Is fiberglass in your mattress safe?
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2021
- A Knoxville man has joined a class action alleging that the fiberglass in some mattress is unsafe.
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Fiberglass should be banned. My grandmother had fiberglass bedroom curtains hanging over our beds and my sister and had developed asthma really bad as kids. To this day my sister and I still battle with respiratory issues because of fiberglass in the curtains.
never removed my cover, always kept a mattress pad on top and we were lucky that we saw a story and saw the leaking under the bed before it got to the rest of our house. the covers do not hold up over time, do not buy a mattress with fiberglass
I just noticed the leaking under my bed, any advice on how to go about cleaning it up?
@@ripmilo yes! first, mentally prepare that this will probably take you a few hours if not the whole day. get protection: gloves, disposable overalls, eye protection, and masks (N95 should be good) and then get two mattress bags so you can bag it up from top and bottom. turn off the A/C and all fans and bag up the mattress. i also taped it where the covers met just to make sure nothing gets out. (hopefully you have help! my partner and i did it together)
if you store stuff under the bed, you can keep plastic boxes and things that can be cleaned with disposable wipes but if you have anything fabric, there’s no hope so dispose of it. wipe down your bed frame and vacuum the floor underneath! also don’t forget to clean your vacuum well after, and if you have any disposable filters once you’re done cleaning, toss those as well.
your main goal is to try to contain the leak and make sure it doesn’t get on you or in the rest of your house! this stuff is impossible to clean once it spreads. it’s 20x worse than glitter lol. i’m so glad you caught it early! this may seem daunting but you got this!
Yep has nothing to do with removing the cover actually... I literally just found out I have one of these fiber glass mattresses and I've never removed the cover for mine. I remove and wash the bed sheets that I have on it. I used the light and noticed all these tiny little shimmering fibers all over my freakin bed sheets and covers. I had been having breathing issues for over a year and it only went away after I stopped sleeping on that mattress. It's a real shame more people don't know about this. I'm really annoyed that I was exposed to this bs for a year and had no idea.
And the stupid mattress wasn't cheap I bet
Might want to have a respiratory exam on your lungs fiberglass particles can cause inflammation of the lungs
I get what they saying but their should be no zipper on it!
For anyone saying “just don’t remove the cover” it’s easy to say when it hasn’t happened to you. We assume that the items in our home, especially items that we’re sleeping on, are safe. When we see a zipper, we assume it’s safe to remove. In my case, the mattress label didn’t even mention fiberglass or say not to remove the cover. On top of that, a lot of the outer covers tend to be flimsy, so if you have cats or other animals that may scratch the outer cover, the fiberglass can escape that way as well. They also wear down over time, so if you don’t replace the mattress, the fiberglass will eventually escape. If you’re gonna buy a memory foam mattress, spend the extra money on a good fiberglass free brand. If you can’t afford it, skip the memory foam. Memory foam mattresses are tough to clean and maintain on top of often containing harmful chemicals, so I would suggest not buying one unless you can afford a trustworthy, top-notch brand.
Does Polyester Fiber mean fiberglass? Mine has that label ?
@@Tokogeta No, but I wouldn't take the cover off just to be safe. Sometimes it isn't listed. Spot clean and get a mattress protector.
Absolutely! This just happened to our daughter and family. An absolute nightmare. Swollen eyes, chest irritation, skin irritation. Never seen anything like it! It's a dann shame!
Why the hell is this even a thing
They say its a fire retardant.
Actually the reason they put fiberglass is because without it, the bed won’t pass safety regulations since the bed is highly flammable because of all the synthetic material used to build the mattress. Some of these mattresses are made using gasoline for crying out loud. This is horsesh!t. Lol
Absolutely horrible situation! I feel terrible for this gentleman. I'm definitely getting a fiberglass free and probably an organic Mattress.
The cover doesn’t do anything over time. These leak fiberglass regardless.
The people behind *the manufacturing of these need to be hanged or drawn and quartered for the financial damage and suffering to thousands of households.
Had this happen to me about 3 months ago. We had to throw out about $2,500 worth of stuff. Literally every piece of clothing my whole family owned. And all my daughter's stuffed animals. It doesn't sound that bad until you remember the washer and dryer. So even if you catch it after 1 day you're absolutely screwed. Still pissed I had to throw out all my Columbia fleeces and coats.
😭 I'm losing my mind, everything itches. Did you guys got a new washer and dryer? Or did you guys just let it run a few times? How's the contamination now? Do you still find them? So much nice stuff I've got are contaminated 😢
I have the same bed and one time I actually tried taking the cover but realized it had fiber glass and closed it back up and never messed with it , till this day the best bed I have ever had
I have dogs that scratch the bed so what if it gets accidentally torn just a big mess waiting to happen
I wish I would’ve seen this video right before I opened my new mattress. It has 50% fiber glass and idk what to do.
