Futon Blog

Quite often, visitors to my website are concerned about the fire retardants that are used in the futon mattresses they’re interested in.  And, it’s not really a surprise, chemicals used in the past (PBDE’s, etc) were very harsh and detrimental during long term exposures.  So, here’s a great link to a page on boric acid, a commonly used flame retardant on futon mattresses.   Check it out, and educate yourselves on what boric acid really is.