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for me, avoiding foam was key. that included latex. look at woolroom mattresses or some naturepedic mattresses. i have the eos classic latex free and love it. there is also one byu engineered sleep... duo hybrid that has a lot going on but no foam! engineered sleep makes the woolroom matteresses as i understand. no foam=cooler. no foam=longer lasting.
only if you have more money than sense. if you're of average or lower BMI, your weight won't transfer through 6" of foam to the support coils. that said, I'm not a mattress expert, that's just my experience and observation. but with my logic your basically just buying a foam mattress, the coils may as well not even be there.
yeah, I have a naturepedic eos with microcoils over coils. my point to them is that the pillowtop version of the eos doesn't make sense to me from a functional standpoint. the pillowtop version has 6 inches of latex or microcoils on top of the support coils. unless you are very large and curvy, the 6 inches of foam or microcoils isn't gonna transfer much to the support coils.
naturepedic eos classic. not only does it come compressed and rolled, but it's in components. you have your encasement... the cotton and wool cover with a giant brass zipper that holds it all together. then inside goes the support coils on the bottom and latex or microcoils as the comfort layer on top. for a king, both the support layer and comfort layer pieces are split, so if you moved, you could just disassemble it all and take each piece down the stairs. the component design also mallows you to tweak the feel during the first 90 days for free during their layer swap period. I have the no latex version which subs microcoils for the typical latex and love it.
my naturepedic eos classic will be 10 years old in the fall and still feels like new. no perceivable dips or sags. full expect it to be a 20+ year mattress. that said, I think a large part of its longevity is that I have the latex free version that replaces the usual latex with microcoils. so the mattress is basically all spring, so nothing to wear out. imo , this is the ideal mattress and it been the most comfortable mattresses I've owned.
You can get the EOS classic in a latex free version that uses micro coils for the comfort layer instead. Also engineered sleep has the Duo Lift that also has a replaceable comfort layer of micro coils for over $1000 less. While the ES isn't wholly certified organic the mattress cover is made of organic cotton and the entire mattress is all natural materials. Edit: I would like to add though that in addition to being wholly organic, the Naturepedic does offer free comfort layer exchanges during it's 100 night trial if you find the mattress you ordered isn't to your liking and the comfort levels range from plush to firm. The ES just has a flippable base that offers slightly firmer or slightly softer while the comfort layer remains the same.
You can get the EOS classic in a latex free version that uses micro coils for the comfort layer instead. Also engineered sleep has the Duo Lift that also has a replaceable comfort layer of micro coils for over $1000 less. While the ES isn't wholly certified organic the mattress cover is made of organic cotton and the entire mattress is all natural materials. Edit: I would like to add though that in addition to being wholly organic, the Naturepedic does offer free comfort layer exchanges during it's 100 night trial if you find the mattress you ordered isn't to your liking and the comfort levels range from plush to firm. The ES just has a flippable base that offers slightly firmer or slightly softer while the comfort layer remains the same.
I got this mattress 12 years ago. Still holding strong. I'm an overweight 63 old gal. [https://www.naturepedic.com/eos-classic-latex-free-organic-mattress-buy](https://www.naturepedic.com/eos-classic-latex-free-organic-mattress-buy)
Naturepedic is FANTASTIC but hecka expensive. I swear by them. If you are going to DIY and just need the coil and coil topper, I recommend [https://pocketspringstore.com/](https://pocketspringstore.com/) and then get an organic cotton quilted encasement from Arizona Premium Mattress online.
❤️ my Naturpedic! I did the mini coils as I don’t like latex. Best bed I’ve ever purchased.
I love my Naturpedic! They sell kids mattresses too.
I have the EOS Classic with mini coils. I drove to a store to try out the various beds. I also looked at Avocado, but liked Naturpedic better.
No latex. My best friend has a latex allergy. I can’t have latex around as she will go into anaphylactic shock. I like my beds on the firmer side, but not too firm. If possible it is best to go to a store to try it out. I drove about 5 hrs to LA on Black Friday a few years ago to find a new bed.
Second night update: plush on plush seems good to me. I'll update in a few weeks First night on the EOS Naturepedic Organic latex free. This is support coils and microcoils, no foam or latex. The bed is on a good wood slat foundation with narrow gaps and center support. My husband is on "cushion firm" which is firm coils and plush microcoils. He slept great. He's 6'5, 220, side sleeper. My side is medium, which is plush support coils and medium microcoils. It was wayyyyy too firm for me. I'm 6'1, 190, curvy, side sleeper sometimes back but only if there's sag space for my hips. I occasionally have major, catastrophic back pain and can have hip, shoulder, and neck pain from firm beds. Last night left me stiff and sore. Tonight I will steal his plush microcoils and see if "plush" works for me. There is nothing plusher after that unless I try latex and foam, which I don't want as I'm a hot sleeper. So far, I'm kind of bummed. I'll report back tomorrow. The best bed I ever slept on was at an 8 week airbnb stay in Germany. It was a cheap ikea slat frame with a 5" innerspring mattress. I regret not checking the tags to that mattress. Edit: we couldn't try in a store as there aren't any nearby.
