May 5, 2006
How To Clean A Mattress – Blood, Urine or Pet Odors
Keeping your mattress clean is not always the easiest task, especially if you have young children and pets living in your home. The easiest way to answer the question about how to clean a mattress would be to try and keep it clean from the beginning. Unfortunately, accidents do and more often than not, will happen. First, let us advise those of you who have just purchased a new mattress and would like to know how to keep a mattress clean. For this, you can use one of many mattress protectors sold in most stores that carry household items and cleaners, as well as mattress dealers and furniture stores. You can also cover your mattress with a mattress bag which basically wraps your mattress in a protective envelope. These are also good for keeping your mattress from giving you dust mites bites and allergies.
A good mattress cleaner should definitely be used for accidents such as drink spills, urine and dust mites.
We do not recommend simply letting the mattress dry and forget it ever happened.
Your mattress may be dry, but the odor will still linger, and the stains will surely set. Young children, pets and even adults have been having accidents in bed, and that’s not about to stop any time soon. Whether it’s urine, vomit or you just happen to spill something while having breakfast in bed, you should have a good quality mattress cleaner at hand. The question is what to use, and what actually works to remove those awful stains and odors.
So we’ll teach you How To Clean A Mattress.
There are a few solutions out there that can be of assistance, and a variety of products that can be used as mattress cleaner that will do the trick.
A few mattress cleaning products include What Odor? which is great for allergies, and a well recommended mattress cleaner used by the hotel industry called ProKlean seems to work very well.
If you do not have any of these, there is still hope as there are a few other products that are very effective and can play the part of a mattress cleaner. A good quality upholstery shampoo usually does the job, and you can get them just about anywhere. The sooner you treat the affected surface, the easier it will be to remove the odor and stain, so if you happen to have upholstery shampoo in your home, try that.
Vacuum That Mattress Monthly
Also have you tried to just vacuum the mattress occasionally? There’s lots of dead mites and bed bugs in there that can weigh things down and shorten the life of your mattress.
Nothing is worse than having recently spent a large sum of money on a good quality pillow top mattress, and then finding out that your dog has just urinated on it. You always have the option to call a professional mattress cleaner, but sometimes the situation can be a little embarrassing, not to mention fairly costly. Healiohealth’s black light kit makes a nice product that includes a black light to find the secretive urine stain and then a chemical to get rid of it. It’s always better just to do our own dirty work when we can.
A mattress cleaner is not only useful for accidents, we also sweat a lot when we sleep, and over time, your mattress just doesn’t smell as fresh as you would like. To regain that smell, there is also a practical solution. It’s a good idea to first vacuum the mattress surface on both sides before you go ahead and use your preferred mattress cleaner product. This will rid your mattress of dust and mites. Furthermore, changing the sheets as often as possible will usually help keep that fresh scent and feel, longer before you feel the need to pull out the mattress cleaner once again.
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Ken Savage
12/28/2006 at 8:46 pm
Anyone know of a way to get rid of pet stains in a new mattress. DAMN YOU DOGS!!!
Julia
08/03/2009 at 11:10 am
We had a matress in storrage without ac, now it’s smells. I tryed sprinkle baby poweder & baking soda, better but still there. Does anyone know what can be done?
Emma Jo
04/29/2007 at 1:08 pm
carpet cleaner and a wet sponge.
then blow dry it so you don’t get mildew or a bad smell, or leave the mattress outside to dry in the sun.
Melysa
05/16/2007 at 10:18 pm
Interesting. I’ve had a problem with my husband drinking and coming home and peeing in the bed at night. We’ve already bought 2 mattresses because he pees in bed.
How do you clean out human urine from a mattress?
Anna Marie
04/30/2009 at 5:14 pm
I had the same problem with the husband. what I did worked wonders, I got rid of the husband!!! Now he is peeing in someone elses bed.
Monika
06/15/2009 at 12:05 pm
ha ha ha that is the best think I heard
very good
Julia
08/03/2009 at 11:05 am
To funny!
