More than 30% of your life is spent sleeping. Now, if this statistic is true, which it is, then you would also want to have a comfortable and clean mattress to sleep on. How can you achieve this? You should therefore maintain the cleanliness of your mattress; make sure that it stays fresh for a much longer period. But accidents can happen, even on your own mattress; so you need to clean it properly. Use these helpful mattress cleaning tips to aid you in your cleaning task.

You must admit it, there are times when your mattress is stale-smelling; this kind of mattress is unfriendly especially to individuals with allergies. The common cause is dust mites. Make sure that you flip the mattress and vacuum it on all sides every 6 or 8 weeks. Remember to use your vacuum hose?s hard surface and non-brush attachment.

To maintain the fresh smell of your mattress, put dryer sheets first before covering the mattress with beddings. The scents of dryer sheets vary, so make sure that you?re quite comfortable with it, otherwise, change the dryers and choose a scent that you can sleep on at night comfortably.

If you have little children or pets at home, there are times when they urinate on the mattress. This can be very frustrating on your part. With the use of a dry towel, blot the wetness as much as possible. Seek the help of the heaviest family member and have that person stand on the spot where the urine is. Spray a small amount of enzymatic cleaner on the spot. There are different kinds of enzymatic cleaners, so choose one that is designed exclusively for urine. Home-care and grocery stores offer this kind of product.

This procedure can take quite a few repetitions and make sure that you do this until the towel comes up white and dry. If you have baking soda at home, sprinkle the area to remove the lingering odors and to absorb any remaining moisture. If the stain is large, leave the baking soda for several days. Once the odor of the urine is removed and it is completely dry, remove the baking soda using a vacuum.

It's impossible to find a used mattress without mildew or mold. For your health, purchase a new mattress if about 50% of your existing mattress is covered with mildew/mold. But if you?re only dealing with a little area, you can salvage your mattress. When the weather is dry and sunny, take your mattress to the outdoors. Wear a mask and vacuum the mattress. Leave the mattress outside for the whole day and bring it in before dew settles in.

If you?re a cigarette smoker, then your mattress might smell of cigarettes too. Again, take the mattress outside during a sunny and dry day. Spray some odor remover on the mattress and leave it under the heat of the sun. In the afternoon, bring the mattress inside and sprinkle some baking soda. Leave it on for the night and the following day, you can vacuum it.

Due to an illness or drunkenness, you can accidentally vomit on your mattress. But don?t despair because you can still clean it up. Do the same procedure as that of cleaning urine on the mattress. Take the mattress outside and leave it under the sun.

Cleaning your mattress is one way to ensure its long life. Have a good night sleep.