How to Take Care Of A Mattress

A good mattress can be a vital investment to your health. In order to insure that it remains an investment, there are steps you will need to protect it. If you have already bought the best mattress you can afford, here is how to take care of your mattress.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. 
    
   mattress pads

   Now that you have invested in a good mattress, it's time to invest in a good and useful mattress pad. There are mattress pads for different needs. There are organic, hypoallergenic and pads to help with aches and pains. Choose a good quality pad to fit your needs and protect your mattress.

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   Cleaning your mattress

   You should clean you mattress whenever it gets dusty or dirty. You can do this with a quality upholstery cleaner. It is a good idea to freshen it up with a good cleaning every 6 months.

3. An important tip to keep your mattress from wearing too much is to turn or rotate the mattress every week, depending on which kind of mattress you have. A reversible mattress can be turned and rotated. A single sided mattress can only be rotated.
   This also should be done for hygiene purposes as it will help the mattress to become less dirty from sweat and from dry skin particles. If you take good care of your quality mattress it may last 10 years or longer.

Tips & Warnings

• Rotating or turning your mattress can save wear on your mattress.

[langleycornwell]

on 7/3/2009 Good tips. Thanks for the advice on mattress care.

[vintage]

on 7/1/2009 great article! 5*

[edieness]

on 6/30/2009 Great tips on How to Take Care Of A Mattress

[goodselfme]

on 6/29/2009 Good tips for caring for a mattress.

[sonni57]

on 6/28/2009 Thanks for the good article on caring for a mattress.