Fiberglass in mattresses has recently taken off as a huge consumer issue. Class action lawsuits have been filed, numerous complaints from consumers, and claims of horrible side effects from the material in their mattresses.
Does fiberglass really pose a threat to your sleep… or overall health? And if so, what mattresses have fiberglass? This guide will break down what you need to know about fiberglass in mattresses.
What is fiberglass?
Fiberglass is a fiber-reinforced plastic made of a woven material embedded with glass fibers. Fiberglass can be valuable for some uses due to its high melting point, corrosion resistance, and insulating properties.
Common uses for fiberglass include aircraft bodies, windows, roofing, boats, and bathtubs.
But in the mattress market, fiberglass has some real disadvantages, especially when if starts escaping from the mattress.
Fiberglass can be used in small strands or even a powder-like substance that can become airborne. Once outside the mattress, it can cause skin or eye irritation, allergies, and dangerous potential for hazardous inhalation.
Why do mattresses use fiberglass?
Mattress companies use fiberglass within their mattress because it is an inexpensive method to achieve required fire resistance ratings.
United States federal regulations require that mattresses meet flammability standards. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 16 CFR 1632 and 1633 sets the specific rules for the tests and the standards to which mattresses must adhere to.
Which mattresses contain fiberglass?
The table below highlights 140 different mattresses from nearly 100 different brands to determine which ones contain fiberglass.
In most cases, the use of fiberglass is only used as a fire retardant within an enclosed cover. Many companies (even those that use fiberglass) still enclose the material within other layers or make the fibers otherwise inaccessible to sleepers.
This helps to minimize the risk of exposure.
In many cases, the cheaper the mattress, the more likely it is to contain fiberglass (as you will see in the table below). You can see our citations / sources of fiberglass information below.
| Name | Price | Does It Have Fiberglass? |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Little Monkeys | $1,199 | Unknown |
| Allswell Cool | $999 | Yes |
| Amazon Basics | Varies | Unknown |
| Amerisleep AS3 | $1,299 | No |
| Amerisleep AS3 Hybrid | $1,299 | No |
| Amerisleep AS5 Hybrid | $1,699 | No |
| Amerisleep Organica | $1,299 | No |
| Ashley Gruve | $750 | Yes |
| Ashley Gruve Hybrid | $900 | Yes |
| Ashley Ultra | $900 | Yes |
| Avocado Eco | $1,299 | No |
| Avocado Green | $1,900 | No |
| Awara | $1,099 | No |
| Awara Premier | $1,499 | No |
| Bear Elite Hybrid | $1,373 | No |
| Bear Hybrid | $1,126 | No |
| Bedinabox Original | $799 | No |
| Bedinabox Eco-Lux | $1,439 | No |
| Bedinabox Tranquillium | $799 | No |
| Big Mattress Classic | $2,549 | No |
| Birch | $1,449 | No |
| Birch Luxe | $2,499 | No |
| Brentwood Home Oceano | $1,839 | No |
| Brooklyn Bedding Aurora | $1,406 | No |
| Brooklyn Bedding Custom | $1,312 | No |
| Brooklyn Bedding Sedona | $1,799 | No |
| Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid | $999 | No |
| Casper Original | $1295 | Yes |
| Casper Original Hybrid | $1695 | Yes |
| Casper Nova Hybrid | $2295 | Yes |
| Casper Wave Hybrid | $2895 | No |
| Casper Wave Snow Hybrid | $3395 | No |
| Classic Brands | Varies | Yes |
| Comfort Tech Serene | $299 | Yes |
| Crafted Sleep 1-Sided | $729 | No |
| Crafted Sleep 2-Sided | $899 | No |
| Diamond Flurry Lux | $1,699 | No |
| Diamond Lagoon | $999 | No |
| Diamond Sage | $1,499 | No |
| Diamond Tailor | $899 | No |
| Douglas | $749 | No |
