Spring is coming and many people in Calgary are planning a big house cleaning, carpet, mattresses included. But, how does one clean a mattress? We cannot exactly take it to the dry-cleaners. Is there any one in Calgary who does mattress stain removal and makes them clean and nice smelling again?

Many better dry cleaners will come to your house to clean your mattresses. If you are worried about the stains, the removal of stains is not the most important reason for getting your mattress cleaned. There is an enemy living in our mattresses and we feed it every night. We are talking about dust mites.

Dust mites are microscopic eight-legged animals, the size of one third of a millimeter.  They belong to the spider family (arachnids), and live in mattresses, pillows, rugs, plush toys, blankets etc. They feed on people’s flaked-off dead skin. Mites are whitish in color, and thrive in warm and humid atmosphere (between 24 and 26 degrees C; 75 and 80 degrees F), which our mattresses provide in abundance.

Millions of mites may inhabit one home. They are not harmful or dangerous in themselves, unless you are prone to allergies. Their feces and dead bodies are important allergens, causing asthma, rhinitis or dermatitis. It has been reported that even people that are not allergy-prone, can become allergic to dust mites. It is impossible to totally eradicate mites from our homes, but we can keep their number under control and make our mattresses and our homes as uninviting to them as possible.

Mites love humidity, so try to keep the humidity in your home, or at least in your bedroom, below 50%. Wash your bed linen at least once a week. Don’t forget blankets, bed covers and especially kids’ plus toys. If you can, remove carpet from the bedroom.

Experts, and good carpet and mattress cleaning companies as well, will tell you that the best way to clean your mattress is to keep it clean in the first place. There are a number of mattress covers that can be zipped and which completely envelop the mattress. But, accidents still happen, especially if you have kids and pets, and there will be a time when you need to call in experts.

Mattress cleaning experts in Calgary, like OxyGenie, use non-chemical, non-invasive method of mattress cleaning, using ultra-violet rays. The natural source of ultraviolet rays is sun, so, if you can, take your mattress out to sun for a while, especially as part of your spring-cleaning campaign.

Even if you are not allergy-prone, think of cleaning your mattresses professionally from time to time. We spend one third of our lives sleeping. We spend a lot of money for a good, comfortable mattress, aware of the importance of good, sound 6-7 hours of sleep. We need good sleep to be able to cope with the realities of our days.  Call one of reliable professional carpet and mattress cleaners in Calgary like OxyGenie and let them take care of your health and well being.