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susan
08/04/2009 at 11:57 pm
well my 11 year old daughter pees in the bed and she has peed in the bed everynight 4 the last year and i have done nothing and i dont know how to make her stop and i dont have the money to buy another bed so i dont know how to get the pee and the smell out
Deanna
11/22/2009 at 12:28 pm
Susan, don’t punish your daughter for her actions. She may be a heavy sleeper like my son. Limit her intake of liquids in the evening. Nothing past 7:00 and go to the bathroom before bed. It helps my son. My brother was a bed wetter too when he was younger and it’s very embarrassing to the child. I hope the suggestion works.
susan
08/05/2009 at 12:00 am
also i have many stains in my bed to
Lisa
05/27/2007 at 8:11 am
Melysa if you could email me back and let me know how you seem to get the smell out. I would appreicaite it. I have the same problem. I feel like I can not seem to get it out.
Ken Savage
05/27/2007 at 10:08 am
You need to absorb the urine from the mattress as quick as possible without adding any more liquid to it.
So no spraying it with water and soap or sprays that will mask the pee smell. Dry paper towels and terry cloth strips work best until you’re removing no more fluid then you can begin the process of cleaning the urine out of the mattress.
Julie
06/04/2007 at 11:29 am
Melysa,
sounds like your husband has a drinking problem. My ex boyfriend used to do that too. Or maybe limit liquid consumption 3 hours before bed and urinate right before bed.
Ken Savage
06/04/2007 at 3:00 pm
Either that or just buy a new mattress every weekend if he’s peeing the bed that much.
just kidding
Alicia
06/10/2007 at 10:30 pm
Or get a new husband! Yeesh.
michelle
06/13/2007 at 4:45 pm
The sun is a natural sanatiser and bleacher. White vinegar also a sanatiser, and acidic so it will neutralise the urine and smell. Simply apply to area and leave in the sun. If stain still remains lemon juice in the sun will reduce the stain.
Kimberly
06/17/2007 at 4:56 am
Hello?!?! Make him sleep on the couch!! I am worried about a little boy – I would never worry about a full-grown man!
Good luck!
Kimberly
Jeremy
06/18/2007 at 6:42 am
If you really want to get a clean mattress, try Hygienitech. The Hygienitech Mattress Cleaning System will remove dust mites and other allergens from your mattress – improving health and reducing allergies and asthma.
For more information, visit Hygienitech on the web at http://hygienitech.com/
Ken Savage
06/18/2007 at 10:18 am
Nice site Jeremy. If you’re interested in advertising on this page let me know. I can pass some nice page rank to your’s.
Raul
08/30/2007 at 1:08 pm
How do I get small pen mark out of mattress . They are about the size of a dime .
Charlotte
10/05/2009 at 3:17 am
Hairspray will get ballpoint pen ink out of fabrics. have lots of paper towels ready to blot.
Kin
09/27/2007 at 10:34 am
Use hairspray and a clean rag. Spray the ink stain area with hairspray and then rub clean with rag. Then wash the area with mild soap and water. Make sure to absorb all water with clean rags, since it is a mattress. I’ve never cleaned a mattress, but I’ve used this trick on shirts and clothing. Something in the hairspray breaks the ink down. Works every time for me.
Jon
10/07/2007 at 11:30 pm
Does anyone know how to get vomit out of a new mattress??
Thanks.
chana
10/13/2007 at 8:57 pm
I want to bang out my mattress with some flat type of tool that is made from wood or plastic. I had one that I bought in Israel that we used for banging out the dust from both mattresses or rugs, but it is breaking. I searched some of the stores in Brooklyn, NY but was not able to find them here. Does anyone know where I can find such a thing?
Robbie Baggett
06/03/2009 at 9:57 am
to get a stick for wacking your rugs and mattress go to your local hardware store and buy an ax handle. they work well.
a devlin
12/02/2007 at 4:29 pm
Try to broom. We used to use them for rugs. (Hang the rug on a clothes lin). On a mattress I think you could just ‘whack’ It.
