Is the mattress treated with any chemicals? Flame retardants, etc?
455089
The reason I bought this mattress was the description at the time said it was treated only with borax inside, which I assumed was more a bug deterant. There was a paper that also came with it saying it had not been treated with any typical retardant chemicals. The mattress is cotton and wool. There is no smell other than a mild smell of cotton - and I am very sensitive to odors.
455090
As far as I noticed, no it's not. It didn't arrive with any kind of noticeable or significant smell like most of the foam mattresses all seem to have. But I'm a guy and we tend to not notice things, so take that with a grain of salt.
84612
The most outer layer of the mattress is vinyl. You should check out this page (see below what they say about this specific mattress) and you can follow their suggestions on better options https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150355883242799 As an example, top-selling Sealy Baby Firm Crib Mattress uses a vinyl cover, coated with proprietary antibacterial STAPH-GARD. Despite stating on their website that their product "does not contain any harmful chemicals" and "does not contain toxic fire retardants," they refused to provide information about how they meet flammability standards or clarify what chemicals make up STAPH-GARD. Vinyl manufacturing requires use of toxic chemicals, and chemicals must be added to vinyl to make it flexible.
368411
Hi. The foam is pretty firm and maintains its shape. I do not know about it being flame retardant? It comes with a removable pillowcase.
818158
Other reviewers say it's only an organic cover. So its inside content is not organic. However the cover should protect your baby from anything on the inside. BUT I only know that from other reviewers. I appreciated that there were no funky smells with this mattress, meaning it has less chemicals than memory foam.
600437
It does not have flame retardant. (See the FAQ on Halo's website: http://www.halosleep.com/frequently-asked-questions/).
16838
I use the American Baby Company Organic PVC and vinyl free pad. Make sure to get your pad without any chemicals like that, or you might as well buy a $50 chemical-based mattress!
1386679
I emailed the company: both mattresses (bassinet and travel crib) are made from "polyurethane foam with a waterproof polyester cover". This entire crib is made in China. Also from the company "They do not contain any PVC, phthalates, heavy metals or flame retardants."
381826
Our model is from 2013. I'm not aware of any flame retardant chemicals used on the seat.
544938
Some of the foam is made using organic soybean oil but I would not consider this mattress to be organic.
261448
This product has flame retardants. What kind are they and have the toys been treated with those too?
1986950
I have no idea what makes it fire retardant. The mattress did not have an odor that I could make out when it arrived. I have loved the mattress so far and it has been 3 months.
1745923
I have found that memory foam does have a smell at first but goes away fairly quickly if you air it out for a while. I don't know anything about fire retardant.
215584
As far as I know there were no constraints on the weight for the mattress. For that and the flame retardants you would have to contact the supplier.
71272
No it's not. It's cloth and can be washed with care. But if it got very wet, the mattress would get wet, too.
1242527
On the label just says: 100 percent urethane foam. But it is made by Baby Time Int'l and the phone number is 1(973) 4817400; or you can try to contact them on e-mail: babytimeinternational@gmail.com. On their page all mattresses state that: "Proudly made in the usa and meets or exceeds all flammability, Lead, Phthalate and cpsia testing." And that they are "non-allergic". But that one is currently not listed. I hope You find out. I would call. It doesn't hurt. Good luck.
1617188
Info says boric acid. There is no odor. Boric acid is non-toxic. Used for washing contacts and such. So if it meets fire specs, I wonder why everyone isn't using it. Mattress seems very good.
502214
I specifically ordered this to avoid any chemicals or off-gassing components. As far as I have found, it is just simply a natural latex topper, nothing added. I needed it for when I was pregnant and from day one we slept on it with great comfort and no unpleasant smell etc. We love it! As far as it being unused, I think it is now illegal to resell any bedding or mattress related products due to the bed bug scare. But this is something you'd have to check with the company. Ours was brand new and completely vacuum sealed rather impressively haha.