{"id":30498,"date":"2023-08-18T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=30498"},"modified":"2025-01-15T08:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:35:17","slug":"eco-friendly-cleaning-this-is-how-to-clean-your-mattress-neatly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/milieuvriendelijk-schoonmaken-zo-maak-je-je-matras-netjes-schoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-friendly cleaning: this is how to clean your mattress neatly!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An average adult spends one-third of the time sleeping. So that's quite a few hours you spend - including sweating - on your mattress. Both for hygiene and maintenance purposes, it is important to clean your mattress regularly. Mascha is an expert on eco-friendly cleaning and shares her best cleaning hacks with us. This time, she gets to work on her mattress. She does this twice a year and as a result, she sleeps like a rose.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Here's how to clean your mattress in an eco-friendly way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am wedded to my mattress. Whenever I sleep anywhere else, I have to get used to it. No matter how nice a hotel is, it often cannot match my own familiar bed. Your bed - and especially your pillow and mattress - make sure you can sleep well and recharge your batteries for a new day. Of course, sleeping well is best done on a clean and fresh mattress. Yet it can get dirty in many ways: through sweat, dust in your home, dander, food spills and pets. It is important to clean and maintain your mattress regularly to prevent the accumulation of dirt and bacteria. This can cause foul odours and reduce the lifespan of your mattress. And that would be a real shame, because a mattress is a pretty big \u2018thing\u2019 and therefore quite stressful to make. So the most durable mattress is one that lasts as long as possible. In short, get to work! Not only me, but also the Consumers' Association says this.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For cleaning the mattress, I use baking soda<\/a>. Even though the wholesale grocer's marketing department insists that you need a kitchen cupboard brimming with bottles of detergent for every chore. Nothing could be further from the truth! You can go a long way with basic cleaning products such as natural vinegar, baking soda, citric acid and green soap. You'll save on plastic packaging and transport which, of course, is better for the planet. And it saves you money. For eco-friendly cleaning of your mattress, baking soda is great. You can usually find baking soda in baking products at the supermarket or drugstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cleaning your mattress with baking soda in three steps.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Eco-friendly cleaning of your mattress<\/h2>\n
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Clean your mattress regularly, at least twice a year. Because let's face it: a dirty mattress with dust, dirt and bacteria makes sleeping a lot less enjoyable, doesn't it? With this eco-friendly cleaning tip, cleaning your mattress will be a piece of cake and you will sleep like a baby again.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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