Tips To Maintain Your Mattress

A good quality mattress can be really expensive. Therefore, you should maintain it properly so that it lasts for years. Quality of sleep depends upon how well our mattress functions. We keep on maintaining other items and furniture but often forget to give attention to our mattress. It should be given proper treatment regularly. Here are some tips that will help you to maintain your mattress.

• Use upholstery shampoo to clean the mattress- look for the stains and spots on the mattress and remove it by using good upholstery cleaner or a diluted mild soap. If you haven’t cleaned it for a long time then some stains might have become hard and stubborn. Make it a habit of cleaning mattress after every six months. Some stubborn spots can also be removed by a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. Wipe the mixture with a sponge and avoid using hard brush and scrub as they can ruin the fabric of the mattress. After washing, let the mattress get dry and then use it on the bed again.
• Flip and rotate your mattress every season- if you feel like sinking when you lie down, then turn or rotate your mattress. Turn the foot to make it head and flip it in the next season. Keep rotating it every season. Change the areas of pressure to prevent sagging of the mattress. By rotating and flipping, you prevent the accumulation of dust in one area. Some mattresses can’t be flipped, so you can only rotate them. This is an effortless task that can be done on regular basis.
• Place it in the sun- you can disinfect your mattress by placing it in the sun. If you have babies or pets at home, then your mattress tend to have foul smells like urine. This smell can be removed by keeping the smelly mattress in the sun for hours. This step should be done before you flip over the mattress.
• Cover the mattress- buy a mattress cover that doesn’t catch dust. Covering the mattress will give you extra comfort and will prevent it from wear and tear. Mattress covers also protect you from allergies and dust. Choose a fabric that can be easily removed and washed. If you spill your drink on the mattress, then mattress cover will not allow it to penetrate in the mattress. This is possible only if you remove the cover immediately after spillage and wash it.
• Use vacuum cleaner- even if you have covered your mattress, it is good to clean it with vacuum cleaner regularly. This will make your mattress free from stubborn dust particles. Do it at least once in a month. This habit will keep you healthy and prevent you from allergies caused by dust. It also removes bed bugs that reside in your mattress.
• Change your bed sheets regularly- keep changing your bed sheets once a week as this prevents accumulation of dirt on your mattress.

Whenever you clean your mattress, make sure that you have removed the excess moisture on your mattress. Let it dry completely before you place it on the bed. Moisture can cause it to have bad smell and breed bacteria. Try to avoid drinking and eating on the bed and avoid standing and jumping on it.