How To Clean A Mattress: Step-by-Step Guide
01/04/2008 at 2:43 pm
[...] Very short article on Ken Savages blog about cleaning a mattress: check the comments for an interest… [...]
Paula
01/05/2008 at 5:55 pm
Hi
be careful when cleaning your mattress. Some companies, such as Simmons state that using anything liquid will void the warranty.
http://www.simmons.com/customer-services.cfm
look under how to clean your mattress. I found this out the hard way. My pillowtop is lumpy and since I used liquid to clean it, I caused worse stains, voiding the warranty.
Cherie
01/06/2008 at 2:56 am
How do you remove mould from a matress?
My husband sweats and when i removed the mattress protecror there is some mould on the surface.
I have now put down a waterproof protector.
Allison
01/07/2008 at 3:25 pm
The comments about peeing in bed and the drinking problem were way too funny!!!!!
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Jessie
05/25/2008 at 10:48 pm
for those of you who have people peeing in your beds.. If I were you I’d toss the mattress and then buy a new one.. Before you let anyone sleep on it, cover it with sheet plastic (or leave it in the original plastic it comes in), then buy a cheap pillowtop (so you don’t feel/hear the plastic), then buy a mattress cover, then sheets. If it gets peed on you can always wash the sheet, mattress cover and pillowtop and bleach or lysol the plastic.
Kamila
07/01/2008 at 5:37 pm
Hello everyone,
renting a house from next week through an agency… was jst wondering if they are responsible of suppling a brand new mattress. Not to sure.
Thank anyone for their answers.
Home Enviro Health Specialists
07/16/2008 at 5:39 pm
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Ken Savage
07/16/2008 at 7:46 pm
ok Home Enviro Health Specialists. You’ve spammed us your sales pitch but didn’t give any of our worldwide visitors your contact info. Marketing 101?
What is your service area and how do people reach you?
Home Enviro Health Specialists
07/16/2008 at 8:01 pm
Ken I merely offered the post as a solution. If you feel that I spammed you site I apologize. I do not see anything that you sell and it is to inform others about solutions, in which we provide one.
If you feel that I have disrespected you or your site, please delete the post.
Ken Savage
07/17/2008 at 1:34 am
Nooo that’s fine. I just get 100’s of comments a day and it’s usually people showing up, commenting and leaving. This page ranks very well and gets lots of traffic. If your in the NJ area only, you’re probably not going to get a lot of calls from here.
thx for your comment though.
Home Enviro Health Specialists
07/17/2008 at 11:11 am
Thank you and I am happy to hear that you are not offend with the post. We do only serve the NJ Metro area at the current time.
The site contains lots of useful information that would have one see just how “unhealthy” a mattress can actually be.
A comment that we will receive from most customers is: “If I can’t see it so who cares.” I would say in response: “I never heard of a diseases (as in a internal sickness) that you can see; would you want them?”
But then after they learn of what is actually multiplying (Viruses, Bacteria) and the dust mites feed on dead moldy human skin, then they leave their excrement along with their dead body parts all over their mattress; they then have a different opinion.
Ann
07/31/2008 at 5:58 pm
I have not tried the ProKlean product, but I do not recommend asking any questions of customer service. I e-mailed them for a recoomendation of products, and I was given a curt and rude response. Manners and good customer service are missing at ProKlean.
rob
08/04/2008 at 2:22 am
i have sweat stains on my mattress and it has structurally failed and they will not warranty it because of the stains, how can i remove them??
the mattress has a 9 year warranty and i have 2 years to clean it>>
the warranty state “sanitary condition” they also said a simple pen mark on it would also void warranty. has anyone ever been able to actually have a mattress replaced under warranty??
rob
Home Enviro Health Specialists
08/04/2008 at 3:51 pm
Rob,
Many people have had great success with using Bio-Enviro for stains on all kinds of fabric surfaces including mattresses. The product will also remove ink as well. For an all around cleaner this product is extremely diverse.
