Tufting
After the mattress is covered with our luxurious 100% organically grown cotton fabric, it is then expertly hand tufted with European tufting straps to further compress the cotton padding, and maximize orthopedic back support and comfort. Our European tufting straps are superior to the "Button-Tufting" machine processing method which uses strings. Our European tufting method uses reinforced straps, which are sewn from one side of the mattress to the other and are then twisted so they hold in place. This method brings added comfort and durability to our organic cotton mattress. The "Button-Tufting" method uses strings, which can stretch and even snap making sleeping uncomfortable. This "Button-Tufting" method also uses round buttons to compress the cotton padding. Unfortunately, many of these buttons can become loose over time, break or even get pulled out from the mattress making it uncomfortable to lie on. Our uncompromising commitment to using only the finest materials, combined with our hand crafted care ensures that this mattress will provide years of consistent support and comfort.

Fresh and Clean
Also, our mattresses are made in an ultra-clean mattress factory/warehouse, where no flame-retardants, fabric softeners or any other chemicals are applied to any products. Our premium organic cotton arrives paper-wrapped and sealed in a thick organic cotton fabric shell and is kept that way until used. These organic cotton bails and bolts are stored in their own special storage bays, free from contact with any non-organic products. Finally, our organic cotton is fresh, and is typically used within 3 months of arrival in the factory/warehouse.

Insulator Pads
Between the innerspring and the organic cotton padding, ideally some form of insulating material is used in the manufacture of organic cotton mattresses. This material is supposed to both keep the cotton from "packing" into the springs, and provide an insulation barrier between the metal springs and the cotton (which can wick heat away from your body). Other organic cotton mattress manufacturers use a wire screen between the innerspring and cotton. This screen has a fancy name, to help convince customers that their bed contains some high-tech flexible insulator screen product. Actually, this screen does keep the cotton from packing into the springs, but provides little, if any, insulation. To compensate, the wire screen is then wrapped in "virgin paper cording." This "virgin paper" product is essentially a very strong cardboard product that has no recycled paper content. The problem is that cardboard is a paper fiber that breaks down over time, but more importantly "virgin paper" cording is manufactured with formaldehyde. Now who wants to order an organic cotton bed with formaldehyde as one of its components? Instead of using a wire screen covered in cardboard, Abundant Earth uses an "insulator pad" made from our 100% organic cotton fabric.