Did you know that humans spend about 26 years of our lives sleeping?! And yet, the thing we sleep on, aka a mattress, is typically made with very volatile chemicals and they emit an off-gassing of VOCs when you sleep. VOCs are things like formaldehyde, benzene, and toluene. Better yet, they contain flame retardants. It’s similar to the idea of that “new car smell.” …that smell is chemicals! If you’re going to buy a toxic mattress, I suggest leaving it somewhere you don’t frequent for a few weeks before sleeping on it, especially if it came to you vacuum sealed. A majority of heavy off-gassing happens in the days and weeks after it is opened. If you’re ready (or in the market for a new mattress like I was!) I encourage you to find an organic, non-toxic mattress. I bought a @happsysleep and this is NOT an ad, and I spent my own hard-earned money. I ended up getting the topper because it was a wee bit too firm for the hubby without it! happsy happsymattress happsysleep matress matresshealth organicmattress sleepwell sleephealth sleepheals mybackhurts achesandpains lymedisease moldillness autoimmunewarrior hashimotos lupusawareness whyamisick LTKOver40 LTKHome LTKCyberWeek