Please understand while nothing is a miracle product Bio-Enviro has performed well in most situations. So every once i a while we do come across a difficult situation. Here is the mix chart: http://www.bio-enviro.com/store/pages.php?cID=5
I would suggest that you try it. It is a great all around cleaning product as well. Here is the site http://www.bio-enviro.com
Jim
Roberts3
08/08/2008 at 6:59 am
HI,
We have a cal king pillow top mattreess that our 4 year old just vomitted (poor thing) all over. Egads Now, I have taken all of the pillows, sheets etc off the bed and have been using a bucket of water and a new sponge to soak up the ick. I also placed a splash of pine sol.
Is this wise? After reading all this info I am confused and concerened in California. What should I do. It totally stinks too. Thank goodnes she is feeling better and daddy is whith her in her room sleeping and also she threw up on his side not mine he he.
What is the best thing to do at this point????
Thank you
Home Enviro Health Specialists
08/08/2008 at 2:15 pm
Roberts3,
Be careful on how much water you get on the mattress. If you get too much to penetrate mold may grow along with viruses from the vomit. If you have someone local that can perform mattress sanitation with a high powered UVC Lamps that would be a great thing to do!
Just as I have explained in the post above. Here is the mix chart: http://www.bio-enviro.com/store/pages.php?cID=5
I would suggest that you try it. It is a great all around cleaning product as well. Here is the site http://www.bio-enviro.com
The product will also perform odor control.
Jeremy
08/10/2008 at 10:21 am
If you really want to get a clean mattress, try Hygienitech. The Hygienitech Mattress Cleaning System will remove dust mites and other allergens from your mattress – improving health and reducing allergies and asthma.
Hygienitech’s Mattress Cleaning System is based on a powerful, specially engineered portable cleaning device that generates incredible suction and high frequency pulsating waves, combined with a germ killing UV-C light to pulverize and extract the dust mites and other harmful debris that have accumulated in the mattress.
For more information, visit Hygienitech on the web at http://hygienitech.com/
Home Enviro Health Specialists
08/12/2008 at 10:25 am
Ask our competitors about their process; a single 12″ UVC lamp attached to the vacuum or a wand with an 8″ UVC light for UVC Mattress Cleaning? These simple will not do the job! We use powerful UVC Germicidal Lamps.
The math model for UV Technology is Time X Intensity; the amount of time that you expose a microbe or pathogen times the intensity of UV exposure. Vacuuming a bed or any surface for that matter at that rate of speed may have an effect on just that , vacuuming the treated surface!
We treat all surfaces with a unit containing two 18″ UVC Germicidal Lamps that will have pollen, mite proteins, viruses, bacteria, bacterial spores, mold, fungus spores become non-viable and control Mattress Mites.
http://www.homeenvirohealth.com
Breen
08/14/2008 at 3:38 pm
Thank you for all your help. My son wets his bed once in aawhile. We had the mattress covered with a plastic zip up cover. Unfortuately the cover got a very small hole in it and the urine leaked into the mattress and was then sealed in by the cover. I found the hole but the mattress stinks. I did vinegar, enzyme products, baking soda, and even a carpet heat cleaner. The stains are gone and the smell is more localized but it still stinks!! I am a stay at home mom of 2 boys with a little girl on the way and I don’t have the money to pay a big fancy company to clean my mattress. Any more suggestions??
Sincerely, Breen
Liz
08/22/2008 at 12:28 pm
My dog peed in our bed while we were on vacation and I discovered it when we got home- I think it’s been there for at least 5 days. Is there any hope of getting the smell out or do I need to buy a new mattress? The stain was bone dry by the time we found it. My boyfriend is pissed (no pun intended!) so I need to figure this out ASAP.
If there is hope, what it is it? Please email me back, liz@lizcockrum.com. THANKS!
Liz
05/14/2009 at 5:45 pm
just wanted to let everyone know we used a professional service to get the mattress cleaned ($120) and now, several months later, there is no smell or stain.
the stain came out immediately with the cleaning, and the smell was totally gone within 2 weeks.
