I have people that write or call us all the time asking us if our latex mattresses are made from “organic latex”. I though I’d address that very issue, having just come from the Highpoint market and speaking with industry experts on natural latex, as well as many legitimate organic products. First things first…there is no such thing as “organic latex”. Products that are labelled organic are generally certified organic by some sort of recognized authority, whether it b e private or regulatory..but keep in mind, certified organic cotton is one thing, organic latex is another. Raw liquid latex is collective typically from plantation grown Hevea brasiliensis trees grown in vast numbers. True natural latex is botanical in origin, and the end product, if advertised as “natural latex”, will contain no synthetic, petroleum based foam. However, there is no know certification program which regulates latex plantations, either privately or publicly, at the moment. Think about it…certifying any produce “organic” involves thoroughly testing and evaluating hundreds of thousands of acres of earth and soil to determine that it is free of pesticides, herbicides, and a myriad of other compounds..which would probably be of extreme interest to consumers were are thinking of eating their latex mattress, but not to anyone else, so there is no real marathon race to certify latex as organic. Besides, Hevea trees thrive in regions where they are grown on the plantation scale largely without the use of these chemicals…the product is truly all natural, but certifying them as organic is, well, probably something that is not likely to happen any time soon. So, you are shopping for a natural latex mattress, realize that anyone claiming that the latex is organic…is using illusion and not reality. Worry about your avocados being organic. Natural latex, since it is vulcanized, is cleaned by triple rinsing using drinkable water (our product anyway), and the heating process essentially sterilizes the latex, removing any pathogens as well. Natural latex, if it is botanical in origin, is pretty pristine stuff.