How to remove a stain from a mattress ? Clean a mattress seems to pose a lot of problems. And it’s true a mattress child or adult never stays flawless for long. Very quickly, he covers himself with stains: stain ofurine, blood stain, of regurgitation, of vomit or even from task of gastro. These incidents are common to all. For clean these stains and others body spots we have successfully tested the White vinegar, of bicarbonate, l‘oxygenated water or theammonia, TexClean®, and others cleansers. So check out the 6 best products for clean the spots on the mattress.
How to clean a stained mattress: 3 tips
1 – Watch out for the halos
By removing a stain you will necessarily create one or more halos, the only technique to adopt is after the stain removal clean entirely the mattress insisting on the spots.
2 – Regularly clean the mattress
The mattress of both children and adults should be cleaned at least quarterly, and as quickly as possible, whenever there has been an incident.
If you do not remove a urine or vomit stain within a week, we are not going to lie to you, even with the TexClean®, it will be more difficult for you to remove the stains, and if these stains have been encrusted for months and months, it will be even more difficult to recover this mattress.
The encrusted body spots act like an acid would. Over time they will end up attacking the fabric of the mattress.
Don’t have time to regularly clean the mattress? Protect it with a draw sheet!
3 – After cleaning, do not immediately redo the bed
By spraying TexClean®, the mattress will get wet.
So do this cleaning early in the morning, so as to let it dry well.
And don’t make the bed until the last moment, in the evening.
6 steps to cleaning a mattress
1 – Remove everything
Remove bedspreads, blankets, duvet cover, fitted sheet and pillows, even if it is a small stain.
2 – Clean the stains
3 – Clean the entire mattress immediately
By rubbing it completely and as quickly as possible without letting the product dry, and without forgetting the areas which have just been treated, using a sponge, a clean white cloth or a brush.
4 – Rinse the product
Use a damp washcloth over the entire surface of the mattress that has just been cleaned.
Change the glove as soon as it becomes dirty.
5 – Dry the mattress
Rub again with a dry terrycloth washcloth or terry towel.
Change as soon as he or she gets dirty.
6 – Finish drying the mattress
Blow out lukewarm air from the hair dryer and never hot.
Leave to air dry.
Best products for cleaning a stained mattress
1 – Bicarbonate + hydrogen peroxide + liquid detergent
This perfectly odorless cleanse is extremely effective against yellow stains from sweat and urine.
If after a first treatment there are still small yellowish traces, do not hesitate to start again.
How to make a solution with hydrogen peroxide and bicarbonate
Pour 1/5 liter of hydrogen peroxide and 4 tablespoons of baking soda in a bottle equipped with a spray.
Shake so that the baking soda dissolves completely.
Only then add a drop of dishwashing liquid
How to clean a stain with the bicarbonate and oxygenated water solution
Spray the solution on the stains so that they are well moistened.
Then sprinkle the entire wet area with baking soda.
Allow to air dry for at least 8 hours.
Vacuum the mattress to remove the baking soda.
If halos have formed, clean the mattress completely with this solution.
Then immediately use a damp sponge to stop the effect of the solution.
Dry by rubbing in all directions with a washcloth.
Change the glove as soon as it is colored.
Finish drying with the lukewarm air of the hair dryer.
2 – Hydrogen peroxide and steam cleaner
Hydrogen peroxide is incredibly effective at removing all colored stains.
How to clean a dark stain with hydrogen peroxide
Dab the stain with a cloth impregnated with hydrogen peroxide.
Absorb with a clean cloth then repeat the stain removal until complete disappearance of the stain.
Then rinse with a damp cloth.
If a halo has formed, thoroughly clean the mattress with a steam cleaner.
Tips
An encrusted stain, impossible to remove?
Remove it with the Ecological insert, oven, plate and oven rack cleaner that we sell at the Toutpratique Boutique.
This product tested by us, can clean all stains, even the most rebellious as long as the fabric is rinsed as soon as possible after stain removal.
3 – Ammonia solution
Ammonia is a dangerous product that should be avoided inhaling vapors, and handled only with household gloves, but it is great for cleaning all body stains.
How to make an ammonia solution
In a bowl, prepare a solution composed of 1 to 2 liters of lukewarm water + a few drops of liquid detergent for washing the dishes and the contents of a coffee cup of ammonia.
How to clean a stain with ammonia solution
Hands protected by household gloves, clean the stain by dabbing with a sponge or a cloth rolled into a ball.
Then thoroughly clean the surface of the mattress.
Then immediately use a damp sponge to stop the effect of the solution.
Then if there are halos completely clean the mattress with this solution.
Dry by rubbing in all directions with a washcloth.
Change the glove as soon as it is colored.
Finish drying using the lukewarm air of the hair dryer
4 – Turpentine and extractor steam cleaner
This stain removal has been successfully tested by one of our readers, who does it once a year.
Her mattress, she tells us, is like new again, no more stains and it is already practically dry because the water has been removed and sucked out.
How to clean a stain with turpentine
First rub the stain with a mixture of water and half-turpentine.
Then use a steam extractor cleaner, like the one to clean rugs / carpets.
5 – Texclean
A deep cleaning technique, while being fast, that we have recently tested with success.
This professional Texclean® TG grease stain remover, which normally removes a greasy stain or any greasy stain on a fabric, has been shown to be incredibly effective in cleaning a mattress, even stained with vomit or gum excrement. blood.
How to clean a stain with Texlean
Without any preparation, spray the TexClean® on the mattress, then, using a clean white cloth, rub the mattress in all directions, insisting on the stains,
Rinse with a damp cloth.
Dry with a dry terry washcloth then direct the lukewarm air from the hair dryer.
We sell Texclean at the Boutique Toutpratique
6 – Vinegar, water and detergent
This technique, which has just been tested by the Toutpratique team, is surprisingly efficient.
Thanks to this cleaning, a mattress covered with small stains has regained its original cleanliness.
How to make a white vinegar solution
Prepare in a bowl 500 ml of white vinegar, 200 ml of lukewarm water and 2 tablespoons of washing-up liquid.
How to clean a stain with the vinegar solution
Remove the stain by dabbing with a sponge or cloth rolled into a ball.
Then immediately use a damp sponge to stop the effect of the solution
Then, if there are halos, completely clean the surface of the mattress with a sponge impregnated with the solution.
Then dry by rubbing in all directions with a washcloth.
Change the glove as soon as it is colored.
Finish drying using the lukewarm air of the hair dryer
Vinegar gel
It is even more successful to use vinegar gel.