Toxic Chemicals? - Not in our Natural Mattresses!
Even the very best man made memory foam contains toxic chemicals, some are ingredients, some are traces left over from the manufacturing process. Here are just a few of the most common chemicals found in synthetic memory foam:
- 1,1,1, 2-Tetrachloroethane
- Acetone
- Dimethylformamide
- Methyl benzene (toluene, this is the chemical responsible for the unpleasant solvent smell many people complain of with synthetic memory foam)
- Methylene dianiline
- Toluene-neoprene
- Vinilideine chloride
And that's just for starters, the adhesives used to manufacture synthetic memory foam contain a whole host of chemicals.
The fire retardant used in almost all other mattresses is toxic too, it is used because it is cheap. At Essentia we achieve compliance with the flameproofing standards by incorporating a kevlar mesh, this is more expensive but it's completely non toxic.
The fire retardants used often contain:
- Boric acid - also used as a pesticide
- Antimony - a heavy metal, causes heart and lung damage
- Decambromodiphenyl Oxide - known to cause hair loss and a possible carcinogen
These chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, and even though the levels may be low, exposure to them night after night can cause them to accumulate in the body, most worryingly in the blood and breast milk.
Our memory foam is 100% natural and non toxic - it's as simple as that.
Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the chemicals used in other non natural mattresses.
Key:
 = Toxic Chemical
 = Natural
 = Non Toxic Chemical
| | Adhesives
(Solvent Based) |
Synthetic
Memory
Foam |
Synthetic
Latex |
Natural
Latex |
Essentia
Natural
Memory Foam |
| 4-Aminobiphenyl | | | | |
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| 4-trans-pentyl-cyclohexyl |
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| 1,1,1, 2-Tetrachloroethane |
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| 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene |
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| acetone |
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| Acrylate resins |
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| Asbestos Fluorinated polymers |
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| Azoxylbenzene |
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| benzonitrile |
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| Beryllium and Compounds |
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| Carbon tetrachloride |
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| Cellulose nitrate plastic polymers |
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| Chlorofluorocarbons |
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| Chloroform |
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| Chromium and compounds |
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| Cobalt and compounds |
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| Cone essence |
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| Cynanide |
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| Dimethylacetamide |
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| Dimethylformamide |
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| Dioxins and furans |
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| diphenyl diisocyanate |
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| Emulsion of Hevea brasiliensis milk in water |
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| Epichlorohydrin |
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| Fats |
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| Glycol ethers |
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| Halogenated benzenes |
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| Halogenated napthalenes |
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| Halogenated triphenyls |
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| Halons |
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| Haologenated idphenyl ethers |
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| Hevea brasiliensis milk |
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| Hexachlorobutadiene |
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| Hydrolyzed corn |
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| Indium |
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| Lead carbonate |
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| Lead hydrocarbonate |
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| Lead sulfate |
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| Magnesium |
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| metallic oxides |
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| Methyl benzene (toluene) |
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| Methylene dianiline |
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| Molybdenum |
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| Organo-tin compounds |
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| Perfluorocarbons Benzene |
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| Phenol-melamine resins |
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| Phenol-urea |
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| Phenylcyclohexane Benzidine |
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| Polychlorinated phenols |
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| Polyvinyl acetate |
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| Rhenium |
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| Rubidium |
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| Samarium |
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| Strontium |
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| sulfur |
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| Tellerium |
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| Thallium and compounds |
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| toluene diisocyanate |
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| toluene–neoprene |
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| Vinilideine chloride |
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| Vinyl acetate |
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| Water |
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| Waxes styrene-butadiene copolymer |
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