How Can You Clean And Disinfect A Mattress?

Soda not only removes dirt, moisture and bacteria (including house dust mites), it also has an odor-neutralizing effect and is therefore ideally suited for cleaning the mattress.

Do you know how many dust mites can grow in your mattress? Between 100,000 and 10,000,000 – depending on the age of the mattress. Therefore, you should clean and disinfect your mattress.

House mites are a direct health risk. Do you suffer from an allergy or insomnia? It could be because of your mattress!

But what can you do? Experts recommend replacing  the mattress every 10 years. How often you renew it, of course, also depends on the quality and your well-being.

What is definitely very important is that you should clean your mattress . A thorough cleaning to get rid of those pesky critters.

In this post we explain how you  can clean and disinfect your mattress. Thats is quite easy!

Why it is important to clean the mattress regularly

You know for sure that the bed should be aired out in the morning before it is made. It is important to open the windows so that the air can circulate. Immunologists point out that two things happen in the process:

• The dust mites die.
• But don’t forget that these are arthropods that have an exoskeleton. The skin and exoskeleton then remain in the sheets, pillows and mattresses  and pose a risk to allergy sufferers.
• If the bedding is washed every week, it will also remove the mites and their debris. But what happens to the mattress? It is here that a particularly large number of dust mites accumulate, both living and dead. It is therefore extremely important to clean and disinfect the mattress once a month. 

Health effects of dust mites

• The mites belong to the group of arachnids and  are only microscopic in size. They can also migrate from the mattress into the bedding, even if you wash them regularly. So the real danger comes from the mattress.
• Allergic reactions are caused by two factors. Through the excretions of the animals and their remains. Therefore it is not enough to ventilate the bed, the harmful exoskeletons are still there.
• Allergies  are the most common consequences of house dust mites, with watery or red eyes, sneezing, asthma, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, etc.
• If you wake up with a lot of sleeping sand in your eyes, this may also have something to do with the mites.
• Skin problems, insomnia, or headaches  can also be symptoms that should be considered. If your mattress is more than 10 years old, these are the most common health problems.

How can you clean and disinfect the mattress?

What do you need for cleaning and disinfection?

• 1 glass of baking soda (250 g)
• 5 drops of tea tree essential oil
• 1 plastic container with lid
• 1 sieve

How does this work?

• First remove the sheets and look for a sunny spot for the mattress. Preferably on the balcony or terrace, where there is the most space.
• Why is baking soda used?  This product is very effective and inexpensive at the same time. You can also use it for everyday household cleaning. Baking soda helps remove moisture, neutralize odors, and eliminate all kinds of dirt, bacteria, and dust mites. The tea tree essential oil  is known to act as a natural disinfectant. It can be found in every health food store and is not expensive at all. You can also use it for a variety of purposes. You can make a disinfectant for your hands, for cleaning the bathroom or the kitchen … It smells pleasant and the mattress will smell fresh again afterwards.

• Simply take a plastic container and mix 250 g Naroon with 5 drops of tea tree oil in it – the remedy is ready!
• The next step is also very easy. Spread this mixture then using a sieve on the mattress. First on one side and after an hour of action on the other. The agent has to work for an hour on this side too, so you can disinfect the mattress.
• Finally,  remove the baking soda mixture along with the dirt on both sides of the mattress with the vacuum cleaner. This trick is very simple and you should do it once a month. You’ll sleep better and healthier this way. Especially in the morning when you get up you feel better.