Bedroom
Mattresses, pillows and bedding for the third of your life you spend in bed.
Bedroom
Replacing your pillow? Natural fills like buckwheat hulls, feathers and down, or latex skip polyurethane foam, which gives off more VOCs when new and warm.
Our pick
LOFE organic buckwheat pillow, organic cotton shell + extra organic cotton pillowcase, 20×26
Memory-foam pillowswap to Natural-fill pillowBedroom
In a GAO test, 4 of 15 bedding items topped the strictest formaldehyde limits, and most were sold as ‘wrinkle-free’ or ‘easy care’.
Our pick
RUVANTI organic cotton percale sheet set, queen, 4-pc
Polyester or wrinkle-free sheetsswap to Organic cotton sheetsBedroom
Your body warms the mattress cover all night, and in lab tests warm vinyl covers gave off more phthalates.
Our pick
SafeRest cotton terry waterproof mattress protector, Queen
Vinyl mattress protectorswap to Cotton-terry waterproof protectorBedroom
Body heat made polyurethane foam mattresses give off more VOCs in a 2019 lab study. A natural latex topper gives you a latex surface to sleep on instead of memory foam; a latex mattress skips the foam when it’s time to replace yours.
Our pick
Sleep On Latex Pure Green natural latex topper, firm, 2 inch, queen
Memory-foam mattress topperswap to Natural latex topperBedroom
Polyester fill is plastic fiber. Down in a cotton shell keeps what you sleep under natural.
Our pick
WENERSI Feather & Down Comforter, organic cotton shell, queen
Polyester comforterswap to Wool or down comforterYou spend hours each night with your face close to your pillow and mattress, warmed by your own body heat. Lab studies found polyurethane foam gives off more VOCs when it’s new and warm, warm vinyl covers give off more phthalates, and some wrinkle-free bedding finishes use formaldehyde resins. These swaps move toward natural latex, buckwheat, organic cotton, wool and down: a latex mattress, a natural-fill pillow, organic cotton sheets, a cotton-terry mattress protector with no vinyl, and a wool or down comforter instead of polyester fill. Where we mention a certification, such as GOTS, GOLS or GREENGUARD Gold, we link the certifier’s own listing or say it’s the maker’s claim. If you have a latex allergy, check with your doctor before buying latex.
