How To Clean A Dirty Mattress?
Mattresses are home to millions of bacteria, fungi and dust mites. Adults produce 98 liters of sweat per year and shed 30-40 thousand dead skin cells per day. Sweat, dead skin cells, dirt, and physical contaminants end on bedding and mattresses everyday. If you have pets, their hair and dander can also be on your bed.
Therefore, you must wash the bedding frequently to prevent the accumulation of pollutants and germs.
Strip The Mattresses
If you plan to deep clean your bedroom, focus on sanitising the bed first. Remove the bedding and linens covering the mattress before deep cleaning it.
Next, remove pillows, cushions and comforters and place them in the cupboard or in corner of the bedroom. Ensure all the bedding is neatly folded and stacked. Throw the dirty pillow covers, bedsheets, and pullovers in the laundry basket to wash later.
Refresh The Mattress With Baking Soda & Lavender Flowers
If your mattress has dust and bad odour, vacuuming it without a sanitiser will not work well. To sanitise, deodorise and vacuum it and eliminate pollutants and smells, use this natural cleaning method.
- In a bowl, crush a few lavender floors with a pestle to release its fragrance.
- Mix baking soda with the crushed flowers until both are homogenous.
- Spread this mixture generously on the dirty mattress and let it dwell for 30-45 minutes.
- Afterwards, gently brush with a napping brush to collect the mixture.
- Lastly, vacuum the mattresses thoroughly to eliminate remaining residues.
Baking soda is a natural cleaner that green end of lease cleaners in Melbourne often use to sanitise and deodorise household surfaces. Lavender flowers are reckoned for their fragrance and work as natural bug repellents. Thus, the combination works exceptionally when.
Deep Clean Mattresses With A Homemade Solution
You can use commercial cleaners for dry cleaning your mattresses, but they contain volatile organic compounds that aggravate allergies and cause respiratory conditions. Therefore, make a homemade solution with water, rubbing alcohol and dishwashing liquid. It will remove most stains and spots along with dust on the mattress.
- In a spray bottle, add two cups of water, one cup of rubbing alcohol and a few drops of soap.
- Mix the ingredients well before spraying on the mattresses and wiping with a microfiber cloth.
- Don’t let the solution remain on the mattress; wipe it immediately after spraying.
- Alternatively, you can dampen the cloth with the solution and wipe the fixture.
Wrapping Up
During routine house cleaning in bangalore, most people wash the bedding and linens of their beds. The mattress remains neglected and can accumulate dust, sweat stains, grime and allergens. A dirty mattress can make you sick repeatedly. Thus, use this guide to clean dirty mattresses like a pro or book a customised mattress cleaning service from our website