Bought a rope from ace hard ware, after 3 years it start to frills and disperse fiberglass all over my skin, when touched . So i put it out side then it got worst from the sun and even flung tiny fibre when its windy outside.
I had no clue until now
I had this mattress from way before, the intructions were different. It would say you could remove to wash the cover, they changed it afterwards after the incidents. Even when you never remove the cover it starts breaking down underneath and goes thru the cover I know from first hand experience. I Always check if it has fiberglass in it now. Never buying zinus cheap shit.
I have this mattress. Damn!
I wished I had known this before. Yesterday I removed the cover to wash it, and my whole apartment is full of fiber glass. I don't know what to do now to clean it.🤬
You can't do anything. Vacuum or use a lint roller (works good). But anything heavily contaminated should be thrown out. I would be careful washing anything with lots because it will get into your washer and could go onto other clothes after.
That devastating. I just tried a mattress from Walmart called Best Price Mattress. It was a hybrid spring mattress 10 inch. I never even opened the mattress but I started to get a sick as a dog from it and started noticing the room getting dusty very quickly. I had to put the thing out right away. Its despicable that these things are allowed to be sold.
Same! 😢😭
@@uhhTabby For anyone reading this, Do Not Vacuum!!!!! it will just send shards into the air.
Update?
Silica fiber is in purple mattress and this is now in my lungs. I'm having issues due to this.
Which purple mattress is it in?
Why would there be fiberglass in the bed? I just bought one and that was my concern. Do all memory foam beds come with fiberglass in it? And why
Federal regulation says mattresses must be fire retardant. Fiberglass is lightweight, colorless, cheap, fire retardant.
Why did they add fiberglass on the mattress anyway ? What's the function ?
It is to prevent fires. Your mattress without a fire retardant material can easily catch fire to the point that you can melt along with your mattress instantly. However, there are better materials to use, companies just use fiberglass because it’s the cheapest…
It's not just cheap mattresses. Tempur Sealy sent DMCA and legal threats because I shared quotes from them stating Stearns and Foster mattresses have glass fiber. 👍
My dog puked. I removed the cover on my "Polyurethane Foam" mattress. At least that's what I thought it was. I spot cleaned the mattress with a towel and vinegar. It felt funny. Soft. I put a fan on it to dry it. Went outside. Drank a cup of coffee and noticed the itching. Googled it. Realized what had happened. Went upstairs. Slowly replaced the cover shaking like a leaf. Ran air scrubbers. Threw out the couch. But it's everywhere. It's in everything. I'm rebuilding after a fire. I've lost my whole life twice. I thought to myself. Why get renters insurance. There's no point. I even bought air purifiers. My chest hurts. My hands itch. My poor little chihuahua. I will now lose everything. Luckily I may be moving. But I've literally lost my whole life. I'm disabled and can't clean up this mess. I feel broken and defeated. How dare you sell me an expensive couch Dorel Home Furnishing. Full of fiberglass. I bought this for my Grandson to come visit and just happened to sleep on it. It didn't hurt my back so I slept on it a few more nights. I can't believe this. My whole life is gone now. I may fail out of college. Lose my car. Why is this legal?
Damn now I’m wondering what health problems I have had been caused by my nectar mattress !!!!!
Basically zero. Fiberglass isn't a serious health risk.
Won’t cause any serious health you’ll just be itchy majority of the time
I have a nectar bed too and took the mattress pad off to wash when one of my kids spilled chocolate milk on it and had no idea! Now all our clothes and things are covered in it!
@@Gargamel19 we just got one and didn't open sending back and getting something without the fiberglass
@@jaffacalling53 that is absolutely untrue. Fiberglass is extremely dangerous and should NEVER be used in any application like this!! You are spreading lies and misinformation!!
Did they ever fix this?
this problem is not fixed. Instead, they've lied and instead Decreased the amount of fiberglass, still there.
@@12dd4ds9please share sources.
Oh shit. I removed and washed them....in the washer and dryer. Wth!!!! I'm itching like anything. Wtf is fiberglass in the mattress?!?
Uh so like is it just my family that checks to see in our mattress has fiber glass before we get em lmao we didn’t one time when I was younger and it was terrible never again always look what they are made of hell you might be allergic to one of the Materials used
OMG 😳 My daughter it’s sick from that, the cough doesn’t go away.
