Safe Box Spring
March 20, 2018, by Debra Lynn Dadd
Question from Nick
Hi Debra,
Wanted to know if you know a good non toxic healthy box spring or foundation for under a mattress?
Debra's Answer
Actually I had never thought about this before.
I bought a wood slat frame for my natural mattress years ago and I think most people do that. These are widely available. The least expensive are those from IKEA, which I have purchased in the past and recommended to readers and clients. Nobody has ever complained to me they didn’t like them. But there are many others. Get unfinished wood and leave unfinished or apply a toxic free finish.
I had an assumption that all the natural mattress manufacturers would make box springs, but apparently they don’t.
Here are some box springs made with organic and natural materials:
These are archives of Q&A asked by readers and answered by Debra Lynn Dadd (from 2005-2019) or Lisa Powers (from 2019-2020). Answers have been edited and updated as of December, 2020.