How To Clean Your Mattress and Keep It Fresh

You’ll be shocked to discover just how many people don’t clean their mattresses, which is honestly gross—poor management of a good investment like a mattress. Mattresses are such good investments that with a bit of consistent cleaning and good hygiene, most can last well past a decade. Here are some tips on how you can keep your mattress clean.

Strip The Mattress of Its Bedding and Wash It.

The first thing you need to do if you plan on cleaning your mattress is to gather all the cleaning supplies you will need, such as baking soda, laundry detergent, a vacuum, and spray bottles; you will need them. Once all that is done, you have to strip your mattress of any bedding. These beddings include all the pillowcases, bedsheets, coverlets, and mattress covers. After removing all these, put them into a washing machine, if you have one, wash with detergent, and allow them to spin to dry. Take these out and dry them to get rid of any lingering dust mites.

Vacuum The Mattress.

Onto the next big problem, the mattress itself. If you were to wash it yourself, it would be hard and cumbersome, and even then, it wouldn’t be properly cleaned. Besides trying to wash it just like you wash your beddings, you will quickly find yourself waiting almost an entire day for it to dry, and even then, it might still smell damp. So the best solution is to simply vacuum it to get rid of dust mites and loose foam. You will need to focus mostly on the crevices and the surface of the mattress; that way, you can get the most amount of dust out.  

Apply Insect Repellent.

If you’re planning on going even further beyond to keep your mattress as fresh and safe as possible, then you have to use insect repellents on it to kill off any insect that is currently calling your mattress home. You can never be too sure that you don’t have a bed bug problem in your home, and by using repellents and regular cleaning, you can ensure that they never have enough of them to take root.

Remove The Stains On Your Mattress.

Since you can’t simply soak your mattress to get rid of stains from oils, ink, and other materials, you have to find another solution in spot cleaning with a stain remover. Various kinds of stains require different stain removers, so you need to find which one fits your situation. Once you’ve found the right remover, then you can put it in a spray bottle and apply it on a clean cloth, which will then be used to rub the stain on the mattress. You have to go through this roundabout method because we don’t want to get too much moisture on the mattress.

Sun Dry The Mattress.

After removing the stains and vacuuming it then you have to proceed to sun drying. You might ask why you need to do this since you avoided putting any moisture on it. But it is necessary because moisture from body sweat and humid conditions would have seeped into the foam of the mattress. In places with less sunlight or during the rainy season, it would be foolhardy to do this. This is where the previously mentioned baking soda will come in because when it is applied to the mattress, it will absorb any lingering moisture and odor from it.

Flip The Mattress and Vacuum Again.

After sundrying one side or applying baking soda, you need to flip it 180 degrees and then use a stain remover, and then sundry or apply baking soda on the other side. This is just to make sure that the cleaning is as thorough as possible. You can also decide to retain this flipped side as the new sleeping side, as it has been shown to improve the lifespan of your mattress.

Keep Out Dust.

If you want to keep your bed fresh, then after going through the above steps, you’ll need to get a waterproof mattress protector with clean fitted sheets to keep out moisture and dust. Never sleep on your mattress bare, but rather always have backup clean sheets to replace your used sheets with. You will also need to go through this process every six months at least to keep it fresh, free of allergens, and free of bedbugs.

Choose Siesta Sleepworks For Your Mattress Needs

When you start having persistent allergies and begin to smell a funny odor from your mattress, then it’s high time you take it for some cleaning. But besides that, when it comes to getting the best mattress with a high lifespan and ease of cleaning, nobody beats Siesta Sleepworks. Your mattress purchase at Siesta Sleepworks comes with waterproof options and several fitted sheets—what’s not to love? Contact us today at 978-264-4448.