While counting sheep may help you get to sleep, your mattress doesn’t have to include them.
Vegan mattress brands are sourcing organic materials that hit the snooze button on chemical flame retardants and animal byproducts.
Conventional mattresses were mostly made using an innerspring core, fiber fill (which may or may not obtain animal ingredients), and topped with toxic flame retardants.
On the other hand, the best plant-based mattresses cuddle up to natural and organic materials that haven’t been treated with these chemicals—such as organic cotton and organic latex—to produce luxury sleep, no sheep necessary.
And that’s what we’ve prioritized in this list, including fair and safe working conditions and energy use.
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The Best Plant-Based Mattress Brands To Catch Conscious Zs
We love a brand that continues to grow and adapt. Naturepedic provides the same first-stitch-to-finish quality on each mattress, whether it’s their regular sustainable mattresses or vegan options.
Avocado replaces wool for GOTS-certified organic cotton to create a hybrid mattress featuring an organic latex core with 1400+ pocketed support coils.
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Naturepedic
About Naturepedic
Price Range: $2,199–$4,299
Naturepedic‘s main production focus is utilizing local Amish craftsmanship, harvesting sustainable materials, and providing a softer mattress for your slumber.
A regular in our sustainable bedding coverage (er, covers?), they follow suit with their plant-based mattress choices—namely, the EOS Classic Vegan Mattress.
Vegan Certified and PETA-approved, it allows you to choose which firmness level you’d like on both sides of the bed, meaning one side could be cushion firm while the other medium or medium firm. The choice is yours, and your partner’s!
Naturepedic also stocks vegan organic crib mattresses for babies and kids.
Naturepedic’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Without using highly flammable polyurethane foam in a traditional foam mattress, this organic mattress is made of certified organic latex (both talalay and dunlop latex).
Their certified organic cotton (used as filling and the organic cotton cover) is US-grown and collected from USDA organic sources.
Their plant-based PLA layer is made from non-GMO sugarcane, and used for its moisture-wicking properties.
Naturpedic’s glueless encased recycled steel coils are made in-house (a Naturepedic exclusive) to provide pressure relief without toxic adhesives.
A willing participant in The Chemical Footprint Project to document and monitor their environmental impact, Naturepedic ensures their mattresses are certified by UL, Greenguard Gold, and MADE SAFE.
Supply chain & labor practices:
This US-based business collects as much of its materials as possible from local sources, while working with local Amish craftsmen.
If they have to source materials from outside the United States, they turn to Indian, Pakistan, and Sri Lankan suppliers, most of whom hold their own FSC, GOTS, or GOLS certifications.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Naturepedic’s Sustainability Report highlights the ways in which the company strives to lessen their environmental impact.
Their recycled packaging is printed using GOTS-approved soy inks on FSC-certified or recycled paper and cardboard.
Their US office uses efficient timed lighting, recycled paper, carpooling, and expanded efficient air filtration systems.
Avocado
About Avocado
Price Range: $1,399–$3,199
Avocado took matters of conscious sleep (oxymoron intended) into their own hands when they began crafting mattresses years ago, after finding the sustainable sleep market relatively slim.
Handmade in LA, their hybrid vegan mattress comes in Standard, for a medium firm snooze (ideal for back and stomach sleepers) or select Pillowtop for gentle firm.
Avocado also allows you to top your plant-based memory foam mattress with organic cotton protectors, toppers, pillowcases, and more—not to mention yourself with organic cotton pajamas.
While their standard Avocado Green Mattress isn’t vegan, you can rest assured their vegan alternative is made with the same care and quality as the remaining Avocado line.
Don’t just take our word for it; Avocado vegan mattress reviews rave about its plush and ergonomic feel, whether you’re a side sleeper or whatever!
Avocado’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
Avocado swaps wool for GOTS-certified organic cotton to create their wool-free mattress, resulting in a hybrid mattress featuring a GOLS certified organic latex core with 1400+ pocketed support coils.
All Vegan Certified and PETA-approved.