Jenn
08/25/2008 at 4:48 pm
Thanks for all the useful info, I’m asking for your opinions.
My mom’s large dog peed bucket loads on our mattress. As per the advice listed here, I did not add any water or try washing it out yet, I sopped as much as I could with paper towels. Now I need to know what to do. It is a pillow-top on both sides. The side that was peed on was massively soaked, as I was pushing down with the towels to soak up pee, the mattress would darken in other areas where it was pooling. As far as I know, it had been on the mattress at least 5 or 10 minutes, no longer than an hour. I think he had just peed on the bed before we came home, it was very wet, but had had enough time to soak in. But I was so livid about it, I couldn’t think straight to clean it up for about 15 minutes after it happened.
I’m very concerned that there was enough pee to soak in to the middle of the mattress, I’m fairly certain it did. After sopping up as much as possible by hand, I then stood on top of paper towels to hopefully absorb more, and it was still very, very damp to the touch even after all that. Do you think our mattress is ruined?
I intend on spraying it down with vinegar, or bleach, or both alternatively and hauling outside to sit in the sunshine. However, I can’t haul it outside by myself and it will be a couple hours until my husband gets home. AND it’s not very sunny out today, with a forecast for rain… Is it even worth it, if it has soaked into the middle of the mattress?
I’m so angry!! >:(
laurie lamarca
08/26/2008 at 1:53 pm
I need help. My 22 year old son with his girlfriend spent the weekend in our guest room while we were away. Needless to say, I guess I never bothered to tell him with the facts of life about a towel so there is no wet spot ! The bed was remade and sat there for about 6 weeks until I was having company and decided to change the sheets. As soon as I removed the sheets I noticed a particular odor and knew what happened. Now I am in a quandry as to what to do with the mattress. It is fairly new and has had maybe 50 nights on it in its life. Is there a wqay to get rid of the odor? I have had it unmade so it is airing out but that is not getting me anywhere. All the other comments are about urine, blood,etc. and there seems to be different methods of cleaning for different types of stains…
Fixruprtbird
08/30/2008 at 2:22 pm
Well my two cents for any stain on a matress…
Beyond trying to soak up an immediate mess, and NOT pouring water or soap onto the matress I would try one, or both if the first doesn’t work…
1) Dry Soap Bubbles
You whip up a tad of hot water with some powder laundry detergent in a large bowl or a bucket with a power mixer and get a ton of bubbles. You then get the dry soap bubbles that formed at the top with a good sponge and go to town on the stain. I would also still recommend placing outside in sunlight and use an odor remover in moderation.
2) Hydrogen Peroxide
This will remove and disinfect the stained area. Again, moderation is key because you do not want to get too much liquid into the matress. And once again I recommend placing outside in sunlight and use an odor remover.
kate
09/06/2008 at 6:44 pm
my husband sweats during the night and our brand new mattress and sheets smell awful!! Any suggestions on how to get this smell out? thanks!
Jennifer doherty
09/07/2008 at 11:54 pm
This is going to sound digustingly horrible but if anyonne cold help me out it would be great!!!! Im living with my husband and brother in law. My brother in law has just found out his girlfriend has clamidia and I think he might have it too. My parents are coming to visit and my brother in law has given permission to stay in his bedroom. Is there any way of cleaning his mattress and sheets or am i safer just to through out the mattress. I really need help they are coming two days!!!!!
Heather
09/13/2008 at 1:40 am
Unfortunately I can’t help any of you with mattress cleaning, I need some help of my own.
I’m going away to college and am going to stay in a dorm. Naturally I’m a bit worried about how clean the bed is. I don’t think there will be a problem with stains, but I’m more worried about the sorts of things Jennifer posted – a disease in the mattress or bed bugs.
What could I do to clean the mattress that wouldn’t get the Residence Hall advisors angry and would give me some peace of mind? Or, what should I put on the mattress to seperate me from it? I have read about the plastic covers and the mattress bags – which do you recommend?
