Choosing the right mattress for your sleep is important because you spend more than half of your life on a mattress.
But what if accidentally any stains appear on your mattress?
How To Remove Stains From Mattress – Sweat, Blood and Urine.
These stains naturally occur if you forgot or don’t keep the barrier between you and your mattress (that’s why using mattress protectors is so important!).
In this article, we are discussing a stain that appears on your mattress and how to remove the stain.
I am going to give you the solution for three types of stains which includes dried blood stain, urine stain, and sweet stain.
So let’s discuss the process step-by-step for removing the stains from the mattress.
How To Remove Stains From Mattress
Removing the stains from the mattress is a very easy process.
For removing the different types of stains you will need a particular type or combination of solutions.
Here are the things you will need to remove different types of stains. You can use it according to the type of stain.
• Water
• Baking Soda
• Laundry Detergent
• Liquid Dish Soap
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Meat Tenderizer
• White Vinegar
• Essential Oils (optional!)
• Spray Bottle
• Bucket
• Rags
• Vacuum
Let us see the steps in detail for removing the different types of stains.
How To Remove Blood Stains From Mattress?
Removing the blood stains are dried blood stains from the mattress is not difficult.
But for that, you need the right combination of solutions and it takes little perseverance.
For removing the blood stain from the mattress follow the steps given.
Things you will need to the remove stain-
• Salt
• Liquid Dish Soap
• Hydrogen Peroxide
step 1: First you have to take one fourth cup of hydrogen peroxide and mix 1 tablespoon each of liquid dish soap and salt; it should form a paste.
You can add less or more hydrogen peroxide as you need for making the right paste consistency (not too runny, not too thick).
Step 2: Next apply the paste on the stains using your finger. and wait for 15 to 20 minutes to dry completely.
step 3: Now you have to remove the paste using a spoon. And then scrape it lightly to get the stubborn bits off.
step 4: You should try to remove the stain. If the blood stain has not come off completely.
You have to wait for the material to completely dry and move on to the next step.
Step 5: You can take a white clean cloth and dip it into the hydrogen peroxide.
Dab the stain and check if it completely lifts. Repeat the procedure until the stain is completely lifted.
Don’t forget to replace or rotate the cloth as you need.
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How To Remove Urine Stains From Mattress?
Now moving to the next part of the article.
it’s time to remove the urine stains from a mattress.
There are two types of urine stains – Fresh Urine & Dried Urine.
How To Remove Fresh Urine Stain
It is not difficult. just follow the steps and you can get stains out from your mattress.
Things you will need to the remove stain-
• Spray Bottle
• Water
• White Vinegar
• Baking Soda
Step 1: Take the mixture 50/50 of white vinegar and water in a spray bottle.
Step 2: Now you have to spray the mixture in a good amount on a fresh urine stain.
After that sprinkle baking soda on top of the mixture. Let it sit for more than 8 hours.
Step 3: When it is dried, vacuum the area and make sure that there is no stain of urine.
If you see the stain of urine then you can repeat the procedure until it is completely clean.
How To Remove Dried Urine Stain
Things you will need to the remove stain-
• 3 tbs baking soda
• 8 oz hydrogen peroxide
• 2-3 drops of liquid dish soap
• You can use essential oil if the smell of urine is strong.
It is not difficult to remove the dry urine stain from the mattress.
You have to follow the procedures given to the removing the fresh urine stain from the mattress.
Here essential oil is added. It is optional and you can use it if the smell of urine is strong.
How To Remove Sweat Stains From Mattress?
When fresh sweat stains appear on a mattress leave a wet mark on the mattress.
But, if the stains dried it leaves behind a yellowish stain.
But don’t worry I will give you the procedure to remove the sweat stain from the mattress step-by-step.
let us move to the actual procedure.
Things you will need to the remove stain-
• Spray Bottle
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Liquid Dish Soap
• Water
Step 1: You have to take a spray bottle and mix an equal amount of liquid dish soap, hydrogen peroxide, and water in it.
Step 2: Now spray the mixture all over the stained area and wait for 20 minutes to sit it on the stained area.
Step 3: After you spray the mixture on the area, blow out the excess moisture on the mattress.
Step 4: It’s time to Sprinkle the layer of breaking soda on the mixture that you spread on the mattress.
After that, you have to wait for hours to settle it.
Step 5: Now you have to vacuum up the residual baking soda and assess the area. And you can repeat it if you need.
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Conclusion
It is not very difficult to remove the stains from your mattress.
You can remove all types of stains but for that, you need a particular combination of solutions.
The combination of solutions depends on the types of stains.
These stains naturally occur if you forgot or don’t keep the barrier between you and your mattress (that’s why using mattress protectors is so important!).
I recommended you use mattress protectors for keeping your mattress safe from stains.
And one more plus point of using a mattress protector is if any stain occurs on the protector then you can only wash the mattress protector.
FAQ’s
1. Can you remove old period stains from a mattress?
Mix baking soda and some cold water to make a paste, apply it to the stain and let it sit for 30 minutes. Remove with a damp cloth.
Mix some hydrogen peroxide and baking soda and apply the mixture onto the stain. Wait for sit it, then clean it off using a damp cloth.
