A mattress test expert breaks natural and organic certifications (2025)

As a professional Tester mattress, I have seen a trend upwards in the last years of people who look at mattresses, minimums and organic sheets. That it is a renewed attention to what is truly “healthy” and without toxins, or a concern for the use of glass fiber (I know we all remember that it has exploded Tiktok), multiple brands get more and more certified products.

However, just because someone is launching a label and using watchwords as “natural” and “organic” does not mean that it is the real deal. Nor does it mean that it really qualifies as an organic: you really have to look closely to check. If I only see a brand to do this, I give them a serious side eye.

When natural things are truly, organic sleep products are not cheap because they involve top materials. Here are common logos and certifications that you will see and which materials are often associated, so you can discern which type of bed linen you are buying like a professional.

If you see this, know that it is the real deal

If one of these logos appear in your research, it is a good sign that the product you are looking is really organic certified on a global scale. Each of these organizations has a database in which it is possible to look for brands and products, so to be 100 %sure, I recommend that you take that extra step just to check.

Global Organic Standard Textile (Gots) It is a certification that supports rigid guidelines on the production of organic cotton and other textile fibers. In conclusion: Gots verifies that non -GMO plants are used, together with potentially poisonous agricultural pesticides. The organization also evaluates the environmental impact of the growth of these materials, production and standards of human rights, production and distribution. There is also a third party certification used to verify that the materials are truly of the highest quality. You can search for Gots products within the Database of the organization check.

Global organic latex StandardOtherwise known as Gols, it is a certification specifically relevant to latex products and the purity and quality of the raw material used. The latex is analyzed at every stage of the game, by the collection of rubber lymph farms to be processed in materials used in mattresses or other products involved in latex. Gols certified products must demonstrate that they have followed these passages to a T and that have generated a minimum environmental impact in the process.

Eco-institute It is an organization and the laboratory with German headquarters that will tester products for dangerous substances that can infiltrate air quality and compromise human health. These substances may include Cov and Formaldehyde. It also serves as a verification for other organic certifications, such as Gots. You can search for certified products inside database Also.

Non -organic, but focused on health

The following certifications They are still good signs to see, but they will not qualify a product as truly “organic”. This may be due to the fact that the evaluation process is managed in the final stages when the product is already made, instead of checking -in during the entire process of the supply chain. You can also check the database of each site to see if a product or brand has made the cut.

Oeko-Tex Standard 100 International Certification It is assigned to products that are confirmed that they do not have over 1,000 substances harmful to human health. The list is revised every year for maintenance and you can check if a brand is truly certified by checking the label within the organization database. It can never be too careful!

GreenGuard Gold certification It is linked to air quality, in particular the emissions generated by volatile organic compounds (COV). Since air circulation is much more detained inside than outdoors, there is really no “space to breathe” so to speak for emissions to transmit. For mattresses outside the carbonation, followed by you then sleep on them at night, you may not feel so hot if there are high emissions. This is something to consider, especially with Memory -natural foam “. There is also a GreenGuard Standard certification, but the Gold Certification passes higher standard. You will see very much the GreenGuard gold certifications in the biological certification sphere. It is very important, but it is equally vital to understand that this does not qualify a product as a” organic “. UL SPOT database (Sustainable trusted products) to check certified products.

UL also has a formaldehyde without formaldehyde This gives a stamp of approval to products that do not incorporate this harmful substance into its trick.

EWG (Environmental Working Group) It is an organization dedicated to the understanding of long -term branches of some chemicals and the way they interact with our bodies, especially when they contact the skin. EWG measures if these types of chemicals are used in products. In particular, it seeks over 10,500 substances that could cause physical damage, such as cancer and potential damage to your endocrine and reproductive systems. It is a certification used for cosmetics, skin care and, of course, Mattresses Because everyone touches your skin directly.

And the USDA?

Are you wondering, why no Department of Agriculture of the United States in this list? The bottom line is that many manufacturers of mattresses and sleep products have an international presence, which requires a separate series of standards and regulations that outline the quality of the product.

But if you identify one of the previous ones and the product adapts to your personal standards for what you need, you should be in good shape.

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