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Mattresses and Fiberglass? Need mattress recommendations.

gardener123wewantsophie

2 months ago

last modified: 2 months ago

Shopping for a new mattress, and landed on the Zinus brand. Thousands of great reviews, but the bad reviews speak to asthma and fiberglass.
This is from their FAQ:

If Zinus is transitioning away from fiberglass, what’s your new plan to meet flammability standards?

Given our steadfast commitment to customer satisfaction, we are constantly looking for ways to create mattresses that reflect evolving consumer preferences and technologies. As such, we are transitioning away from using fiberglass to a rayon-based fire safety barrier in all of our mattresses.

I chatted with Zinus to see which mattresses have "transitioned" from fiberglass and they responded with this:

...we do not use fiberglass on our mattresses. Fiberglass is micro-sphere shaped and is staple, so using that would definitely poke out holes on both the cover and the foam. We use fire barrier which are filaments woven onto the foam. Fire barrier are no threat to your health.

Does anyone have any intel on mattresses and fiberglass? Any mattress recommendations? Comfort level with Zinus is sinking...
Thanks!

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Jilly
last month
Bumping, hopefully someone(s) can help!
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
last month
Considering how many other mattress vendors are out there, I think I might go by the phrase, 'when in doubt, don't '...
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SeattleMCM
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Zinus is a low quality brand. I would avoid, honestly. If you're looking for budget friendly, two recommendations:

We have a Tuft & Needle Original, for about three years now. It's perfect -- not too soft or too firm. (Their newer "mint" model was too soft, IMO.) I'm a combo back and side sleeper and went through a period where I had fairly bad hip pain, and this mattress is perfect.

Note it's soft like a memory foam mattress, but it's a different kind of foam. It doesn't stay sunken in when you move, so you don't get "stuck" in place. And it doesn't get hot.

Many of my relatives bought firm memory foam mattresses from Ikea (the Myrbacka), and then added softer mattress toppers to them. They are all happy with them, even after 5+ years. For their own beds and guest beds. I've slept on them too, and find them very comfortable. I could be wrong, but I feel like a firmer mattress + topper is a good way to extend the lifespan. It's the soft part that caves in sooner, so you could swap out just the topper when necessary.

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