Yep, bought a mattress without knowing it had finger glass in it. When I took off the cover to wash it and dry it boom, bunch of shinny little hairs flying around the laundry room. That’s when I knew, ended up getting rid of the mattress that’s same day.
so what is the problem exactly? they mentioned fiberglass is there in the inner cover and they said not to remove the cover but he did it?
Do some research, it leaks through the covers without removal.
Id buy polyester fillers nextime or better yet natural rubber. Foam.
Polyester is covered in chemicals and therefore a skin irritant to some. Natural rubber foam? you mean Latex?
Avoid close contact? Lol.. It's a bed
I would never buy that mattress! Those fiberglass things are itchy and when they fly around you are done!
Most people removed the Zipper cover,s if you never remove it how would you know if it's new are been returned ,are is there and tares ect 🙄
I don't get it. Is it safer to make bed fire retardant?
Yes but it comes at the cost of your health
Apparently people used to smoke cigarettes in bed, accidentally light their beds on fire, and burn to death. So the federal government passed a law mandating fire retardant in mattresses. And now we have to pay the price because of the stupidity of a few
@@TitanFlare thanks. Didn't know that prostitution feedback is mandatory now.
No it’s not I can prove ours was leaking everywhere our room is covered in it !!
When the label says "don't remove the cover" and you remove it, you can't hold them accountable. If you prove that it leaks through the cover regardless, then you can hold them accountable. Regardless, fiberglass should be banned from mattresses so as Urea-formaldehyde in manufactured wood but our sleepy representatives and regulators are sleeping with manufacturers we should do our own research on everything we buy.
Mine doesn’t have any warning nor care label whatsoever! And it was brand new in the box when I got it 😡
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Someone taking you to the cleaners if they are going to charge you $25k USD to hepa vacuum... far out.
Get a mattress protector and use bed sheet. Wash those instead
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Finerglass is in EVERY CIGARETTE EXPLAIN FUCKING THAT
Don't buy cheap mattresses at the same place you buy groceries or auto parts. This is why mattress stores exist and why most people spend more that $400 on a mattress.
A bunch of the top brands at mattress stores contain fiberglass, well over $400.. They are just shady and call it "Silica" instead. 👍
I just dealt with a similar situation with a Casper Mattress that I spent over $1,000 on. The woven silica wrap on the outside is actually a very similar material that looked just like the fiberglass in the video but worst. The little tiny spiderweb like particles were everywhere and caused some health issues.
You know, I'd adore spending 400-1000 on a mattress but I don't even make that much monthly.
Throwing more money at a problem doesn't always equal a solution. Nothing beats research and knowledge. I learned that lesson the hard way. Lost 10k. the solution was only 4k. ended up paying 14k all together when I could have just went with the cheaper unit.
BS
No ifs FN not!!!!
Huh?
The solution is… dont buy mattress made out of 70% fiberglass or with fiberglass for that matter.
That's not always easy when your on a strict budget,
@@dustnbones0013 health is wealth
@@clijsters3187 sure, so I take it you are fighting for people to have living wages, so they can afford to buy a nice mattress, without becoming homeless?
@@dustnbones0013 It's not about that. it's about safety. you will be spending much more if that things happens.
@@clijsters3187 so are people knee deep in poverty suppose to just pull money out of their asses? instead of blaming poor people, why not blame the mattress manufactures, there is a way to make a budget mattress, without endangering people's health,
Ill bet a lot of people that caught covid and also had these mattresses died...
Warnings are there for a reason my guy
So are zippers, my dude
Well duh read the instructions thoroughly always, also they sell covers for your mattress, that cover that comes on the mattress is what keeps it together Dum dums
You're the dum dum.
Companies advertise “Fiber Glass Free” when they have FIBER GLASS COVERS. Even if you think to look and make sure your bed isn’t made out of SHARDS OF GLASS companies blatantly lie about it. “Molblly” and “Zoma” for example. I never once removed my cover and GLASS obviously made its way through CHEAP FABRIC. Google is free idiot research before you speak. If you aren’t going through it shut up.
This is why reading and comprehension is important.
People are dumb; It’s a universal statement.
There is no warning nor content/care label on mine, I looked for either before I unzipped to wash it, and the mattress was brand new out of the box when I got it, so no one took it off. You can’t read something that’s not even there!🤬
@@lizsimone706 All of my mattresses have always had these ,but I perfectly well know that yours might be a one off that the factory just "forgot" to add the label or it got removed by accident.
Oh stop! The instructions are on the INSIDE, so one would see it only AFTER. ANd you read the manuals for all your equipment and clothes too? Weirdo.
@@Filmandsushirolls For every person that is dumb there are 50 intelligent people that are being lied to and taken advantage of .