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If you’re lucky, you spend at least 8 hours on your mattress every night. This leaves plenty of time for sweat, dust, and dead skin to seep into your sheets and mattress. Your bedding is pretty easy to clean, but do you know how to clean a mattress yourself?
No need for a cleaning company to clean or remove your mattress, whether it is a futon, the mattress of a sofa bed, or a single mattress, or a large format 160/200, you can very well and easily undertake this task. By carrying out regular and proper maintenance of your mattress, it will last much longer!
1 – CLEAN A MATTRESS WITH WHITE VINEGAR
This solution is undoubtedly the most ecological, think about it if the others seem too aggressive to you!
The recipe: in a basin, mix 500 ml of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of dishwashing liquid with 200 ml of lukewarm water.
Instructions
Clean: soak a sponge with this solution then wring it out. Rub the surface of the mattress with it, proceeding in squares of 20 cm on each side.
Rinse: with a glove moistened with clean water.
Dry: use a dry washcloth, which you will rub over the entire surface of the mattress.
Did you know ? White vinegar also exists in gel form, which is very practical to use.
2 – CLEAN A MATTRESS WITH SODA CRYSTALS
To do this, wear gloves and start by reading the manufacturer’s instructions for use. This is a powerful disinfectant that will allow you to tackle difficult stains.
In 2 liters of hot water, mix 2 tablespoons of soda crystals. Impregnate a sponge with this mixture, making sure to wring it out well, then rub your entire mattress with it, proceeding area by area so as not to forget any. Then rinse with clear water, always using a sponge or wrung out cloth. Finally, you can dry your mattress with a dry cloth or with a hairdryer set to a temperature that is not too hot.
3 – CLEAN A MATTRESS WITH BAKING SODA
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