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Non Toxic Dorm Room
The best organic bedding, non toxic furniture, healthy decor, and wellness supplies to make your dorm room the best place to sleep, study, and hang out.
Savvy Rest’s GOTS certified organic cotton bedding bundle deal includes sheets, an organic waterproof mattress protector, and 2 natural latex pillows, and importantly comes in the unique Twin XL size. If you want a linen in cute colors and patterns, Magic Linen, shown above, also have sheets in the Twin XL size, are OEKO TEX certified, and come in mix and match separates, or as a bundle.
Organic Dorm Mattress Topper
Since dorm policies generally don’t let you swap out the standard mattress for an organic one, the best thing you can do is easily add a high quality organic mattress topper to make it a healthier and more comfortable mattress to sleep on. Avocado offers a Dorm Room bundle, including both a topper in Twin XL or Full sizes, and an organic pillow to go with it.
If you’re not going the bundle route, My Green Mattress makes the best organic latex pillow for two reasons— it is the only version made entirely from truly 100% GOLS certified organic latex (most use a blend), and it’s also the most affordable. Latex is super comfortable to sleep on, and is basically a non toxic version of a memory foam pillow.
Mattress Protector
Combining an organic, waterproof mattress protector that you wash regularly with your sheets, with a 6-sized semi-permanent zip-on encasement — that protects you from any dust mites, mold spores, and dead skin trapped inside the mattress from previous years — makes a used dorm mattress as healthy for you as possible.
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Deep Sleep
Carbon dioxide can build up quickly — just from breathing— and can disturb your focus. The Awair Element is an ultra-accurate air quality monitor for dorms that tracks VOCs, PM 2.5, CO2, temperature, and humidity, with an easy-to-read screen. You can see my video about how surprisingly fast CO2 builds up here, if you’re curious.
BioLight Full Spectrum LED
This 3 way lightbulb is for studying in the morning, evening and late nights— all without messing with your circadian rhythm or sleep. It switches from a healthy blue light morning mode, for better focus, to mixed mode for afternoons, to a no-blue mode for evenings and late night study sessions. This way you can see without messing with your circadian rhythm like normal LED bulbs do.
Loftie is the best sunrise alarm for dorms— the alarm and lamp have a red light mode for the evenings, go totally dark at night, are phone-free, and have white noise, sound baths, or guided meditations. Finally, the alarm sound starts gently, and can be paired (or not) with their cute bedside lamp for sunrise simulation. You can check the prices on their website here, or on Amazon here.
With good blackout curtains, you can take naps during the day to catch up on sleep, or just block out any extra street light at night — these velvet ones from Quince are really cute, and OEKO TEX certified, too.
Healthy Hang Out Space
Winix makes an affordable, super-effective air purifier that captures both your standard air pollution, as well as odors and gasses, too. If it’s too big, or you want something cuter, the Dust Magnet, shown above, is a little more aesthetically pleasing, effective, and you can use it as a little side table, which is great for small spaces.
The Sill has a huge collection of large, low-light, easy-care plants and actually-attractive, modern planters to make your room feel cozy, elevated, and fresh. Plus, indoor plants are proven to help you feel calm and improve focus— great for studying (and recovering from it.)
Lorena Canals has a great selection of all natural, washable, and sustainable rugs that are very cute, much healthier than your average rug selection, and won’t be ruined if messes happen— just throw them in the washer. Or, Target has area rugs made with natural fibers with OEKO TEX certification, that I’ve filtered for you here. Not washable, but can save you a little cash!
Removable Peel and Stick Wallpaper
Chasing Paper’s peel and stick wallpaper is low-VOC, PVC vinyl free, breathable, and has an EVA glue backing that’s easily removable (I’ve used it and can confirm!) Tons of cute choices to personalize your space.
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