Even without the use of naturally fire retardant wool, Avocado’s latex mattress holds the MADE SAFE certification by infusing natural graphite as a non-toxic fire barrier to protect your mattress.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Avocado production takes place right in LA, under ILO-compliant labor protections that are checked by the brand’s Certified B Corp status.
Not only is their vegan latex mattress American made, but it’s made using sustainably-sourced materials from their co-owned farms in India and Guatemala.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
This member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council ensures each of their products are made using clean energy. So much so, in fact, they hold the Climate Neutral certification.
Speaking of green, these mattresses have a 25-year warranty and a full 1-year sleep trial to ensure it’s the perfect and long-lasting pick for you.
If you’re looking for some bedtime reading, take a peek at their sustainability report for more.
Brentwood Home
About Brentwood Home
Price Range: $1,149–$2,398
Brentwood Home, with its decades of experience (and as a sustainable sibling to Avocado), creates a plush hybrid mattress that eliminates the use of harmful chemicals.
If you’re searching for the memory foam feel in a non-toxic vegan mattress, Brentwood Home’s Crystal Cove Flippable Mattress (sounds dramy, doesn’t it?) is the one for you.
These plant-based mattresses range in size from Twin to California King (and Split King), with the option to complete your set with their Crystal Cove Activated Charcoal Pillow, or Crystal Cove Wedge Pillow.
Their full range of bedding will kit out your vegan bedroom to the T.
Brentwood Home’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
The Crystal Cove mattress is made with luxurious layers, like 2 inches of GOLS certified Dunlop organic latex that holds the eco-INSTITUT certification.
Next, is the 1-inch flow foam for pressure relief, and 2 inches of charcoal-infused memory foam (both foams are CertiPUR-US certified, which means no off-gassing or toxic chemicals are used in production).
Their 8-inch pocketed coil springs are made from upcycled steel in the US.
This medium firm hybrid mattress is flippable, meaning you choose which comfortable side you snooze on best.
Without the use of any animal products in this mattress, Brentwood Home guarantees cleaning between the use of machines that process animal products (like their GOTS certified wool) so, your vegan lifestyle is respected from beginning to purchase.
Supply chain & labor practices:
Brentwood Home’s organic mattresses, bedding, and eco-friendly bed frames are made in LA with international materials.
They own their own latex farms in India and Guatemala, as well as their own sheep farms in the Himalayas to ensure they’re sourcing ethical wool for their non-vegan mattress models.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Brentwood Home’s latex mattress is GreenGuard GOLD certified, ensuring production with low chemical emissions.
Partnering with CarbonFund makes offsetting their carbon emissions something Brentwood Home does in their sleep.
They also upcycle as much as possible, including turning things like plastic bottles, coconut industry scraps, and denim scraps into product components.
PlushBeds
About PlushBeds
Price Range: $2,799–$3,798
Kick back, relax and enjoy PlushBeds‘ due diligence in creating healthy, plush vegan mattresses that won’t harm your family or use the farm.
PlushBeds prioritizes a bed free of chemical flame retardants, volatile organic compounds, and polyurethane foam. So, they began creating safe sleep spaces, which morphed into a climate conscious sustainable bedding brand.
Winning six Mattress of The Year awards, The Natural Bliss mattress has a lifetime warranty and a 100 night sleep trial, in sizes ranging from Twin to California King.
While we haven’t personally tested this one we’ve tested other PlushBeds sleep necessities and their Luxury Bliss Latex Mattress, which we absolutely love. Here’s our in-depth PlushBeds review.
PlushBeds Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
If synthetic foams, blends, and chemicals give you nightmares, you’re not alone.
The Greenguard Gold-certified Natural Bliss mattress is made of pure GOLS-certified organic latex with a GOTS-certified organic cotton cover that features their patented Eco Fire Barrier™, a plant-based mattress fire retardant.
To top off the top, their patented Eco Fire Barrier, made of all-natural plant-derived materials, is the Natural Bliss mattress’ alternative to toxic flame retardants.
