Why Do Women Throw Baking Soda and Salt on Mattresses? A Little Known Tip

Ensuring the cleanliness of your mattress is essential, both for your health, but also if you want to extend the life of your bedding. Over time, sweat or other stains may begin to appear on your mattress. And with them, bad odors can come. Your best ally for peaceful sleep can quickly turn into a real nightmare. To avoid this, today we are sharing with you a grandmother’s tip for cleaning your mattress using an economical and very effective solution: baking soda and salt.

Here’s what you need 

• A vacuum
• A soft fabric
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Water

Instructions

1. Vacuum to remove hair and dust from the surface. The more powerful the vacuum cleaner, the more precise the work will be.
2. Sprinkle baking soda on the mattress. Leave it on for at least 30 minutes, then remove it with the vacuum cleaner. This step involves eliminating bad odors.
3. In case of stains, you can try to remove them by first dampening the stains with a cloth lightly dampened with cold water, then preparing a paste obtained with equal parts water, salt and baking soda and leaving it to act for half an hour.
4. Remove everything and let the mattress dry.