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A mattress pad can subtly change the plushness of your mattress, make it more breathable, and even block off-gassing. It also adds a layer of protection to keep your mattress hygienic. Here are the best non-toxic, organic mattress pads for comfier, cleaner sleep. Mattress pads need not comprise synthetic polyester or other petroleum-derived plastics. For less sweaty sleep, organic materials such as cotton and wool are a far better choice. Most mattress pads are just that: pads.

Here’s our review of the Coyuchi Diamond Stitch Quilted Organic Cotton Comforter – a great choice for stylish layering and lightweight comfort, especially if you’re avoiding wool. Table of Contents Downsides Final thoughts Leaf Score Highlights: A quilt-weight comforter (360 GSM), this is a cozy bedding option that is natural, breathable and hypoallergenic. Can be used alone and has handy loops for duvet cover attachment.

Linen sheets are very forgiving, super comfortable, and great for hot and cold sleepers alike. If you’ve never slept on genuine linen, treat yourself and get ready to enjoy seriously good sleep. Here are our picks of the best linen sheets, tried and tested by the Leaf Score team. Table of Contents Why I love linen sheets The best linen bed sheets Linen is incredibly durable, lasting far longer than most percale or sateen weave cotton sheets.

A nice cup of tea is best when free of carcinogenic herbicides. We’ve rounded up the best glyphosate-free oat milks, in case that’s your plant-based milk of choice. Just as oats can contain glyphosate, so can the oat milk made from those oats. Here’s the low-down on glyphosate and why it matters. Many farmers use glyphosate on oat crops to speed up the drying process before harvesting.

Wirecutter updated its non-stick pan recommendations recently and, guess what? It’s a toxic list of PTFE pans. When I tell people I’m Head of Research at Leaf Score and they ask what we do, I sometimes refer to the site as the green Wirecutter, or Wirecutter with a conscience. Case in point, Wirecutter updated its non-stick pan recommendations recently and, guess what? It’s a toxic list of PTFE pans.

Our readers are always on the lookout for non-toxic non-stick pan recommendations. We tested the Made In CeramiClad Pan and came away impressed. Risotto, pancakes, stir fry – whatever we’ve thrown at it, the Made In CeramiClad Non-Stick Pan has handled with aplomb. Here’s our review of the pan my wife declared “Beautiful! Impressive!” on day one and still loves weeks later. Made In has been looking to introduce a non-toxic ceramic coated non-stick cookware line for a while.

Here’s my top pick for an eco-friendly, non-toxic mattress for kids, plus four runners up which are also strongly worth considering. We recently made the switch from a toddler bed to a twin, which meant I needed to find a non-toxic, sustainable mattress for a safe, comfortable sleep. Like Goldilocks, it took three mattresses to find the one that was juuuuuust right. Here are my top picks for the best non-toxic and genuinely eco-friendly kids’ mattresses.

Aluminum foil is a kitchen staple for many, but it’s also a major health hazard. Here’s how to minimize risk and some great alternatives to aluminum foil. Aluminum foil has a lot of fans, and no wonder. This stuff is: Very convenient for cooking and storing food Lightweight Versatile Effective Easily recyclable, over and over again. Aluminum foil may have a lot of pluses, but the cons are definitely worth considering.

Could a routine disclosure in the Tesla app be a sign of major advancements in the company’s full self driving technology? To follow along with the march towards fully autonomous vehicles, which will be a coup for the automotive industry and a win for the planet, we ordered a Tesla Model Performance as our LeafScore “test Tesla.” The Model 3 order with Full Self Driving was placed on June 21, 2024.

Mercurial Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired his entire EV supercharger team at the end of April. Now he’s hiring some folks back. What does all this mean for the US supercharger network and Tesla rivals BP Pulse, EVGo, Ionna and others? Tesla’s Supercharger network is arguably Musk’s major accomplishment.