How Do You Clean a Memory Foam Mattress Pad?

Coffee stains, urine odor-these are just some of the memory foam mattress problem that most people are faced with. Sometimes it is easier to just buy a new mattress. But then, you need to shell out money to buy a new one.

To keep your money in your pockets, just mattress the art of cleaning your memory foam mattress pad. It is actually a bit easier than what you might think.

Step 1: Prepare all the necessary ingredients and location. You will need Woolite fabric cleaner, spray bottle, water, water source with hose, white vinegar and a platform to place your mattress pad on (you would not want it to get all muddy when you are cleaning it outside).

Step 2: Place your memory foam mattress pad on the clean platform. Fill the spray bottle with the mixture of one part Woolite fabric cleaner and 2 parts of water. Make sure you spray every nook and cranny of the mattress. You might want to ask someone to help you hold the mattress upright as you spray. Wait for the solution to do its work for about 20 minutes.

Step 3: Once the Woolite solution has penetrated, rinse it off using the hose. Do not worry about drenching your mattress pad through and through because you can still dry it up later.

Step 4: Now, empty the spray bottle and remove the Woolite solution and replace it with vinegar solution. Mix one part white vinegar with four parts of water and pour the mixture in the spray bottle. Do the same method with step 2 and leave it on for a few minutes.

Step 5: Rinse the mattress pad again using the hose. Once you have gotten rid of the vinegar solution, press the mattress down to "wring" out the excess moisture. Leave it outdoors to dry under the shade of the sun (not in direct contact with the sun) or you can just blow dry it instead.

Just makes sure that the mattress pad is completely dry before you put it back on top of your primary mattress. Otherwise, a musty smell will permeate from it and you surely do not want to smell that as you sleep.

Do not leave the stains to dry up for a long time. You will just have a more difficult time getting rid of it. Just follow the steps carefully and you can have a clean, stain-free, and fresh-smelling mattress for long.

Autor: Zach Smith

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Added: November 27, 2009
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