or the wool, but you cannot submerge either fiber in water. A mixture of three parts water and one part distilled white vinegar misted on the products before airing will neutralize odors.
Bedding may be professionally cleaned by an upholstery method using a wet-cleaning non-dip method. Avoid traditional dry-cleaned.
All of these fine quality products, if properly cared for, will last you many years. The more you sun and air, the more the wool loft will be lifted. Wool is a hollow fiber and doesn't absorb moisture, so moisture sits on top of the fiber and evaporates readily. Spot cleaning is all it will ever need because wool does not harbor mold, mildew or dust mites, so the spot cleaning is mainly for the organic cotton cover.
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Green cotton is unbleached and un-dyed but not grown under certified organic standards so it still uses 25% of the world's herbicides and heavily intensive pesticides and chemical fertilizers. In our Natural Bedroom product line, we use only organic cotton fibers in our products.
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We offer organic cotton-filled, Pure Grow Wool™-filled, kapok-filled pillows and 100% natural latex pillows. All natural-fiber filled pillows will compress about 1/3 over time. Latex will keep it's integrity for a long time.
Cotton is a static fiber and will provide a firmer, flatter pillow. A wool pillow is springier, resilient and has the best moisture-wicking properties. The most down-like is our kapok-filled pillows. The natural latex pillow is a soft latex but is very supportive and doesn't give like filled pillows.
As a general guideline, side sleepers need extra fill pillow, back sleepers need a medium fill pillow, stomach sleepers need light fill pillows. All our pillows can be used with our wool neck roll.
Please remember – choosing a pillow is a personal selection and only the one using our pillows can know and make the final decision.
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A wool pad or topper will provide a comfortable layer underneath with all its benefits - wicks moisture away, helping to regulate body temperature and regulate heart rate. Our wool pads add a layer of softness to any conventional mattress.
The 3” wool mattress topper will have more of a nesting quality since it compresses by 1/3 where you lay. The wool will come up around you, gently cradling you while you sleep.
The pad, approximately 1-1/2” thick, will settle somewhat flatter than our 3” wool mattress topper. It also may have the advantage of being small enough to be cold air fluffed in the dryer for moisture removal.
The natural latex pad is surrounded with our Pure Grow Wool™ to give you all the benefits of wool and still provide extra support and body.
Our seasonal pad has a cool, breathable layer of cotton on one side for the warmer summer and fall months and a layer of wool for the cooler months.
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We make a layered bed system. Borrowing concepts from Europe and Japan, we use 3” layers of natural fibers combined for different degrees of softness. These are used on a slatted bed frame for its airing ability. We find that 3” layers are easy to maintain by rotating and airing, increasing the longevity of the bed.
They do not convert to a couch though, thus they are not futons by Western standards.
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