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 Natures Miracle, Bane-Clene 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.
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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November 4th, 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???
October 21st, 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
October 15th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Our revolutionary sanitation method will give you the best possible sanitation available! Allergens are resting in your carpet, furniture, bed, and more. Once you make contact with, or walk on any of these items, the allergens become airborne, thus entering into the air you are breathing. The allergens are then ingested by you and your family. We eliminate these threats!
Mattress, and Furniture Sanitizing Process:
Only now, due to recent technological advances, can today’s generation, and our future generations benefit from the dry, odorless, all natural, and chemical-free cleaning utilized by the mattress cleaning professionals at The Bed Med.
Step 1)
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.
October 7th, 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!
September 13th, 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?
September 7th, 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!!!!!
September 6th, 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!
August 30th, 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.
August 26th, 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…