| Dreamcloud | $899 | Unknown |
| Dreamcloud Premier | $1,199 | Unknown |
| Dreamcloud Premier Rest | $1,499 | Unknown |
| EcoSleep Hybrid Luxe | $1,406 | No |
| Eight Sleep Pod 3 | $3,145 | No |
| Elm Sleep Resort | $1,499 | No |
| eLuxurySupply | $500 | Unknown |
| Emma CliMax | $799 | No |
| Emma Original Foam | $699 | No |
| Full Moon | $449 | Yes |
| Ghostbed Classic | $998 | Yes |
| Ghostbed Flex | $1,698 | Yes |
| Ghostbed Luxe | $1,485 | Yes |
| Habitat Furnishings Ascend Air | $2,099 | Unknown |
| Happsy | $1,399 | No |
| Helix Dawn | $999 | No |
| Helix Dawn Luxe | $1,899 | No |
| Helix Dusk | $999 | No |
| Helix Dusk Luxe | $1,799 | No |
| Helix Kids | $749 | No |
| Helix Midnight | $999 | No |
| Helix Midnight Luxe | $1,799 | No |
| Helix Moonlight | $999 | No |
| Helix Plus | $1,449 | No |
| Helix Twilight | $999 | No |
| Helix Sunset | $999 | No |
| IKEA Haugesund | $329 | No* |
| IKEA Haugsvar | $449 | No* |
| IKEA Vatnestrom | $849 | No* |
| IKEA Morgedal | $299 | No* |
| IKEA Meistervik | $199 | No* |
| IKEA Hesstun | $649 | No* |
| IKEA Myrbacka | $549 | No* |
| IKEA Amsosen | $599 | Yes |
| IKEA Matrand | $399 | No* |
| Layla | $949 | Yes |
| Layla Hybrid | $1,499 | Yes |
| Leesa Legend | $2,099 | Yes |
| Leesa Original | $1,099 | Yes |
| Leesa Original Hybrid | $1,299 | Yes |
| Leesa Sapira | $1,699 | Yes |
| Leesa Studio | $699 | Yes |
| Logan & Cove | $1,099 | No |
| Loom & Leaf | $1,932 | No |
| Lytton Signature | $1,499 | No |
| Natural Form Refresh | $2,895 | No |
| Naturepedic Chorus | $1,999 | No |
| Nectar Hybrid | $736 | Unknown |
| Nectar Hybrid Premier | $1,071 | Unknown |
| Nectar Hybrid Premier Copper | $1,339 | Unknown |
| Nectar Original | $669 | Unknown |
| Nectar Premier | $1,205 | Unknown |
| Nectar Premier Copper | $1,205 | Unknown |
| Nest Bedding Finch | $1,879 | No |
| Nest Bedding Lark | $1,159 | No |
| Nest Bedding Owl | $1,760 | No |
| Nest Bedding Puffin | $599 | No |
| Nest Bedding Quail | $1,039 | No |
| Nest Bedding Robin | $850 | No |
| Nest Bedding Sparrow | $1,599 | No |
| Nolah Evolution 15 | $1,599 | No |
| Nolah Natural | $1,199 | No |
| Nolah Original | $899 | No |
| Nolah Signature | $1,299 | No |
| Nolah Signature All Foam Hybrid | $1,399 | No |
| NovaForm ComfortGrande Plus | $699 | No |
| Novosbed | $999 | No |
| Plank | $1,112 | No |
| Plank Firm Luxe | $1,149 | No |
| Propel Dual-Sided Hybrid | $1,499 | No |
| Puffy Original | $1049 | Yes |
| Puffy Lux Hybrid | $1499 | Yes |
| Puffy Royal Hybrid | $2399 | Yes |
| Purple | $1,299 | No |
| Purple Hybrid | $2,199 | No |
| Purple Hybrid Premier 3 | $2,699 | No |
| Purple Hybrid Premier 4 | $3,499 | No |
| Saatva Classic | $1,580 | No |
| Saatva Memory Foam Hybrid | $1,404 | No |
| Sheets & Giggles Eucalyptus | $1,199 | No |
| Shuteye Whisper | $1,799 | Unknown |
| Siena | $499 | Yes |
| Simba Hybrid 2500 | £1,329 | Unknown |
| Spindle | $1,600 | No |
| Suilong Utopia | $430 | Unknown |
| SweetNight Dreamy | $469 | No |
| SweetNight Dreamy Hybrid | $487 | No |
| Tempur Cloud | £1,319 | Yes |
| Tempurpedic Cloud Breeze | $4,149 | Yes |
| Titan Luxe Hybrid | $1,199 | No |
| Titan Plus | $937 | No |
| Vaya Hybrid | $799 | No |
| Vibe | $561 | Yes |
| Winkbed | $1,499 | No |
| Winkbed EcoCloud | $1,699 | No |
| Winkbed GravityLux | $1,499 | No |
| Winkbed Plus | $1,499 | No |
| Zoma | $999 | No |
| Zoma Hybrid | $999 | No |
| Zoma Start | $599 | No |
| Zinus | Varies | Yes |
*Use of fiberglass varies by country of manufacturer and local laws / regulations
**Mattresses marked as “Unknown” are marked as such because it was not clear whether the mattress used fiberglass. If we could not determine a definitive “Yes” or “No” the mattress is marked as “Unknown”.
