NBD-Organic
Latex Mattress
Ours Exclusively!!
Available only from Natural Beds Direct
The finest value in organic mattresses.
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The following is derived from
information provided by the manufacturer of our exclusive NBD-Organic Latex
Mattress. We do not guarantee
the accuracy of the manufacturer's product claims.
About the NBD-Organic
Latex Mattress:
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The NBD-Organic
Latex Mattress
is
manufactured under our private label in Canada by a leading natural beds/bedding company
-- exclusively for Natural Beds Direct.
We previously offered an identical mattress from the same manufacturer at considerably higher prices under a
major brand name (that we are not permitted to mention online). That major brand name mattress recently
redesigned its cover from woven to knit. The NBD-Organic
Latex Mattress is identical to the previous model, featuring a woven
cover.
We sell
NBD-Organic
Latex Mattresses with our highest recommendation.
Compare to Other
Latex Mattresses Sold Here.
For more information on latex: click:
97% Pure Rubber vs. Talalay Natural/Synthetic Blend.
NBD-Organic
products are designed for those who wish to live in a cleaner, safer
environment, while enjoying a top quality, hand-made product. According to
the manufacturer, our products
are made with the finest materials nature can provide -- certified organic and handpicked
cotton, organic wool, and Natural Rubber.
A growing number of people are sensitive to the chemicals
used in the manufacture of everyday items. Traditional bedding contains
synthetic materials and chemicals, such as formaldehyde and arsenic. Such
bedding off-gases harmful vapors throughout the night for years after your
purchase. Such
off-gassing has been associated with a variety of health problems, such as
asthma, sore backs, and multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS). With such
considerations in mind, NBD-Organic products,
per the manufacturer,
feature the purest natural
materials that maintain such purity during the manufacturing process.
Natural Rubber:
NBD-Organic Latex Mattresses are made primarily from Natural Rubber, which is the most durable and
elastic material available. A Natural Rubber core is ideal for mattresses,
as it is flexible yet stable, absorbent, resilient, and provides excellent heat
and moisture regulation and air circulation, according to the manufacturer.
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on images to enlarge.
Natural
Rubber is a renewable resource. It is the milk or sap tapped from the
Hevea Brasiliensis -- the common rubber tree -- grown on Malaysian
plantations especially selected for their high quality product. The
supplier is located in an area that produces the finest quality rubber for
mattress use, an extremely durable, elastic material characterized by its
ability to retain its shape and original firmness. Because the product is
manufactured where the sap is harvested, the manufacturer is able to sustain the local
economy and provide jobs, without depleting the natural resources of the country
of origin. To assure consistency in rubber quality, the manufacturer uses
only bud-grafted rubber trees -- meaning that rubber from one tree to the
next will be chemically identical and thus will mix well.
An important element of the NBD-Organic manufacturing process is
that the processing of the Hevea milk is done close to the Malaysian plantation.
This is done because rubber destabilizes when it is kept in a liquid form for
too long. This can be avoided by the addition of chemicals, but since
the manufacturer wants its product as pure as possible, the manufacturer represents that it cannot
add chemicals. For NBD-Organic products, the milk is harvested in the morning,
and by the afternoon it is being molded into sheets, later shipped to Canada,
where they are expertly covered at the plant.
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The manufacturer uses the Dunlop system to produce a 97% pure rubber
for our NBD-Organic mattresses. The process involves only air, natural soap, and
vulcanization agents (soda ash and zinc), which are used to ensure that the rubber keeps its form.
Organic Cotton:
All
NBD-Organic
products -- mattresses, foundations, pillows, comforters, etc. -- contain pure,
organically grown and harvested cotton.
Cotton grown in industrialized countries is generally
saturated with pesticides and herbicides and absorb all the chemicals that
modern fertilizers deposit in the soil. Machine picked, it is full of
impurities, oil, leaves, and dirt.