Tom
10/07/2008 at 9:45 pm
After reading all this about the critters in my mattress it makes me want to soak the whole thing in Raid or bleach!
The Bed Med of Sioux Falls
10/15/2008 at 9:59 pm
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We use a powerful, specially engineered mattress cleaning device that generates incredible suction power, and high frequency pulsating wave. Using this device (for collecting particles larger than 0.1 microns), the cleaning professional removes and contains dust mites, dust mite fecal pellets, dust mite exoskeletons, mold, mildew, pollen, spores, bacteria, viruses and microbial allergens from the item. This is the same type of vacuum cleaner designed for the removal of the tiniest of particulates, such as anthrax, asbestos, lead dust (toner), and for the use in “clean rooms” found in the hi-tech industry.
Step 2)
An ultra powerful, germicidal UV-C light is slowly passed over the surface of the mattress, or other objects you want sanitized. This is the same process as used in hospital rooms for sterilization and in crime scene labs and DNA labs to prevent cross-contamination. The purpose of this step is to effectively alter the DNA in the targeted house dust mite and other micro-organisms.
UV-C light causes damage to the nucleic acid of microorganisms by forming covalent bonds between certain adjacent bases in the DNA. The formation of such bonds prevent the DNA from being unzipped for replication, and the organism is unable to reproduce, and the population quickly dies out. This UV-C light kills 99.9% of all allergens it touches.
Step 3)
We then use a Dry Vapor Steam Vacuum w/A.T.I.S technology to vacuum up the remaining dust mites, viruses, bacteria, fungus, and more. Our goal is to remove all possible indoor allergens from your mattress. Most companies do not use a Dry Vapor Steam vacuum to clean your mattress!
Step 4)
Lastly, we do a light misting of the sterilized surfaces with an odorless, all natural, chemical-free, and non-toxic super enzyme spray. This is not the stuff you may find in a store. It is the best of the best! The spray inhibits the growth of new dust mite colonies. After allowing 5 minutes for evaporation to take place, the mattress is ready for bed linens.
vanessa
10/21/2008 at 2:05 pm
my baby sleeps with us and he sleeps with a bottle and the top of our mattress smells rotten from formula and juice is there any way i could clean it its not a traditional spring mattress its a pillow top…if snyone can help please let me know
Lauren
11/04/2008 at 9:05 pm
Help! I don’t know what to do. My boyfriend came up to my school to visit me for a week and got very drunk one night and peed in the bed. By the time I found out, it was too late and the urine had dried into the mattress. Now there is an ever present odor. The problem is, I live in a dorm and can not get the mattress outside to try the vinegar solution. Any ideas???
Kelley
12/13/2008 at 9:40 pm
That is soo rude! Bed wetting in adults is very rare and embarassing my friend dealt with it and its got nothing to do with drinking! Sara Silverman the actress also has it look it up at wikipedia. have some compasion assholes
BeginnersLuck
12/14/2008 at 12:19 pm
I placed my brand new mattress on a floor that had just been varnished and now my mattress smells like that varnish. It was on the floor for about a month… I know, I should have realized… Anyway, I Febrezed the mattress twice and it still kind of smells. Now that I do have a bed frame, the mattress has also absorbed the smell of the slated bed-base, an old wood smell. Will carpet cleaner take the smell away? I’m not sure how to attack this because it’s not a conventional “stain”, it’s almost toxic? Many thanks for your suggestions
Rhonnie
12/28/2008 at 1:10 pm
Hello,
For those of you who have pet urine on your mattress, the only suggestion I have is DO NOT USE BLEACH or ammonia. To a dogs nose, bleach and ammonia smells like urine and can cause the dog to pee in that spot again and again. To get dog urine out I have used baking soda and vinager.
