How to clean the mattress of dust mites and stains
Changing our sheets and keeping our bed clean is key to avoiding the buildup of dust mites and dead cells that can damage our health. Cleaning a mattress may sound like a big job, but it really isn’t. We hope these tips on how to clean a mattress from dust mites and stains will be useful when you need them.
Why is it important to keep our bed clean?
Every day dead cells are shed from our skin and, when we sleep they accumulate on our bed, sheets, blankets, pillows becoming a perfect space for dust mites. Hence the importance of cleaning our room and more precisely your bed.
Deep cleaning
To clean a mattress it is not necessary to use a vacuum cleaner. Perform a deep manual cleaning. You can uncover the mattress and shake it to start, previously have a mixture of a tablespoon of laundry detergent, a liter of cold water mix well until it foams.
Apply the foam on the mattress and with the help of a soft sponge make circular movements. Finally let it dry by placing it in the sun.
Get rid of dust mites
If you want to do a cleaning that eliminates dust mites, spread baking soda all over the mattress and let it act for a couple of hours, so you will avoid bad odors and kill insects.
Another tip is to change the sheets once a week and always make the bed once you get up but without covering it with the quilt. This way there is ventilation and the mites will not be able to live there.
Remember that dust mites can cause allergies, infections, asthma and other respiratory diseases, so eliminating these animals from mattresses is essential for your health.
The ideal period to clean your mattress is every 15 days, so you can extend its life.
As for deep cleaning, it is advisable to do it every 6 months.
Hopefully these tips on how to clean your mattress from dust mites and stains will help you.