The manufacturer informs us that the cotton it uses is cultivated and
hand-picked (click image to enlarge) in the traditional cooperative manner that has been followed for
centuries in certain valleys high in the Peruvian Andes.
It is grown organically, without the use of synthetic
pesticides, herbicides, or defoliants to fertilize the crop, control plant
growth, or fight pests. No synthetic chemicals are used to strip the leaves in
preparation for the harvest or during the manufacturing process. Hand
picking
ensures that it is the cleanest, purest, least aromatic, and most resilient
cotton fiber available. Click image to enlarge.
Europe's oldest and most prestigious certification agency,
KRAV of Sweden, has certified the organic cotton used on our products. This stamp of
approval is not only a guarantee of organic standards, but also that social
rights are observed in the production of the cotton. All cotton used in
NBD-Organic batting, filling, and fabrics is this clean, pure, organic product.
It is woven to very high standards into the finest, softest fabrics, in Germany
and Switzerland.
Pure Wool:
The
wool in NBD-Organic products comes exclusively from Texel, an island off the coast of
Holland. It has a population of about 13,300 people and more than 100,000
sheep! The people of Texel have been raising sheep for hundreds of years
and have developed a unique breed of sheep that is both hardy and produces wool
of exceptional quality.
Texel sheep (click image to enlarge) have adapted to a very windy and harsh
environment to produce a unique, long wool fiber, with a high crinkle factor and
high natural lanolin content. Products made from Texel wool are
softer, thicker, warmer, and longer lasting.
It is especially well suited to sleep products because of its superior
durability, insulation, and moisture regulation.
Texel wool is harvested from a sustainable source
without detriment or harm to the animal.
Each sheep is shorn every spring, producing about 11 lb. of high quality wool.
The sheep are raised organically on a land
that has never been used for agriculture and, thus, has been protected from
chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. Click sheep image below to
enlarge.
Using
craftsmanship based on experience and environmental sensibility, the raw fleece
is processed without the use of any dyes or bleaches.
According to the manufacturer, bleached wool contains toxic compounds, including highly
toxic dioxin -- something we can all do without. The wool is cleaned using
a unique chemical-free process that produces exceptionally clean wool, while
retaining high natural lanolin content.
All wool used in NBD-Organic products must be processed under
strict requirements to be considered safe for use. In this way, we can be
sure of the purity of finished products.
Note that NBD-Organicwool must be free of any sort of plastic,
bailing twine, and mothballs. Fleece must be well skirted; it must not
contain hay, burrs, belly hair, manure, etc.
Processing is restricted. Usual processes performed on
wool are not allowed, such as carbonizing (a process that uses carbonic acid to
dissolve chaff), shrink-proofing, chemical scale removal, and moth-proofing.
The manufacturer states that it strictly prohibits any process
that uses chemicals or produces toxins in the wool.
Finished batting can only be
washed
with vegetable-based soaps, instead of chemical pesticides. All
fiber lubrication, static control, or wetting agents are vegetable-based and
petroleum-free. Finally, the manufacturer requires that the wool be stored in an
unscented atmosphere.
No
Unnatural Fire Retardants, Per the Manufacturer: Note that we cannot
verify the following information, which was provided by the manufacturer of
NBD-Organic products.
The manufacturer informs us that there are NO chemical fire retardant additives in
NBD-Organic
products. The wool in the mattresses is said by the manufacturer to be an excellent
natural fire retardant. However, just to be on the safe side, if you or
someone else plans to smoke in bed or anywhere near bed, these products may not be for you -- and we
request that you do not buy them.
What if you Want a Mattress Without Wool?
If you are allergic to wool, we can have any NBD-Organic
mattress special ordered for you WITHOUT WOOL. 100% organic cotton
substitutes for wool. Required for this special-order mattress: a doctor's
prescription stipulating that you are to sleep on a mattress without wool.
Note that this is the only scenario requiring a doctor's prescription, except
for two Royal-Pedic models.
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Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00
Noon ET
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callers)
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