Very happy with the EOS classic; 3" firm latex over 8" firm coils. ~ $2,700.00 on sale. Super comfortable.
you and the rest of the mattress buying market are confused, don't worry. "clean," "eco," and "natural" are unregulated marketing terms. any brand can use them. they mostly mean nothing. certifications are the only thing that actually matters, but even then you have to know which ones matter. **GOTS** on the finished product = the entire mattress, not just the cotton input (many brands say they use GOTS cotton, but that doesn't exclude them from using chemicals during processing/manufacturing). so the finished product has been verified organic through the whole supply chain with GOTS. **GOLS** = the latex specifically is certified organic Dunlop. only Dunlop latex qualifies, not Talalay. **GREENGUARD Gold** = independently tested for VOC emissions. this is what addresses your chemical smell concern directly (but not the latex smell, I'll get to that). **CertiPUR-US** = created by the foam industry to certify its own products. not a non-toxic standard. researchers found lead in mattresses from four CertiPUR-US certified brands. ignore. brands I find myself consistently recommending to clients: Naturepedic, My Green Mattress, Happsy. all hold finished-product GOTS, GOLS, and GREENGUARD Gold. Naturepedic was the first mattress brand in the world to earn UL 2884 PFAS validation in 2025. on the latex smell: yes, certified organic latex has a natural rubber smell that fades eventually. completely different from the chemical off-gassing in a foam mattress. not gonna sugar coat it, you'll smell it, no doubt, but latex smell and chemical smell is very different. watch out for Saatva, it has an $11.5M false advertising settlement and an active PFAS lawsuit over their crib mattresses. and Nectar uses fiberglass as a fire retardant. both are all over affiliate review sites because they pay well. My Green Mattress Kiwi is the best budget, along with Happsy Organic Mattress. Naturepedic EOS Classic with layer swaps if the firmness isn't right is what I recommend to mostly everyone. I'm a personal product consultant, happy to answer any questions.
Which Naturepedic were you looking at? I have no affiliation with any brands but I've done a recen deep dive for a client on mattresses and Naturepedic, Happsy (naturepedic child co.) and My Green Mattress all came out on top for various reasons and it wasn't close. Avocado is a distant 4th and I can get into why if you care. But I don't know what if any are available in Canada.
No prob- Avocado has the best certifications of any mattress on the market, GOTS, GOLS, OEKO-TEX Class I, MADE SAFE, EWG Verified, GREENGUARD Gold. The problem is certifications verify materials, not build quality. ConsumerAffairs shows 79% one-star reviews with premature sagging as the #1 complaint. BBB has 121 complaints in 3 years. Warranty claims get denied, they blame you. There's also a 2024 CPSC recall on their mattress pad protectors and a pending 2025 fake discount lawsuit. That being said, I use an Avocado pillow I picked up from Costco, and I'm happy-ish with it. It was inexpensive, it works, but I find myself constantly moving the filling around altho their actual model from their lineup has much more filling. Naturepedic has the same core important certifications, zero lawsuits that I found, zero recalls in 23 years, and NapLab scored them 9.02/10. On the PLA concern, I get it, I'm a cancer survivor and transitioned to a non-toxic lifestyle so trust me that's a concern of mine as well.. If it's a consolation on the PLA- it's derived from non-GMO sugarcane, not petroleum, so it's not conventional microplastics. But their organic latex models don't use it. For Canada specifically I'm not sure on availability or shipping costs for any of these, worth checking directly with each brand.
"organic" on a mattress label means almost nothing without certification behind it. that's the whole greenwashing BS with mattresses and other furniture and dozens of other products. what actually matters is GOTS on the FINISHED product (not just the cotton input), GOLS on the latex, and GREENGUARD Gold on the finished mattress. those three together mean the entire product has been independently verified, not just the inputs. here's what you should look at- Naturepedic, My Green Mattress, Happsy, and Avocado. everything else is either partial certifications or marketing language such as "natural" and "organic" as you've noted. Avocado has some documented issues with performance and customer service and lawsuits, so I've been recommending people away from Avocado lately (I personally use an Avocado pillow...). comfort... latex runs firmer than memory foam so there is an adjustment period. most people coming off a memory foam mattress find the first few weeks feel really, really different. def take advantage of the long trial periods that My Green Mattress and Naturepedic. smell... certified organic latex has a natural rubber smell that fades in a few weeks if you're lucky, but if you really push your nose in and take a huge whiff you could smell it beyond a few weeks. I don't find it intoxicating on my pillow anymore, but it's definitely a distinct smell. completely different from the chemical off-gassing you get with a conventional foam mattress. the sites recommending Saatva and Nectar are affiliate sites getting paid to recommend them. Saatva has an $11.5M false advertising settlement and an active PFAS lawsuit. Nectar uses fiberglass as a fire retardant. both are off my list entirely. happy to discuss further, reach out if you want
I just got this same mattress in the same firmness levels and also on sale 😆. I love it so far, very comfortable, except that the latex sleeps hot and I might have to switch to the micro coils, have you had this issue at all? I’ve had a memory foam mattress before that felt the same, amd the most recent mattress I had was an all cotton filled shikibuton. That was the coolest sleep I ever had but the mattress was just too hard. I miss the coolness of it 😭
I just got a Naturepedic and am in love. I sleep on my stomach mostly, but also my side and back so I needed something supportive that has some “give” for when I’m on my side. I got firm coils and firm latex on top and it feels wonderful. The only problem is I sleep very hot so I have to switch out the latex for micro coils 😭 Hopefully it feels as good as the latex, a shame my body temperature is so off.
Naturepedic. You can swap out layers for free for the first 100 days until you get the best comfort combo. Latex and coils. Best mattress I’ve ever had, worth the money. They frequently have sales so I would just wait for the next sale for 20% off.
I have a Naturepedic mattress with the top layer being latex and I’ve been waking up sweating, it is not cooler, at least for me. I’ll be switching to microcoils soon. It is quite comfy though which is a bummer that it sleeps so hot.
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