1. Why do we need chemical free mattress?

We Spend 1/3 of our Lives Sleeping and spend atleast 8 hours a night sleeping and that's 2,688 hours per year spent in bed! Your physical, mental and emotional performances are all directly correlated to the quality of sleep you're getting.

The quality of your mattress material drastically impacts the quality of your day to day activities, so it's very important to have the best mattress possible for your overall well-being. Good health requires healthy sleep, and that's exactly what Reborn Kapok Mattress and pillows provides you and your family.

2. What is Kapok ? Is it a new fibre?

Kapok is a silky fiber harvested in the rainforests of the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, tropical America and Africa. After the ripe pods of the tree are harvested, the seeds are removed and the fluffy fiber is meticulously cleaned and dried.

It is soft like down, yet supportive in its efficiency. It helps preserve rainforests and the indigenous people who harvest it.

No, it`s been used in many ancient cultures, including Mayan, African, and West Indian.

3. Why are there not many retailers offering Kapok Mattress?

We are only manufactures who were able to design with natural flame retardant to meet US mattress regulations.

4. Why is more expensive than regular cotton mattress?

Kapok is more expensive and durable than cotton even as a raw material. Also we use the twice the amount of Kapok for the same size cotton mattress because Kapok is very light weight and silky. It does not clump as cotton and it is long lasting than cotton mattress.

5. Why are green foam mattress cheap? Are they environmentally harmful?

Most of green foam mattress are made from 80% of regular foam with 20% of it replaced with natural material
( like castor products), so you can decide whether replacing the 20% of the petro chemical material will take away all the harmful materials present in the foam.

A foam that has no chemical odor and does emit toxic fumes. ( off-gassing)

• Off-gassing causes eye irritation, skin irritation, headaches and migraines.
• Off-gassing is recognized as harmful by health care institutions for patients with respiratory problems.
• Over 1 million tons of toxic chemicals leach into the environment annually by petrochemical based memory foams and toxic glues.

6. How are chemicals used in flame retardant regulated?

The regulation does not mandate the labeling of chemicals used in fireproofing. The manufactures are free to use any and all chemicals including those that have yet to be tested for hazardous side effects.

Ironically, the National Flameproof Mattress regulation allows physicians, including chiropractors, to prescribe fire retardant free mattresses for patients should they conclude that the health risks posed by toxic fire retardants will interfere with the patients' well being.

List of chemicals found in Flame Proof Mattresses:

http://thinknaturalproducts.com/latest/edu_info.php

7. Do you use adhesives in your mattress?

No we do not need any adhesives since our mattress is designed by stuffing the kapok fibre.But adhesives in the mattress can be harmful to heath. Facts about adhesives

• Most adhesives used in mattress manufacturing emit toxic fumes for the first 2-3 years.
• Fumes from some adhesives cause cancer according to the IRTA. (Institute for Research and Technical Assistance)
• We inhale these fumes for 8 hours per night 365 days per year.

8. Do you guarantee your products?

Yes , we provide guarantee for our products up to 7 years for manufacturing defaults for our mattress. Please get approval code from us before you return the mattress.

9. Can we wash our kapok pillows?

All kapok products can be spot cleaned only.

10.Can we fluff the Reborn Kapok pillows in the drier?

Yes, you can fluff the pillows by putting them in the drier