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?