Reading on main fabric of mattress
(sleeping surface / gray & white):
- Antimony (Sb): 42 +/- 26 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 89 +/- 18 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 12 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 31 +/- 19 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 284 +/- 44 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,809 +/- 166 ppm
Reading on white only area of fabric:
- Antimony (Sb): 89 +/- 55 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 98 +/- 38 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 482 +/- 119 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,590 +/- 213 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 2,028 +/- 589 ppm
- Test two: 88 +/- 35 ppm Antimony
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Reading on silver stitching on edge of mattress:
- Antimony (Sb): 71 +/- 35 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 97 +/- 25 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 272 +/- 62 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,453 +/- 185 ppm
- Test two: 79 +/- 39 ppm Antimony
Reading on gray side webbing of mattress: ND for Antimony
- Bromine (Br): 56 +/- 8 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 60 +/- 26 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 211 +/- 63 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,410 +/- 177 ppm
- no other metals detected in consumer goods mode
As always, please let me know if you have any questions. In the interest of getting a bunch of XRF test results up online for my readers quickly – this post does not have too much information (just the test results) – but please click through to the related posts using the keywords at the top of the page for more discussion about the concerns for Antimony in bedding.
All readings reported on this blog were for tests done for at least 60 seconds, unless otherwise noted. Tests on each component were repeated multiple times, to confirm that the results reported are accurate, science-based, and replicable.
The amount of Antimony found in this particular mattress was on the low side (compared to other mattresses I have tested). My educated guess is that this level of Antimony (under 100 ppm across the board in all components) is an indicator that the mattress was not treated with flame retardants (at least not Antimony-based flame retardants). To see more mattresses I have tested and reported on, click here.
What type of mattresses do you use in your home, Tamara?
In the past year, my family has finally “graduated” to mostly having non-toxic Naturepedic mattresses in our home. Two of my boys currently share a Naturepedic Queen, and my husband and I sleep on a Naturepedic split-California-King (with each side of the bed having a different level of firmness). My husband and I have been sleeping like teenagers [everyone knows babies don’t really sleep, lol, so I am not going to say “sleeping like a baby”!] ever since we started sleeping on our new Naturepedic mattress several weeks ago. Here’s a link to a post with pictures of our new Naturepedic bed.
[I am also now an affiliate for Naturepedic — and if you purchase one of their beds starting with a link from my site (here’s a link!) I will receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting my advocacy work in this way.]
Thank you for reading and for sharing my posts.
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
I got heavy metal toxicity from my mattresses. Really messed me up mentally. Slept on it for two years before I was able to figure out what was happening. Daily headaches, memory issues, eye twitch, depression, anxiety, you name it I have/had it.
Oh – that’s really interesting. Did you test positive for Antimony in your blood or hair or urine?
Tamara
I did a hair test. Plus my testosterone went to under 100 which anitmony is known to do. Didn’t test blood just the hair test. Magnesium was super low which antimony is known to cause along with low phosphorous.