Adults require an average of between seven to nine hours of sleep per day to stay healthy and function at their optimal level. This translates to spending approximately one-third of their lifetimes in bed.
Considering this staggering amount of time that one comes into physical contact with their mattress, it is shocking that most people never give a thought to cleaning it the way they diligently clean their homes.
How often do you clean your mattresses? Rarely or never?
Why your mattress needs regular cleaning
It is recommended that you thoroughly clean your mattresses at least twice a year or every three months depending on the level of heat and humidity in your home.
Getting your mattress deep-cleaned will help rid it of accumulated dirt and dust, as well as sweat and dead skin cells that you shed on a daily basis.
- Eliminates dust mites
Cleaning your mattress regularly will help thwart the growth of dust mites that can cause skin irritations.
Dust mites feed on dead skin cells and are pests that thrive in humid environments. They can be found in abundance on sofas, carpets and mattresses in your home.
These creatures cannot be detected with the naked eye but just a tiny amount of the skin cells, sweat and hair that humans shed daily can easily feed up to 1.5 million of these nasty creatures.
- Reduce chances of developing allergies
Besides emitting a foul odour, dust mites are potential allergens that can cause skin rashes, sneezing or coughing.
Therefore, cleaning your mattress regularly helps not only in maintaining the hygiene of your mattress but preserving your health as well as allowing you to enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep.
Isn’t replacing the bedsheets and pillowcases regularly sufficient?
While changing your bedding and pillowcases regularly is indeed a good habit to maintain a clean sleeping environment, what you’re essentially doing is simply cleaning the surface of your mattress which might not be sufficient.
Hence, a regular deep-cleaning of your mattresses over and above a weekly or bi-weekly change of sheets is highly recommended.
This article first appeared in kaodim.com
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