How do you clean your mattress naturally? As we spend almost 1/3 of our lives on our beds, cleaning our mattresses must be part of our regular household chores.
Bacteria, moths, and mites tend to take refuge there easily if they are not taken care of well and at a regular pace.
Maintaining it is important in order to sleep in a clean and healthy environment that does not promote the development of allergies.
However, cleaning your mattress seems so complicated and expensive that, in reality, only some households take care of their mattresses.
Here are some tips for cleaning your mattress naturally.
Also read: How Do You Disinfect A Mattress Without Washing It?
Let’s dive in.
Natural Ways To Clean Your Mattress At Home. DIY
Soda crystals: a powerful disinfectant
Soda crystals are a powerful natural disinfectant that can easily be found in supermarkets.
This product is capable of dissolving the most stubborn stains embedded in your mattress.
Also called baking soda, it is often used to make home cleaning products because it represents an economical and ecological solution that can be used to maintain many other household items!
To clean your mattress, dilute three glasses of soda crystals in 1 liter of hot water. Rub the surface of your mattress with a towel or sponge soaked in the mixture.
Remember to wring out your sponge well so as not to dampen your mattress too much. Then, dry it in the open air and observe the results.
Note that multiple cleaning sessions may be necessary for a very old stain.
White vinegar: a formidable cleaning product
With white vinegar, you can clean almost everything at home, even the mattress!
This miracle product disinfects, removes stains, and deodorizes, all in an environmentally friendly way.
To properly clean your natural mattress, simply dilute 500 ml of white wine in 200 ml of lukewarm water.
Once you have soaked your sponge in the mixture and then wrung it out, rub the surface of your mattress, paying particular attention to the most stubborn stains.
Optimal drying of the mattress
Cleaning your mattress is the first step to properly maintaining it. The second is to dry it well.
A damp mattress can cause mold to appear, which is very harmful to your health. It is best to clean it in the morning to ensure good drying.
Once the mattress is cleaned, remember to rub the damp surface with an absorbent towel. Open all windows to let air in to dry your mattress more quickly.
Air your natural mattress
It is advisable to air your organic mattress every morning by simply removing the sheets.
Open your windows daily for at least 15 minutes. If you have the opportunity, let the mattress air out outside while exposing it to the sun.
Good ventilation eliminates humidity caused by sweat and thus eliminates bad odors that can become embedded there.
The box spring is also a very important element in the ventilation of the mattress.
A slatted base is perfect for ventilating your mattress thanks to the spaces between the slats, which allow the air to circulate well.
Conclusion
You now know how to clean your mattress effectively and inexpensively! Always keep in mind that good ventilation reduces sweat-induced humidity and, as a result, unpleasant scents that can develop buried there.
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