What is coconut coir in a mattress?
Coconut coir filler - a natural material that is used to fill mattresses.
Coconut fibers are pressed to create so-called slabs that are placed inside the mattress. The material is considered environmentally friendly, helps to correctly distribute pressure on the springs located inside the product, gives the necessary rigidity and regulates the correct distribution of the body on the mattress.
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Benefit
The benefit can be considered that coconut allows you to correctly distribute the weight on the springs and optimize the rigidity for the sleeper.
Harm
When talking about 100% hypoallergenic mattresses with the addition of coir, manufacturers are lying. Yes, the raw material itself is a natural material, but in order to hold it together, they use a special latex-based emulsion, and this is no longer a natural product, and often, especially in children's models, such products can cause allergies. Unfortunately, such an emulsion in mattresses, for example, in children's ones, makes up more than half of the composition. That is, about sixty percent is synthetic filling, and at the same time the manufacturer writes about the naturalness of the products and hypoallergenicity.
Coir in its pure form, essentially like fiber, is a safe product. This is the hair covering of the coconut.According to its characteristics, the material has many positive qualities - it provides good support for the back muscles and distributes the load on the spring component of the mattress. But still, there is no need to talk about 100% naturalness of such materials and their absolute hypoallergenicity.
Sometimes, when purchasing a new mattress, you smell an unknown rubber smell. This is exactly the smell from the latex binding emulsion, which helps connect the coir fibers into a single whole.
Differences between organic coconut and coconut
Biococonut is a mixture of coconut coir and polyester fiber. The fiber is hygienic, does not smell and does not absorb external odors, is breathable, does not allow mites to multiply and does not cause attacks of an allergic reaction. Mattresses filled with biococonut have a good service life and excellent spring support characteristics. The biococonut composition prevents them from sagging or bulging outward.
Biococonut is an improved type of coconut coir, which allows the product to withstand wet cleaning within 95 degrees, the mattress can also be dry cleaned. Such characteristics make the material an ideal mattress filler for people prone to allergies.
Latexed coconut coir
Latexed coconut coir gives the mattress the necessary rigidity and support. Can be used as a thick layer 5–6 cm. Gives the product not only orthopedic properties, but also anatomical ones. The composition contains latex, as a result of which such a filler acquires protection against dust mites and the growth of bacteria. Absorbs moisture and maintains an optimal microclimate in the sleeping area. This filler does not crumble and does not age over time.The ratio of latex to coir is usually fifty to fifty.
Coconut coir produced by pressing method
The method of producing coconut coir is called pressed, needle-punched.
The coir is first pressed and then punched using special needles. Pressed filler is less wear-resistant than latex filler. It quickly becomes unusable under loads.
Coconut coir bonded with polyester fibers
An excellent fiber for its hygienic and wear-resistant characteristics. Polyester fibers provide protection against ticks and bacteria. This fiber does not deform during prolonged use and can withstand loads.
Is coconut coir dangerous?
A product for a child must first of all be environmentally friendly. You should not trust that products are 100% natural. Coconut coir performs best when mixed with polyester fiber. The so-called biocoir is an excellent solution for a children's mattress. It is worth paying close attention to the price of the product. Coconut coir cannot be cheap. The price is reduced if the quality of the coir is not up to par. Firstly, the coir may not be ripe; in this case, its color is light.
Important! Choose coir that is dark brown in color. It should not be dull, but rich.
And of course, it is necessary to look at the quality characteristics of raw materials, certificates and compliance with production norms and standards. You need to buy the product only from a trusted supplier.
Most likely you have come across a mattress with low-quality coconut filling. We advise you to simply choose another mattress manufacturer.
The fact is that you can’t just go and change such a filler in a mattress.
And what else is strange is that a coconut is 2.5 cm tall?! Usually it's just centimeters.
I didn’t see any particular harm in this filler. On the contrary, now I know exactly which mattress I will buy to replace the old one. I would like the most durable material, so I will look for biococonut. It’s stupid to ask about the price, it’s different in all cities. But what price segment should you generally target? And at what price should you not buy such mattresses?
Larisa, we advise you to open an online store for mattresses in your region. As a rule, there are prices for different fillings and different types of mattresses.
I bought a coconut mattress for a crib. Everyone praised him so much, but after a while he became somehow prickly. Even through the sheet it felt good, it was unpleasant. Perhaps the mattress was of poor quality. Now I need to buy a large bed and now I’m thinking about where to choose a worthwhile product. Organic coconut caught my attention.
Olga, most likely you came across a not very high-quality mattress.
Please tell me if there is a mattress with a spring block that has a coconut, i.e. there is a coconut inside each spring???
Good afternoon Elena! There is no coconut inside the springs, this practically never happens. Coconut is used to make the mattress more rigid on the surface. Springs are used to make the mattress elastic. These two details cannot be in each other.
One of the best quality mattresses is just the same mattress with independent springs and coconut on top and bottom (of the mattress itself).
Perhaps the main disadvantage of mattresses with coconut coir is their price. The store immediately warned that you should not save money and buy a one-sided mattress; it is advisable to turn it over sometimes. There are no particular complaints, except that the mattress turned out to be harder than it seemed. But this problem is quite easy to solve if you have a couple of unused blankets that have nowhere to be stored.
Good evening!
Please tell me: does biococonut absorb moisture or does it pass through itself and remain practically dry?
Thank you in advance
Good afternoon Biococonut most likely lets through, it always remains dry. Coconut is always used to adjust the hardness, nothing more.
So. To say that I am a little confused is to say nothing.Based on my own experience of using mattresses with coir, I can say that they are comfortable. But there are also disadvantages. The layer of coir in my mattress is two and a half centimeters and after three months of use, mother-in-law and tears appeared here and there. This can be felt through the fabric of the mattress and is somewhat annoying. Question - what type of coir, and I liked the feel of it, should I choose so as not to change an expensive purchase every three months?