Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I just had my first great night's sleep on a custom bed made by Sleep Air Mattress (S.A.M). I had been looking for the perfect eco-friendly mattress, with the right combination of comfort, price and organic or non-toxic materials. I was beginning to think that I wouldn't be able to find anything that I could afford... then I met Sako at S.A.M. He helped me BUILD the perfect mattress, and he did it at a very reasonable price.
S.A.M. has a line of organic mattresses with varying levels of "organic-ness". Sako showed me all of the raw materials and let me layer up my dream mattress (including organic latex, coconut fiber, organic cotton batting, wool panel cover). I didn't end up choosing all organic materials, but 90% is better than what I have been sleeping on most of my life.
There are a lot of places on line to buy eco-friendly or organic beds, but after trying similar (very expensive) ones in stores in LA, I was afraid to buy online without laying down on it first. Also, I discovered that organic means different things in each bed you try. For example, the organic cotton covers are often just a thin cover over layers of fire retardants, synthetic batting and polyurethane foams. I wanted to avoid those things, so I went with a simple wool and cotton cover, and also left out the glue used to seal the layers of latex that made up the bulk of my mattress.
I don't know how I will feel about this bed in the coming days, months and years, but I have high hopes. The best I can say at this point is that I was extremely pleased with the service, the bed looks and feels great.
If you are shopping for an organic mattress, definitely check them out. read more