How to Remove Urine From a Memory Foam Bed

Memory foam mattresses can be very expensive and you don't want to buy a new one simply because of a urine accident. With the right ingredients and a little time, you can remove the urine smell and stains from your memory foam mattress.

Things You'll Need

• Paper towels
• Small metal or glass bowl
• Liquid or powder laundry detergent
• Water
• White vinegar
• Soft scrubbing brush
• Hair dryer
• Medicated powder or baking soda

Instructions

1. Soak up any moisture from the urine with a few paper towels.

2. In a metal or glass bowl, add 2 cups of warm water, 1/2 a cup vinegar and about 1/2 a spoonful of laundry detergent and mix well.

3. Pour small amounts of the solution over the urine stain. Scrub with a soft brush (memory foam mattresses are made of very soft, delicate material, so a soft brush will be more gentle) and then quickly apply paper towels on top to absorb the liquid. Repeat this cycle a few times until you feel the urine has been cleaned.

4. Dry the wet spot using a hair dryer until it is fairly dry.

5. If the urine smell is still evident, apply some medicated powder or baking soda to the area and leave on for a few hours. If the smell is very strong, you can leave the powder overnight. If you need to sleep on the bed, lay a towel over the powder and then put the bed sheet on top. Otherwise, just leave the powder on the mattress without covering it.

6. After a few hours, vacuum off the powder from the mattress. The odor should be gone. If some smell remains, repeat the powder process once more.

References

• Happy Homemaker