Question from Susan50
Dear Friends:
I have severe MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivities) and mild arthitis and need some help to buy a new bed please!
I am located in Vancouver, BC, Canada and I ordered and love the Home Safe Home book of Debra’s (thanks Debra!)
My current bed has to be thrown out as I discovered mold under the mattress.
I have narrowed my choices down to the following by researching Debra’s website.
Choice #1 – The Organic Dream Bed from Dream Designs www.dreamdesigns.ca. This is a organic bed made of organic cotton batting in wool wrap with 3 layers of hypoallerginic polyurethane foam. The mattress will sit on a wood slat bed which I will purchase too from them.
Debra’s Answer
I strongly suggest that you do Choice #2 as I can’t recommend that you buy a mattress that contains polyurethane foam.
Your skin will not be in contact with the wool. I have this mattress and I don’t like to wear wool, and I have no problem with the mattress. They can also send you samples of the wool before you buy.
These wool mattresses are not as soft as a latex or polyurethane foam mattress, but both my husband and I find it very comfortable. We have, I think, three wool toppers on top of the mattress itself, which makes it softer. Neither of us have arthritis. I would still go for this mattress and put things on top to make it comfortable for your arthritis.
