Earthfoam is organic, fair trade, high-performance natural latex foam made from the best rubber in the world.
You won't find a better foam.
To make Earthfoam, we sourced the highest-quality liquid latex there is, created a transparent supply chain from scratch, and built our own factory.
Natural latex is known for its exceptional durability and comfort. It absorbs pressure instantly and returns to its original shape the moment it's released. The airy structure naturally dissipates body heat, and its high density provides stability for people of all shapes and sizes.
But Earthfoam isn’t just any natural latex foam. Our superior raw materials, highly skilled team, and ownership over the entire process result in an incredibly consistent, impeccably made foam.
From bedding to furniture, upholstery to footwear, whatever you make, make it good.
We can trace every block of Earthfoam back to the tree.
Earthfoam starts as the milky sap of rubber trees harvested by a collective of farmers in Sri Lanka.
When we first started making latex foam, we weren’t happy with the existing supply chains. We’ve spent the last several years building our own Fair For Life certified fair trade network of 323 small organic farms. It’s the largest in Sri Lanka, employing more than 1,700 workers (and counting). We’ve been able to ensure fair wages and working conditions for all of them.
Every one of these rubber tree farms is GOLS certified organic, which reduces water and energy use and boosts the biodiversity of the forests.
Rubber tree forests are beautiful and highly sustainable. One tree can supply liquid latex sap for over 20 years and rubber trees have one of the highest carbon dioxide absorption rates. When our trees stop producing latex sap, the wood is burned to heat our rubber during the vulcanization process.
We control the entire process, so we know exactly how Earthfoam is made.
The liquid latex we collect is meticulously processed using the Dunlop method at our Earthfoam Factory in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Our technicians have an average of 15 years of experience working with latex and are true masters of their craft. As a natural material, latex has a natural variance. There’s a lot of nuance and chemistry that goes into processing our foam to meet our extremely high-quality standards.
We use our own recipe and highly specialized equipment to create latex foam that is remarkably consistent, comfortable, and durable.
By owning our factory, we know Earthfoam doesn’t contain any fillers or synthetic latex. Plus, making our foam in the same place it’s harvested has reduced energy and transportation costs and allowed us to have a greater impact on our workers, who all earn a living wage.
Our commitment to our product, employees, and community.
By working with a natural material, farming organically, focusing on biodiversity, and prioritizing the well-being of our workers, Earthfoam is a sustainable product for people and the planet.
We source latex from certified organic rubber tree farms, and we pay our farmers a premium for the extra effort it takes to care for organic crops. With more biodiversity in our forests, other crops like tea, honey, and kithul syrup (a local sweetener) provide additional sources of income for the farms.
Earthfoam holds the most stringent health and emissions certifications available and never contains fillers or synthetic latex.
We are dedicated to maintaining the highest level of working conditions for our employees, and the overall security of the most vulnerable people in our supply chain; the agricultural farmers and workers. As the most stringent fair trade certification, Fair for Life is the most impactful certification we have.
Synthetic alternatives have to innovate constantly to achieve the level of comfort that comes easily to natural latex foam. It has a soft, springy feel, is naturally breathable, and doesn’t lose its shape or support over time.
Natural latex has natural variations depending on growing conditions, weather, etc. But because our team has so much experience, we’re able to fine-tune our production process to adapt to these variations and ensure consistency in every batch of Earthfoam.
Uplifting the local community in Sri Lanka
As a Fair for Life certified company, we pay into a Development Fund for our factory workers, farmers, and tappers in Sri Lanka. They decide how to spend it.
As owners of our Sri Lankan factory and the architects of our fair trade network, we’ve always been active members of our local communities. Our team in Sri Lanka lives, works, votes, and sends their kids to school mere miles away from where our foam is made.
Environmental sustainability may be one of our top priorities, but caring for our planet would mean next to nothing if we didn’t care for our people.
Here are some of the projects made possible by the fund.
Sri Lanka has free government healthcare, but in rural areas the wait times for care can be prohibitively long and hospitals are often lacking in basic amenities like privacy curtains. Our workers have chosen to invest a lot in these facilities, benefiting everyone who lives there.
As independent, organic farmers, it can be hard to keep up with the big corporations. Our farmers are always coming up with more sustainable, creative ways to increase productivity without sacrificing the quality of crops (or their quality of life).
Every project is different, and some look beyond our own fields and families to address specific needs of the community related to education, childcare, and public spaces.
How you can source from our factory and work together.
If you have questions or new ideas, please contact us.
Our foam is available wholesale in a variety of sizes and densities (including hard rubber). We can also adjust our molds to fit your needs. Reach out to us to discuss quantities and customization options. Licensing is available to use the Made with Earthfoam seal on your finished products.
Want to see Your Brand x Earthfoam? We love to collab with like-minded companies and would be delighted to discuss making something together. We have our own product design teams and can be as involved as you want.
Between our foam factory, our design team, and our sewing department, we are equipped to make sustainable, quality products from scratch. If you’re looking for a full-service production partner for your own brand (with or without the Made with Earthfoam seal) let’s talk about it.