Cheryl
01/02/2009 at 7:28 am
I keep reading not to get the mattress wet to clean a mattress that’s already wet with urine, but what exactly does it matter if the mattress is already soaked with urine? It seems impossible to soak up all the urine that has been soaked in to a mattress. My instinct is to get the area wet with a cleaner like maybe some dish soap in water and soak up again with towels. Then spray it with some enzymatic spot/stain/odor remover. I think putting it in the sun is a good idea. But I still worry that the mattress is not dry inside.
alison swiercz
01/05/2009 at 3:21 pm
help baby formula spill on my pillow top help it smells like yeast what do i do?
sarah
01/23/2009 at 12:46 pm
for the peeps that have bed wetters, the old trick my nan used was putting talc powder over the area, let dry then hoover it off, the talc soaks up the pee and odour, then to make things easier, put a mattress protector on top for future cases, i would recommend waterpoof! failing that, dont let ya kids drink after 6pm and take them to the loo before and during the night! hope it helps?
Carol
01/25/2009 at 11:22 am
Could someone provide the mixture ratio for the vinegar, hydogen peroxide, and also the bleach cleaning treatments? Maybe like two parts or three parts water to cleaning agent? I’m never sure how strong to make these things. Thanks.
RJ
05/14/2009 at 9:20 am
My 5 yr old peed in the bed. It soaked through the waterproof cover. The first time I dried it and cleaned it with a towel soaked in dettot, and then dried it with a hair dryer. It was OK.
But the 2nd time, it soaked through and I gave it a quick clean with dettol and part dried it with the hairdryer before having to rush off to work.
Now all I can smell in the room is dettol and urine combination.
I am willing to try the baking soda and vinegar, but can someone tell me exactly how to go about it?
Hopefully the sun will come out soon one day and I’ll get to put it out for the day. I live in England and the prediction is rain.
Leo
05/14/2009 at 6:04 pm
Be careful to have a well ventilated room, the combination of vinegar and baking soda may be a little too much to handle, or even toxic in some circumstances. I’m not sure about England, but most grocery stores have carpet cleaning rentals that tend to work quite well.
RJ
05/19/2009 at 9:17 am
Thanks, for your response, Leo.
Would you be able to tell me the quantities of vinegar and baking soda to mix?
Carla
05/20/2009 at 12:20 pm
How would I get a stain out of a pillow top mattress due to a leaking roof? This bed is a Sleep number, with all the bells and whistles. It is my Dad’s. Appreciate you!
lissalis
05/28/2009 at 3:16 pm
rug doctor. you can get at almost any grocery store. make sure to get the upholstery tool. dont soak the mattress just lightly spray it then suck it up
Jane
06/06/2009 at 9:24 am
How do I get blood out of a mattress without ruining it
Ashley
07/14/2009 at 2:09 am
First thing about blood stains DO NOT USE HOT WATER!!! this will set the stain. For a small stain rub ice over the spot and blot as it gets wet… do this till you can get most of it up. You will see that most of the blood ends up on what you are using to blot it up such as a towel. Peroxide will also work, anything that will break up enzymes. Just be sure to blot and not rub, rubbing will spread the stain. Once the stain is removed do what you can to dry the spot such as a blow dryer or setting out in the sun.
Jackie Dugas
06/15/2009 at 5:03 pm
my husband and i just recently bought a simmons therapeutic mattress from home furniture here in lafayette and its already starting to buckle on my husbands side of the bed. the furniture place will not replace our mattress until we get a “passion stain” out of it. we tried everything we could possible think of to get the stain out and its not working. can you please help me?
m porter
07/31/2009 at 2:57 am
hi looking for advice on how to clean mattress as just found out i have threadworms help please
Colleen
08/08/2009 at 6:56 pm
Step 1. Vacuum off the mattress using the vacuum cleaner attachment. Be sure to lift the lip of the pillow top and get underneath.
Step 2. Mix a solution of vinegar and water in a spray bottle and lightly mist the mattress with it.
Step 3. Mix powdered laundry detergent and water into a paste and apply it to stains with a soft clean cloth. Gently scrub the stain with the paste and allow it to sit on the stain for five minutes. Use the vacuum cleaner attachment to pick up any residual dry paste.
