I’ve heard a lot about Avocado, the Los Angeles–based company on a mission to make the bedding business more sustainable: If you’re not in the know, it’s a certified Climate Neutral B-Corp with a laundry list of environmental accolades to its name. As someone who cares deeply about reducing my carbon footprint, I’ve wanted to try one of the brand’s mattresses for a while, so I jumped at the opportunity to review one. The Avocado Green Mattress particularly appealed to me because it’s made with eco-conscious materials like organic-certified latex, wool, and cotton.
The Green Mattress is a hybrid model that gives the people what they want: A cushy surface that still offers has plenty of support, thanks to the combination of latex foam and nearly 1,400 springy steel support coils (depending on your mattress size) that are arranged in zones to support the body where you need it most. Its medium firmness is ideal for combination back and side sleepers like myself. Because I enjoy mattresses that are slightly softer but still supportive, I opted for the pillow top version of the mattress—which, for an extra $680 (for a queen), adds an additional two-inch, non-removable layer of organic-certified latex rubber foam on top.
Read more on my thoughts about how the Avocado mattress measures up. How I tested the Avocado Green Mattress I slept on the mattress for the entire month of June to see how it stacked up in a few key categories, including support, motion transfer, a.