OCZ BLOG
How Safe Is Your Mattress?
We don’t use PBDE’s or other chemicals, so. . . you may wonder how we can offer these chemical-free mattresses without comprising fire safety, and that’s definitely something you need to consider when purchasing a mattress free of chemical flame retardants. We can’t speak for every natural mattress manufacturer, but in our case, we’ve carefully..
read moreWelcome to our “New” Blog!
We now have this “new” blog up and running. Hope you like it. We’ll try to move our archives of “letters” and “tidbits” over to this site a little at a time. But for now, this is the new place we’ll be posting news, articles, and random ramblings!
read moreGet Naked
It’s official. We’ve finally decided on a name for our soap and body care line: Naked Spa…. Ingredients so natural they may as well be naked. We use the bare essentials for the various items. Our bar soaps are USDA certified organic. Yippee! And the only preservative is natural rosemary. Our hemp clay mask and..
read moreChemical warfare in our clothes?
Did you know that chemicals and technologies developed for warfare during World War I and II, were later incorporated into pesticides for our farms? Your skin BREATHES — and is in contact with clothing, which is why some people suffer adverse reactions to chemically treated fibers. Starting with the cultivation through to the finished fabric,..
read moreHow to make a bed
Europeans are often shocked to see a bed made-up first thing in the morning. It is standard practice in Western Europe to let the bed *breathe* in the morning. The comforter is turned back to allow body moisture and odors to escape from the mattress via air circulation.
read moreHousehold cleaning
Enjoying a natural lifestyle doesn’t mean less choices. It means less hazardous substances that can be toxic and leave behind odorous fumes. It means choosing natural cleaning tools containing no harmful or dangerous chemicals. It also means having the confidence that the product not only does the job right, but it does the job safely...
read moreWhat are PBDEs anyway?
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, or PBDEs, are chemical additives that reduce the flammability of everyday items, such as computer casings, carpet pads, cushions and mattresses. In recent years, scientists have discovered that: PBDEs leach out of the items to which they were added and enter the environment. PBDEs are showing up in the air, soil and..
read moreKudos to you
Organic cotton is the purest form of cotton available, never coming in contact with any form of chemical treatments. Even the soil must be chemical-free for a period of three years before organic crops can be cultivated. It’s the safest, smartest, most natural choice for our families and our environment. In fact, one organic cotton..
read moreBecause dust mites like cotton…
We’ve designed a quilted coverlet made from organic cotton! YIPPEE. It has just enough batting for warmth, quilted tight on organic cotton ticking to prevent bunching. And best of all? It’s machine washable. For years, other companies would offer organic cotton comforters, which can’t be washed, and we held strong in our belief to not..
read moreCatalog Welcome Letter
When people see the catalog they assume I’m a granola eating tree hugger. Well, I don’t really like granola — but I do love trees! The thing is I don’t fit into any real stereotype. I’m pretty much a normal gal. But I do have a passion to feel fulfilled and rewarded by contributing what..
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