Don’t forget one of their organic mattress protectors to keep your new investment safe and clean.
Supply chain & labor practices:
If you’re comparing Plushbeds vs Avocado, know that both these top-tier ethical mattress brands manufacture in the USA
PlushBeds’ sustainable harvested materials are sourced from farmers who share the same principles and meet regularly with suppliers around the globe.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
PlushBeds doesn’t waste time, or carbon emissions by shipping mattresses from third-party factories overseas, instead, each mattress is made in their California factory and shipped directly to your door.
They utilize the carbon offset program TerraPass to account for the emissions they do produce.
As a Sustainable Furnishings Council member and Green America Certified Business, they factor sustainability into all aspects of business, down to the hemp and corn-based packaging materials.
Nest Bedding
About Nest Bedding
Price Range: $849–$1499
This next mattress manufacturer has cracked the comfy code for crafting vegan beds.
Nest Bedding, with over a decade of experience, takes sleep seriously. With a 365 night sleep trial and lifetime warranty, you can crawl into your Quail Memory Foam Mattress and breathe a (clean) sigh of relief.
Providing you with not only a new mattress, Nest Bedding supplies, furniture, bedding, robes, masks, and even pet beds—woof, talk about safe sleep for the whole family!
If you don’t find something juuust right for Goldilocks, or her three bears, Nest offers the Build-A-Nest option that allows you to choose the vegan-iest options from pillow to toe.
Nest’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices
Materials:
The Quail Plush memory foam mattress isn’t 100% natural, but it is 100% vegan and non-toxic.
Instead of latex foam, it features Energex Temperature Responsive Foam and support base foam, both of which are CertiPUR-US® certified and allowed time to air out in the factory, decreasing the chance of off-gassing.
Whether we’re talking about their mattresses or pillows, all products bear non-toxic OEKO-TEX certification.
The breathable thermic phase cooling cover releases the heat into a mattress that doesn’t use conventional glues but an air flow layer to disperse heat better.
To replace the fire-resistant quality wool would provide, they use non-chemical hydrogenated silica.
Supply chain & labor practices:
While the ethical mattresses are constructed in an annually-audited factory in Arizona, Nest Bedding collects their materials globally from suppliers that uphold high working standards.
Other products, like their organic comforters, are made in a SMETA audited Chinese factory.
Carbon commitments & green practices:
Nest opts for certified organic cotton bags to ship their bedding in to reduce the amount of plastic in their delivery chain.
The FSC-certified bamboo used in their sheets is made using a water recycling process and each mattress is eligible for their Lifetime Renewal Exchange (LRE) to encourage proper mattress recycling.
Community & charitable giving:
Nest Bedding donated beds and pillows to the San Francisco SafeHouse in 2016.
Why Choose A Vegan-Friendly Mattress?
If you’re reading this article, there’s a good chance you’re vegan—but even if you’re not, making your bed vegan and your sleep cycle animal-free isn’t a baaaa-d idea.
So are mattresses vegan? And if not, why should you invest in a vegan alternative?
Well the why is obvious—we really don’t need to be snoozing on violations of animal rights—but the what is sometimes less obvious, which can make shipping for a plant-based mattress tricky.
Wool and down are the obvious animal byproducts used in mattresses, usually in pillow top layers and natural fiber filling. White wool is advantageous for its fire retardant qualities, the wool may not be sourced from ethical sources.
Beyond that, conventional mattresses may also include sneaky animal-derived ingredients in the form of silk coverings, adhesives, and gel layers (which can be made of animal gelatin).
So are memory foam mattresses vegan?
Possibly not. While memory foam itself is usually made of polyurethane (a vegan petroleum product), they may be adhered using animal-based glues and gel laters.
That’s why we seek latex instead. Can latex be vegan?
Yes!
Vegan latex mattresses are typically derived from the rubber tree and contain no animal products in its makeup.
Be wary of hybrid mattresses, however, as the various layers must still be held together. Look for brands who opt to stitch, sew or pin these layers as opposed to using glues.