Citations
- Amerisleep: https://amerisleep.com/blog/best-mattress-without-fiberglass/
- Ashley Sleep: 3rd party sources
- Allswell: 3rd party sources
- Avocado: Live chat session
- Awara: Live chat session
- Bear: https://www.bearmattress.com/blogs/news/why-you-need-a-fiberglass-free-mattress
- Bedinanbox: Live chat session
- Big Mattress Co: Email support
- Birch: https://birchliving.com/pages/all-natural
- Brentwood Home: Live chat session
- Brooklyn Bedding: Live chat session
- Casper: Live chat session
- Comfort Tech: Email support
- Crafted Sleep: Live chat session
- Diamond: Live chat session
- Douglas: Live chat session
- Dreamcloud: https://www.dreamcloudsleep.com/posts/non-toxic-mattress/
- EcoSleep (Brooklyn Bedding): Live chat session
- Eight Sleep: 3rd party sources
- Elm Sleep: Live chat session
- Emma: Live chat session
- eLuxury Supply: Live chat session
- Full Moon: Live chat session
- Ghostbed: Live chat session
- Happsy: 3rd party sources
- Helix: https://support.helixsleep.com/hc/en-us/articles/11655403889047-Do-Helix-mattresses-contain-fiberglass-
- IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/files/pdf/5c/df/5cdf003d/ikea_faq_flame _retardants.pdf
- Layla: Live chat session
- Leesa: https://support.leesa.com/hc/en-us/articles/4413643625623-Does-your-mattress-contain-fiberglass-
- Logan & Cove: Live chat session
- Loom & Leaf: https://www.saatva.com/mattresses/loom-and-leaf
- Lytton: Live chat session
- Natural Form: Live chat session
- Naturpedic: https://www.naturepedic.com/blog/1970/01/fiberglass-in-mattresses
- Nectar: https://www.elglaw.com/mattresses/nectar/
- Nest Bedding: https://www.nestbedding.com/pages/how-are-your-beds-ecofriendly
- Nolah: https://www.nolahmattress.com/products/nolah-original-10?gclid=Cj0KCQiAw8OeBhCeARIsAGxWtUzlL6gei0dUOAqo0wmXnC2MP0ObuTAEidKi6HRDl1MpdBV0hwTLvn0aAsacEALw_wcB
- Novosbed: Live chat session
- Plank: Live chat session
- Propel (Brooklyn Bedding): Live chat session
- Puffy: Live chat session
- Purple: https://purple.com/blog/mattress-materials-safest-sleepers
- Saatva: https://saatvahelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041430954-What-flame-retardants-do-Saatva-mattresses-use-
- Siena: Referenced photo of law tag
- Spindle: https://spindlemattress.com/products/latex-mattress
- SweetNight: https://support.sweetnight.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412127916569-Do-Sweetnight-Mattresses-or-Toppers-Contain-Any-Fiberglass-
- Tempurpedic: Live chat session
- Titan (Brooklyn Bedding): Live chat session
- Vaya: https://vayasleep.com/mattresses/hybrid/
- Vibe: 3rd party sources
- Winkbed: Chat answer
- Zinus: Class action lawsuit
- Zoma: https://www.amazon.com/ZOMA-Start-Memory-Foam-Mattress/dp/B08X2RKW2R?th=1
