We know the importance of keeping our surroundings clean and dust free. We wash our clothes after each wear. We wash our sheets every 1 – 2 weeks. We vacuum our carpets twice a week. But when was the last time you got your mattress cleaned?
Your mattress provides you with a clean and comfortable place to sleep and should be a safe space. The average person sleeps for seven hours a night. Spread that out over the course of a year, and you can expect to spend 2,548 hours on your mattress. This works out to be much more time than we spend sitting on our couch, at our kitchen table, or even in our car.
Considering that we spend so much time on our mattress, it’s important that we make sure it is clean and dust-free to avoid nasty allergies and dust mites. Recent studies have found that up to 60 per cent of dust mites are found living in your bed, which may cause allergies and interfere with your sleep.
Many doctors recommend that the most effective way to reduce symptoms, control and even prevent the development of allergies and asthma is to avoid or minimise exposure to indoor allergens.
An easy way to achieve this is to have your mattress professionally cleaned. After a thorough pre-vacuum, the mattress will be cleaned on all surfaces and deodorised. A special allergy treatment is applied to the mattress surfaces using a fine mist application. The final step of the cleaning process is to place the mattress in a drying position and dry it using a special air mover, a process that usually takes about an hour.
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