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Where Can I Find a Safe and Affordable Waterproof Mattress Pad?
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Friday, January 01, 2010
QUESTION:
I have a bed wetter who sleeps in a twin size bed. I know you've discussed this before, but I can't afford a wool mattress pad.
I can't find anything else that doesn't have some kind of polyester in it anyway, so I'm tempted to just save my money and get another polylaminate/cotton/polyester one at Walmart for $12. (I bought one already because it was urgent, and it works well.)
The "safest" ones with polyethylene or polyurethane still contain 20% polyester (80% cotton) fill and supposedly don't hold up that well in the wash.
What is polylaminate, and is relatively safe?
ANSWER:
Here's a mattress pad with no polyester--only polyethylene and natural fibers. I don't know if it's in your price range, but they do exist.
If you can't afford this, you can get polyethylene sheeting (like a "poly" tarp sold at outdoor stores for camping) and put it on the bed to protect the mattress.
Polylaminate is a sheet of polyethylene film laminated between two sheets of aluminium foil.
Debra :-)
This answer was provided by our friend, Debra Lynn Dadd. Hailed as "The Queen of Green" by the New York Times, Debra Lynn Dadd has been a pioneering consumer advocate since 1982, specializing in products and lifestyle choices that are safer for human health and the environment. She is the author of Home Safe Home.
The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and not necessarily those of Healthy Child Healthy World.
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Posted by Richard on 05/14/2010 at 07:17 AM
That’s a good answer. Mattress pads really do make your mattress more comfortable.
Posted by Sommer on 01/04/2010 at 06:09 PM
The person searching for the mattress pad could easily go to an army surplus store and buy a wool blanket for far less money than buying an ‘official’ wool mattress pad. I’ve found 100% wool army-style blankets online for ~ $20.
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Posted by Kathy on 10/24/2010 at 02:37 PM
I’m looking for a non-toxic, waterproof king-size mattress covers. Do they exist?