What secrets does the buckwheat mattress hide?

The buckwheat mattress is a product that has gained great popularity in Poland. Although there are no rational reasons for this, the buckwheat mattress is especially popular among children and the elderly. And although many mattress manufacturers repeat information about the alleged benefits of a buckwheat mattress, they are generally not true.

Guided by the marketing message, few of us critically reflect on their real properties. Meanwhile, the buckwheat mattress does not show any particularly positive properties that would distinguish it from other types of mattresses. So where did their popularity come from and what should you know in order not to be deceived any longer?

In order to be able to determine the properties of a buckwheat mattress and deal with the information that is obtained when buying a mattress, you should first of all pay attention to the issue of buckwheat hulls. It is them that are filled not only with the buckwheat mattress, but also with the buckwheat pillow and other similar products.

The buckwheat hulls that fill the buckwheat mattress are actually production waste after the industrial processing of its grains. The food industry uses buckwheat hulls as a natural source of fiber, as well as compounds valuable for human health. First of all, tannins, i.e. natural tannins that have an astringent and indirectly anti-inflammatory effect.

It is the tannins in the message of many mattress manufacturers that are responsible for the hypoallergenicity of the buckwheat mattress. According to the information they promote, tannins are responsible for the elimination of allergens and other microorganisms. Moreover, some of them indicate that the buckwheat mattress positively affects the fight against insomnia, as well as snoring and recurrent migraines.

In fact, the buckwheat mattress, as a rule, does not have the attributes attributed to it. While buckwheat hulls consumed orally have such properties, placing them in a mattress does not allow beneficial substances to penetrate into the body. The very structure of the buckwheat mattress also prevents their direct contact with the skin, which effectively prevents their possible use from the outside.

Finally, buckwheat hulls placed in a buckwheat mattress are, inevitably, most often subjected to chemical treatments, which at least partially preserve them, which completely removes the argument of their alleged health-promoting effect.

Hygiene of the buckwheat mattress is virtually impossible to maintain. Any dirt on this type of mattress will be at least partially absorbed by the buckwheat hulls in it. This will happen regardless of the mattress cover you have, because none of them protects it in 100%.

Dried buckwheat hulls, which are in the buckwheat mattress, will absorb any moisture that gets to them. This, in turn, will become a dream food for microbes and insects that are already in it or will be soon. Therefore, the buckwheat mattress is a very good solution for people who value sleep on mushrooms, molds or with the joyful company of parasites.

At the same time, the use of buckwheat hulls as a mattress insert makes it practically impossible to clean. There is no method that would help get rid of unwanted tenants from a buckwheat mattress. Thus, it often turns out that they are replaced after a few months from the date of purchase.

The use of a buckwheat mattress also carries other risks. On the one hand, buckwheat is more and more often subjected to the action of herbicides and pesticides, including glyphosate, which has been banned in many countries due to its carcinogenic effect.

On the other hand, most buckwheat hulls, like other materials used for natural mattresses, are subjected to a chemical bath in preservatives before use. Formaldehyde is often used to preserve natural mattress fillings, which is toxic to humans.

Somatic ailments are also a serious threat that potentially involves the use of a buckwheat mattress. In addition to strengthening and causing allergies, as well as other diseases and disorders, it most often does not maintain the appropriate hardness and coherent structure. This, in turn, translates into a lack of proper body support and spinal support.

Therefore, the popularity of the buckwheat mattress is a big surprise for ONSEN® specialists, and at the same time it strongly scares us. At the same time, being aware of the negative impact of buckwheat mattresses on health, as well as the ubiquitous marketing propaganda about them, we feel internal opposition to their use.

We are additionally disgusted by the fact that the buckwheat mattress is very simple and cheap to produce, and yet its prices sometimes reach even several thousand zlotys. Consumers therefore receive potentially dangerous products, on which they sometimes spend all their savings.

That's why ONSEN® specialists designed the Osaka Air mattress that meets the needs of at least 93% of the population. Thanks to the use of the design thinking methodology, as well as unique design and production technologies, it is the best highly elastic mattress available on the market.

Both its functionality and the comfort it brings are appreciated by users not only in Poland, but also in other European countries. However, its properties resulted in it being registered as a first-class medical device. Like other ONSEN® products, the Osaka Air mattress is also covered by a 15-year warranty, as well as a 100-day return program, which minimizes the risk of purchase to zero.