A lot of people don’t really pay their mattress much mind unless there’s something drastically wrong with it. But if you don’t maintain your mattress it can quickly deteriorate and majorly affect your sleep and sometimes cause harm depending on the type of mattress.
When most people think of maintaining their mattress, they think of taking it outside, dedusting and fully cleaning the mattress every month or so. But there’s much easier and quicker methods you can use to make sure you don’t get to that point.
Bedworld have a few points that can help you maintain the quality of your mattress.
Mattress Protectors
Most likely the most popular method of keeping your mattress in top condition is the mattress protector. A must for every new mattress, it ensures that there’s a thin, breathable fabric to keep the mattress cool and free of dust and dirt.
With the buildup of dust and bed bugs it becomes difficult to keep the mattress fully clean. Without a protector you’re actively feeding these bugs with human oils and skin flakes, furthering their growth.
A simple mattress protector avoids all of this, making it much easier to clean, All you have to do is take the protector off and wash it every change of bedding.
Turn Your Mattress Often
A popular piece of advice often given when the question of mattress hygiene comes around.
Not every mattress requires this, but if the manufacturer advises it then it’s vital you follow their instructions if you want to keep your mattress in the best quality possible.
When you purchase a new mattress, it’s advised to rotate end-to-end every week for three months and then do the same every four months after. This will allow the fillings to settle down and allow for a more comfortable experience. The effort needed is negligible compared to the results that you’ll get.
Clean Stains Immediately
It’s so easy to drop some food or liquid onto your mattress and only clean it up just enough so that it doesn’t go anywhere else. But making sure you completely clean the stain that has soaked through into the mattress is essential to keeping it well maintained.
This ensures that although it passes the eye test, that the stain underneath isn’t still doing damage. Get on top of the stain instantly and you’ll be thankful later on when your mattress still feels brand new.
Environment
The room that you put the mattress is vitally important too, with an untidy, unmaintained room can have a major effect on the quality of your mattress over a long period of time.
The buildup of dust particles within the room can soak into the mattress, adding to a lot of problems like a poor sleep and breathing issues. Try vacuuming your mattress every time you clean up around the room, this will ensure that the dust build up is kept to a minimum.
Although it may be hard, avoid jumping on the mattress as this will damage the mattress regardless of the filling inside. Especially so with spring beds, as this will only stress the springs and eventually end up with a breakage.
Everytime you clean your mattress or bedding, do a quick clean of the room too. This allows the mattress to breath and air out. Extending the overall lifetime of the mattress and avoiding any emergencies where your mattress is broken and you’re badly in need of a new one.
Implementing even parts of these tips will show excellent results over time and will allow for a longer mattress life.
