Mattress Disinfection: Tips and Tricks

Mattress Disinfection: Tips and Tricks. Did you know that every 10 years is the recommended time to change your mattress? It is likely that reading it seems enough to you but at the same time, you recognize that you have many more years with the current mattress in your room. That is why today at SCS Group Integrated Services we will offer you tips and tricks for cleaning and disinfecting the mattress to guarantee the longest possible useful life for it.

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The mattress is one of the objects responsible for our rest, together with the pillows and the bed. It is located in the room that we mainly use to rest and free ourselves from the daily hustle and bustle. Normally we include in our cleaning routine, the maintenance of the floor, windows, laundry of sheets, and other areas but for some reason, we forget to take care of the mattress disinfection.

Imagine that 10 years go by in you should even make the change and you have applied no cleaning technique to your mattress. It is time to pay more attention, mattresses accumulate dirt, dust, mites, and stains, and also absorb sweat and other body fluids perspired by us while we sleep.

The time recommended to apply some techniques and achieve mattress disinfection is at least once every 6 months. Here are some tips to do it quickly and effectively.

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• Simple methods for mattress disinfection
  • Ventilation
  • Clothes detergent
  • Vinegar
  • Sodium bicarbonate
  • Aerosol sprays
• SCS Group Integrated Services: Cleaning specialists

Simple methods for mattress disinfection

Ventilation

It is important to keep the room ventilated. You can achieve this in a simple way, opening windows and doors while, of course, you remove the sheets for proper cleaning.

Shake the mattress, and if possible, turn it over. Wash the mattress linens and pillows, to take advantage of drying in the open air and sunlight.

Clothes detergent

Whether you seek to apply cleaning in a specific area or in a complete and general way, the soap you use to wash your clothes will become your ally. You are going to mix a tablespoon of detergent with water and beat with the intention of creating a lot of suds. Then, apply the solution to the surface with the help of a stain scrubbing sponge. Finally, remove the remains with a damp cloth and put it to dry, if possible, with sunlight.

Using the sun as a means of drying also adds the advantage of eliminating mites, which will guarantee effective mattress disinfection.

It is convenient that you turn the mattress every 3 hours to allow it to dry completely. After drying, you can return it to its place.

Vinegar

Eliminate bad odors and stains with the help of this natural product. Vinegar by itself will give you good results. If you have found yourself in the awkward situation of cleaning the mattress because one of your children or pets urinated on it, then you will thank us enormously for having mentioned this to you.

You are going to moisten a clean cloth with a little vinegar. Be careful with the excesses! What is required is a little rubbing of the affected area. And this can be achieved without the need to moisten the mattress more than necessary. Then you can quickly dry it with a hairdryer and you’re good to go. By the time you’re done cleaning and disinfecting the mattress, you won’t have any evidence that you used vinegar for this, because the acidic smell quickly disappears.

Sodium bicarbonate

To disinfect a used mattress without chemical products, you can sprinkle baking soda on the surface (leaving it to act for 2 hours) to finally vacuum up the excess. Bicarbonate removes dirt and neutralizes bad odors that may have adhered to the mattress thanks to its antibacterial and hygienic power. In addition, it removes moisture and kills various types of bacteria, fungi, and mites. These characteristics make it an effective remedy against urine and sweat stains. In addition, it is a natural product that is not harmful to our health or that of the environment.

Aerosol sprays

Another option to kill mites and microorganisms inside a used mattress is chemical products in aerosol format. These can be applied by spraying them over the entire surface of the mattress and letting the product act properly. Once the product has acted according to the recommendations of each manufacturer, we will eliminate the mites by vacuuming the mattress on both sides.

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