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: | Standard | | | | | Fill Material : | 100% Organic Shredded Latex | | Main Color
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NEW ORGANIC SHREDDED LATEX RUBBER PILLOW - STANDARD SIZE (20" X 26")
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DUST MITES CAN'T LIVE HERE!
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NEW ORGANIC SHREDDED LATEX RUBBER PILLOW - STANDARD SIZE
NATURALLY DUST MITE RESISTANT
MACHINE WASHABLE
SOFT AND COMFORTABLE
NEW STRETCHY KNIT ORGANIC COTTON COVER
NATUALLY WATER REPELLANT
Because this pillow is made from shredded organic latex rubber, it is fully washable. The loft is fully adjustable without taking the pillow apart: you can move the natural rubber just as you would a buckwheat-hull pillow, but this pillow has a much softer feel. The cover is our NEW organic cotton knit outer!
Featuring our 3 year warranty against manufacturers defects. May be machine washed and dried - will get fluffy with washing.
WHY BUY AN ORGANIC LATEX RUBBER PILLOW?
In order to answer this question, we need to look at some of the products used to make conventional (NON-ORGANIC) pillows.
The majority of pillows today are made using a variety of petroleum-based chemicals, foams, plastics and controversial flame-retardants. Research and personal accounts suggest people can in fact become ill by repeated and continuous exposure to the low level of chemicals continuously emitted during the sleep process. The situation is dramatically compounded by the fact that sleeping on a pillow places the individual in extremely close proximity to the chemical source (inches compared to feet for most other chemical exposures). This direct contact means that concentrations of chemicals are many, many times higher than they would be if the source was at a greater distance. Research is now available showing that chemicals used in pillow manufacturing are in fact evaporating and entering into the air (off-gassing). Some of these are documented carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds.
Autoimmune disorders have also been linked with exposure to petroleum-based chemicals and have been found to be the underlying etiology of many common health problems today (soft tissue damage, arthritis, etc).
Conventional pillows usually contain polyurethane foam, which constantly breaks down and releases chemicals. This process is called “off-gassing”. Polyurethane foam is made from chemicals that are known carcinogens.
WHAT IS LATEX, AND WHY CHOOSE AN ORGANIC LATEX PILLOW?
Truly natural/organic latex rubber is harvested by tapping the milk (sap) of Hevea brasiliensis (the common rubber tree), which grows within 10 degrees of the equator. The rubber tree sap is whipped up and turned into latex foam. This is truly a sustainable resource because sap can be collected from the trees up to 180 days per year and the tree heals within an hour.
Don't let the words confuse you: "latex pillow," "natural rubber pillow," and "natural pillow" can all be used to describe products that are far from all-natural. Most so-called "natural rubber" pillows are actually a blend of natural rubber and synthetic latex (styrene-butadiene rubber, or "SBR"), which can offgas unhealthful fumes.
It gets even more confusing…some products that claim to use 100% natural latex do have SOME organic latex in their product…just not ALL of it, or ALL of the pillow components.
Further, many “natural latex” pillows are labeled with a “GREEN” certification, which does NOT mean chemical free – This “GREEN” certification allows for pre-set standards of allowable maximum emission level for several chemicals, as regulated by the government, using standards established by the U.S. EPA and OSHA, as well as other state and federal agencies.
OUR LATEX PILLOWS ARE MADE ONLY WITH 100% CHEMICAL FREE LATEX!
DUNLOP Vs. TALALAY Latex:
Below you will find a brief description of how DUNLOP and TALALAY latex is processed:
After the milk of the Hevea Brasiliensis tree, which contains an antibacterial substance that is a natural dust-mite repellent, is harvested, air, soda ash, zinc and natural soap are whipped into the milk and it is poured into a mold with hollow pins and baked. It then goes through a thorough washing to remove all proteins that could possibly cause an allergic reaction. This is the DUNLOP method.
Although seemingly simple, it is a very costly procedure, so use caution when purchasing from large manufacturers looking to cut costs substituting petrol chemical products for the real thing and charging less money.
However, there is a second type of Latex known as TALALAY. A word you'll hear often. We do not want to infer that one process is any better than the other but Dunlop is definitely purer and more durable. Talalay, although a softer, more fragile latex, has added freezing steps, which will destabilize IF SYNTHETIC CHEMICALS ARE NOT ADDED.
Then there is a third type. 40% Natural Latex that has been blended with 60% synthetic latex. This is a cheaper mixture containing clays, glues, and other materials causing your pillow to become toxic, break down faster and become uncomfortable; giving truly natural latex a bad reputation. It's a little known fact that about 80% of latex used in the manufacture of so-called "latex pillows" is made of "latex" that is a blend of synthetic latex and natural latex - with synthetic latex often making up 75% to 80% of this "latex" blend. Unlike natural latex, synthetic latex is made from petroleum products ... and synthetic latex is stiffer, coarse in texture, not as soft and inviting, and does NOT have the antibacterial, antifungal, and hypoallergenic qualities that natural latex provides. Since Natural Latex is inherently more costly, most large scale bedding manufacturers don't even offer it.
OUR LATEX PILLOWS ARE HARVESTED USED ONLY THE DUNLOP METHOD!
YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS PILLOW!
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