Why & How Naturepedic Mattresses Don't Have Flame Retardants

Flame Retardants in Mattresses

We are commonly asked, "Aren’t You Required to Have Flame Retardants In Mattresses By Law?"

This is a common misconception. We are required to pass all State and Federal testing, but we are not required to use a flame barrier to do so.

The primary filling material used in most mattresses (but never Naturepedic) is polyurethane foam – a highly flammable petroleum-based material. Due to its high flammability, polyurethane foam is typically treated or wrapped with fire retardant chemicals. Some of these chemicals introduce health and toxicity concerns. In fact, most manufacturers don't even disclose their fire retardant ingredients.

At Naturepedic, we don't like harsh chemicals, and we certainly don't like fire retardant chemicals!

We consider the best form of fire protection to be superior product design that avoids the need for these chemicals in the first place. Organic cotton, for example, is a far superior filling material because it is significantly less flammable.

Through extensive research and creative product design, we've eliminated the need for fire retardant chemicals and flame retardant barriers in our products.

In particular, we use materials such as organic cotton fabric, organic cotton batting, plant-based non-GMO PLA batting, and steel innersprings in place of memory foam, other forms of polyurethane foam and synthetic fabrics that have much higher fuel loads. Our materials tend to smolder instead of bursting into flames with very high heat release. This unique and innovative approach provides a simple and elegant solution that meets all Federal and State flammability standards without the need for any fire retardant chemicals or flame retardant barriers. After all, the safest fire retardant chemicals are none at all!

We are very proud to be one of the only mattress companies in the United States that does not use flame retardants in mattresses or an added flame barrier! 


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