Jonny, for a while now, has said that our baby Renn’s head always smells like chemicals. What in the world? I use Allen’s Detergent which is basically water. I clean with chemical free everything. I am a bit of a freak about stuff like this… Than I saw a book called Sleep Safe in a Toxic World by Walter Bader. Now if you ever want to have a good night’s sleep again, DON’T read this book! Seriously.
It basically teaches you about all the horrible things in mattresses. I never knew…. I looked up the companies of the mattresses I was using for the kids and was surprised to find they ALL have formaldehyde, VOC’s, Pesticides, Fungicides, Herbicides among other yummy ingredients! That is disgusting! I’ve had my kids inhaling roach killer for the majority of their lives.
After TONS of research, (I’m a bit of a freak that way!) I believe the best company out there is Lifekind(online company), the same company who makes OMI (you can find in some stores) mattresses. I am in no way connected to this company. I just really think they go above and beyond all companies. They are expensive but last forever, have a great warranty and are resistant to dust mites.
Baby Renn already received hers last week and it has already made a major difference. Her chemical smell which has ALWAYS been on her head is gone. All the bedding is so soft and silky. I feel really great putting her to bed now:)
The twins new beds will ship soon and I am happy that we will be rid of major chemical bombs in our home.
Not to be preachy or “buy what I buy!”- I just didn’t know the mattress industry is so disgusting. I wish I had known sooner…so thought I’d share. We spent a third of our lives in bed and we are inhaling and absorbing all that nastiness. So I think it is a good investment….
Any big changes you guys have made that the rest of us might not have heard of?
Oh wow. I would've never knew this, thanks for sharing!
Found it!
http://www.lifekind.com/?gclid=COKFoq2x3asCFR5Cgwod6lesRQ
Our major changes in the past 4 years are pretty drastic and are in regards to diet: no animal products, no Refined or processed sugar, no soy. Tons of research and lots of changes as we go but We are trying to do the best we can. We are also big into no chemicals on foods or for cleaning. I can't eliwve I've never come across anything about matresses. Definitely going to look into it.
Info on diet if interested
The china study – book
Forks over knives – documentary
Fat,sick, and nearly dead – documentary
These are just the basics
Like you said, not to be preachy or insist anyonedo what we do. Just sharing a bit of what we have found 🙂
Noelani- Yeah I was surprised to! You'd think carcinagens that can seep into our pores would be illegal… Google it and the info will blow your mind. Gross!
Sarah- Going to check out the books and documentary. Thank you! Love hearing the changes people make:) Information is power.