How to Disinfect Your Mattress in Depth (Easy and Natural).
It's not easy to disinfect a mattress!
And yet, it is essential to do it from time to time.
Did you know that we sweat the equivalent of 250 ml of water every night? Yuck ...
Not to mention viruses, such as Covid-19, which are encrusted!
Or dust mites that swarm in the bedding ...
Fortunately, there is a simple and effective trick to thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting a mattress naturally.
The easy trick is to make a disinfectant spray with household alcohol. Look :
What you need
- 1 glass of household alcohol
- 3 glasses of water
- 10 drops of disinfectant essential oil of your choice: tea tree, lemon, cinnamon, ravintsara, sweet orange, eucalyptus, lemongrass
- empty spray
- microfiber cloths
How to do
1. Pour the water into the empty spray.
2. Add household alcohol.
3. Put the essential oil.
4. Close the spray and shake to mix well.
5. Generously spray your disinfectant spray on the mattress.
6. Dampen a clean cloth and run it over the mattress.
7. Wipe with a dry cloth to remove as much moisture as possible.
8. Let air dry all day before putting the sheets back on.
Results
And there you have it, thanks to your homemade cleaner, your mattress is now cleaned and disinfected :-)
Easy, fast and efficient, isn't it?
No need to buy a Sanytol or Stanhome disinfectant spray at the pharmacy!
Very useful when you do not have white vinegar, baking soda or a steam machine to disinfect a mattress ...
With its ingredients of natural origin, your homemade disinfectant spray is super powerful.
It deeply cleans your yellowed (or used) mattress and eliminates dust mites, viruses and germs and all parasites (bed bugs, dust mites, mites).
In a single step, it sanitizes and perfumes your bedding. And it works for all kinds of mattresses (foam or not).
And while you're at it, you can apply the same cleansing to your pillows.
Why does it work?
Household alcohol is a very good disinfectant. It kills bacteria and inactivates many viruses (such as scabies).
For maximum effectiveness, it is better to choose a high degree of alcohol: 90 ° household alcohol for example.
Know that the disinfectant power of alcohol is even more powerful when it is mixed with water.
Essential oils have many virtues including antimicrobial, antiviral, insecticidal and antibacterial action.
They therefore effectively complement the action of household alcohol.
In addition, they give off a pleasant scent that spreads throughout the bedroom.
Your turn...
Have you tried that grandmother's trick for disinfecting a mattress? Tell us in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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Also to discover:
How To Clean Your Mattress In Just 3 Quick And Easy Steps.
How To Clean Your Mattress Easily and Naturally.
