This cross-section of a $340 organic mattress from ModernTots reveals what we've long suspected, that these overpriced hippie bed-things are actually filled with a blend of 10-year-old peat moss and recycled Kent Golden Lights filters.
Got you reading, eh? Actually, the hand-made Organic Coco Mattress shown here is filled with coir (a natural substance I confess to Googling just now), which is then coated in natural latex to create a sturdy, breathable inner layer. The coir is also tucked inside a layer of lambswool, which, aside from adding warmth and sounding nice, gets its soothing, dust-mite-repelling scent from a mixture of lavender, lemon and eucalyptus extracts. (It's also fire-retardant.)
I'm particularly drawn to the warning on the Coco Mattress' label: "THIS MATTRESS MAY NOT SOAK UP VOMIT." For 340 bucks, the least these things could do is handle puke, but alas, even the hardier Organic Latex Mattress ($445) isn't equipped for that kind of job. Come to think of it, neither are the $99 off-brand mattresses my kids are using, so I guess we all lose.
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