Question from Kim M
Hi Debra,
I know you have shared a lot of information about mattress and maybe this question is answered somewhere else on your site.
I recently received a used mattress from a member of my family. The mattress is a Serta Perfect sleeper and the tag states there is a fire protector on it.
I found a tag dated May 2004 on it so I am assuming that it was either made or delivered at that time.
How safe is this mattress? Does it out gas forever? Would it be any safer if I covered it with some sort of cover?
I would love to buy an organic mattress but it is not in my budgett to do so at this time. So I am wondering if I can just make do with this Serta for a year or two until I have enough to buy an organic mattress or should I go back to sleeping on my very uncomfortable futton?
Debra’s Answer
It would be better to sleep on this older mattress than an new synthetic one, but I would encourage you to go natural with your bed as soon as you can.
Synthetic mattresses become less toxic as time goes by, so the older, the better.
