Everyday Organic

 Traditional VS White Lotus Mattresses

COMPARE TRADITIONAL & WHITE LOTUS HOME MATTRESSES

	Traditional Mattress	White Lotus Home Standard Mattresses	White Lotus Home Non-borate Mattress	WLH 100% Organic Mattress
Inside fibers	Over 100 different products, most if not all, full of toxics. See list below...	Green Cotton and/or 100% New Zealand Wool and/or Ultracel Foam. About green cotton: To make our standard mattresses we use "green" cotton. This means that once it is harvested from the bolls it is unprocessed - no bleaches, dyes or fungicides.	Non-borate green cotton:  means that once this cotton is harvested it is unprocessed - no bleaches, dyes or fungicides and free of borate powders and other FRs	It is 100% Certified Organic Cotton, free of FRs, comfortable and socially responsible as well. 100% Organic cotton is the fill to use when you are looking to make the most natural bedding you can imagine.
Outer layer also called ticking.	Most ticking is made of synthetic fibers like polyester and acrylic. Some have coated fiberglass, layers of polymeric coating, containing an effective amount of a fungicide and/or bacteriocide.	A natural color fabric that is 65% polyester and 35% cotton, made in the USA.	100% natural cotton fabric made in the USA.	100% natural color organic cotton fabric made in the USA.
Warranty	Some offer 5, 10 and 15 years	FOR LIFE	FOR LIFE	FOR LIFE
Fire Retard-ants	Boric Acid, Formaldehyde, Antimony Trioxide, Decabromodiphenyl Oxide (found in women's breast milk) , Vinylidiene Chloride, zinc Borate, Melamine and much more…	Boric powder	NONE	NONE
Manu-facturing process	In huge factories, most overseas, that use lots of energy and pollute our planet.	Handcrafted in the USA of natural or organic materials. Each piece is made entirely by hand, or with the help of a sewing machine, one at a time, to ensure quality and the uniqueness since 1981.	Handcrafted like our standard mattresses but we only make these every 2 weeks. The room has to be properly cleansed to make sure that no other particles are present when making this mattress.	Handcrafted like our standard mattresses but we only make these every 2 weeks. The room has to be properly cleansed to make sure that no other particles are present when making this mattress.

 Due to a federal law, FR1633 which was effective July, 1, 2007, all mattress manufacturers use a flame retardant (FR) to pass these laws. This latest FR law help increase escape time for victims trapped in a fire which should save hundreds of lives. If you find others claiming that they make 100% organic or 100% natural mattresses without the use of an FR, please request details of how they are meeting the new FR1633 law.

About Boric Powder: Cotton treated with boric powder assists in passing the Federal Flammability Laws. A study, done by Intertox, Inc. of Seattle, WA, presents conclusive proof that boric acid, under the specific trade name Boron#10(TM), which is sodium polyborate, is not toxic. The report states, "Four of the six studies reviewed indicate no observed adverse health affects from exposure of the test animals to the Boron#10 added to cotton batting." Richard Pleus, the author of the report also stated that in an oral toxicity study a benchmark toxicity measure, LD50, for the product Boron#10 was successfully established. 

A Review of General Acute Toxicity Studies of Boron#10 in Cotton-Based Batting Product, is available by sending a letter of request and a 9" x 12" SASE to: Mr. Jim Blasius, Incide Technologies, Inc., 50 N 41st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009.-Editor