organic mattress pads

Is getting an organic mattress pad good enough for protection from mattress off-gassing chemicals?

Organic mattresses start at $1,700. Is buying a regular mattress and an organic mattress pad/topper good enough protection from the chemical off-gassing? Or is the only way to go completely organic?

The only real chemicals that outgas would be the glue and any solvents they used to clean the parts.
My mother has Multiple Chemical Syndrome, which means she has a severe reaction to almost any chemical smells. Needless to say, it’s hard for her to go shopping, but from her experience, we’ve all learned that most things outgas on their own within 1-2 years. I also know from that experience that a topper wouldn’t prevent anything on it from outgassing… it might actually make it take longer (because it doesn’t get sufficient air on the top part that’s covered), and you would still smell the fresh bed smells from the bottom (which isn’t sealed off).

If you want to outgas a new bed faster, put it in a room with a good air purifier and leave it in there for a while… it should be mostly outgassed in a few months or so if it’s an otherwise empty room. We once made the mistake of having a spare freezer in the room we were outgassing some furniture and the freezer started outgassing…. it stunk in their for months!

Anyway, if you’re worried about the chemical odors, go for a smaller company or one that makes them in-house so you can specify you don’t want too much glue or chemicals in it (which isn’t an option in most areas)…. or just get a bed that’s been in a non-smoking environment for a couple years. Good luck!

[edit]: Sorry, I should have clarified… the “air purifier” we used to help the outgassing was an ozone generator, and it does help to outgas faster. Our experience (both with and without it for identical items) and our research before buying it says so.

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