Here at Housing Cleaning Potomac, we’re big fans of the cleaning hack and one in particular went viral recently—the good ol’ baking soda miracle mattress clean!
You know how it is. Mattresses get their fair share of wear and tear. We spend A LOT of time on them. Sweat, skin cells, hair, pet hair and all sorts of other things get under the sheets and deposit themselves there.
So, what do you do? Simply strip the bed and sprinkle on baking soda, leave it there for a few hours and then use your vacuum cleaner to suck it up. What does it do? The powder is a brilliant freshener, removing nasty odors, lifting dirt and wicking away moisture.
House Cleaning Potomac—clean a mattress every six months
How often should you clean your mattress? As we’ve already discussed, the mattress is an item of furniture that gets a lot of use. The experts at House Cleaning Potomac reckon it’s a good idea to clean it every six months—more in the summer when it’s warmer at night. If you suffer from allergies, clean your mattress more regularly too, and the same holds if your pet sleep on the bed with you.
There are general rules about keeping a mattress as fresh as possible. Here are House Cleaning Potomac’s ones:
- Don’t let your pet on the bed. Sorry—but dogs and cats are a magnet for pollen, dust and other allergens.
- Use a mattress protector, as it provides another shield under your fitted sheet to protect the mattress from dirt and mites.
- Flip the mattress over every six months. It’s easy to create impressions on the bed, which eventually lead to discomfort and this helps avoid the issue.
- Swap sides. Weird, we know, but if you and your partner regularly swap the side you sleep on this helps avoid the above pattern dent in the mattress we talked about.
- Ask for professional help for stubborn stains. Blood and red wine can mark a mattress permanently, but professional services such as the ones we offer at House Cleaning Potomac will help shift these.
- Give it up after eight years. Yes, most mattresses have a shelf life and after eight years, yours needs retiring…
Here at Budget Maids we provide cleaning services in Olney, House Cleaning Potomac or cleaning services in Columbia and surrounds (i.e. VA and most of Maryland). Why not give us a call today and let us help you with all your cleaning jobs?
