Organic mattresses and organic bedding are very important for your health and the health of your children. Virtually all commercially available mattresses made today are filled with petroleum based foam and then soaked in a pound or more of fire retardant chemicals. These mattresses outgas formaldehyde as they age, which is a known carcinogen. Fire redardants, made of chemicals called PBDEs, build up in our bodies like the banned PCBs and have been associated with neurological damage and cancer. PBDE fire retardants have already been banned in Europe, but unfortunately not in North America. Organic mattresses are the only way to protect yourself from 8 hours of exposure to these dangerous chemicals every night.