Step 4. Sprinkle baking soda all over the mattress and allow it to sit for three or four hours before vacuuming it up.
Step 5. Set the mattress outside on a sunny day to soak in the sunlight. It may be helpful to lay a clean blanket out for the mattress to lie on. After at least a couple of hours, flip the mattress over so the other side can get some sunlight too. This will help to kill any mold or mildew spores that may be inside the mattress
Sandy
09/05/2009 at 10:51 am
Thank you Colleen. I am trying it. My grandson just wet my bed, a whole bunch on my new pillow top mattress. I hope I can get it all out.
Jay
08/26/2009 at 9:47 pm
My mattress don’t have any of the problems I see here on this site, what happened to the mattress was, it was put on its side in the basement and got a little wet. It has a slight water stain in a six inch area and I’m concerned about mites and stuff. I found a reputable cleaning company that is going to clean it, but I want the other things done to it too, like the vacuuming, mite removal, sprayed to prevent them from coming back or coming in, etc. The mattrass wasn’t slept on but about a couple of months. And the truth is, I really don’t think I need a new one because It doesn’t smell or look bad or damaged. I just want to make sure it’s perfect and clean so, I will have peace of mind. I dare not try to clean it myself because of drying issues and I know it will leave a stain and make matters worst. I’ve heard of the dry steam cleaning and I think that would be good for them to use after they clean it with the upholstery cleaner.
Ken Savage
08/27/2009 at 12:01 am
Jay what’s the cost of cleaning it compared to buying a new one?
Katharine
08/30/2009 at 1:49 pm
I have a cat that’s getting in her older years now and she is starting to pee outside of the litter box. And one day I came home from work and found that she had peed all over my new mattress i tried stanley steamer’s carpet and upholstrey shampoo with a damp cloth. If any of you have suggestions please share them with me?
tigra
10/08/2009 at 3:47 pm
those who have bedwetters, it is not funny it may be a condition called nocturnal urinesis, the body is producing too much urine at night and they arent feeling it,both my parents wet the bed till there 20’s and passed it on to all 3 kids,i use a heavy towel and stand/hop on it to get as much up as possible then spray a mix of febreeze and a disenfectant like fabuloso or mr.clean over the top of the matress and get a towel and scrub across it. i havent been able to get my matress outdoors but i turn the fan on high let it dry for a few minutes then put a heavy towel back over it and stand on it to get any more liquid up then uncover and let sit…this seems to work for me…
Ken K
10/19/2009 at 4:00 am
I hope we are all adults here and this is not a prank. I will do my best to be respectful to all here. We have an new and expensive mattress. We went to change the matters pad we saw many stains. We determined that the stains are from my wife’s active “G” spot that can/dose make a “mess”.
What can clean this? Could I use a water and a bleach mixture?
roslyn
10/26/2009 at 2:53 am
Hi would you be able to tell me please how to remove an old blood stain from a mattress please.
Thanking you
Roslyn.
alim
11/06/2009 at 7:47 am
hi i have a 6 yr old he pee on my bed an now it started smelling so bad an there r so many yellow stains .. its a simmon beauty rest pillow top an i don no wht to do now wth my mattress … he peed like numbers of tyme so plz help me wht to do now..
walter
12/22/2009 at 12:40 am
it’s very interresting that all members have a bedwetting problem with their drunk husbands or boyfriends. My new girlfriend is 32 yo and she wets the bed whenever she is sloppy drunk. This happens 3 times and I bought a new mattres because we could not find any way to clean the pee-spots. Now she wears diapers after partys and this little problem is solved.
Gavin
01/26/2010 at 8:52 pm
Hey i’m a college student, so the bed wetting and blood on the matress is all too familiar. For urine, dry as quickly as possible. Once dry, I use bleach and water mixed (1/1) and scrub the spot. It will have a bleach smell for a day or two, but after that, you can almost never tell anything happened. For blood, use hydrogen peroxide, and rub into the blood. With the blood, the sooner you get the peroxide on it, the better luck you will have…good luck!