Leave your Mattress as New with this Effective Homemade Mix
It is normal that with the passage of time the pillows and the mattress change from white to yellowish, this happens because when we sleep our body sweats and it impregnates the fabric until it causes stains and humidity.
In fact, it is common for dust, dead cells and mites to go deep in your mattress, which is why they require a deep cleaning.
It is advisable to change the sheets at least once a week, deep cleaning the mattress and pillows should be done 3 times a year.
Here’s how to make a homemade mixture to whiten your pillows and mattress effectively.
1) To whiten the pillows
You need:
3 liters of water
1/4 hydrogen peroxide
juice of 5 lemons
200 gr of liquid soap
with hot water
200 gr of dish detergent
125 grams of borax
Procedure:
We start by mixing the water with hydrogen peroxide and lemon juice, and reserve the mixture.
Then, it is important to check the label of the pillow, to make sure that it can be washed in the washing machine.
Next, we load the washing machine with hot water and add the liquid soap, dish detergent and borax to start the washing cycle for a few seconds and mix the products.
Next step, we introduce the pillows in the washing machine and program the washing cycle.
Once we finish this wash, we will obtain amazing results when observing how white they are.
2) To whiten the mattress
You need:
1/4 of white vinegar
1/4 hydrogen peroxide
Procedure:
First of all, we remove the excess powder with the help of a clean and slightly damp cloth or cloth.
If we notice that it has stains, we make a mixture of water with baking soda, pour it into a container with a spray bottle to spray on the stains, and after a few minutes, we clean with a dry cloth.
Next step, pour the white vinegar with the hydrogen peroxide into a container and mix well.
Then we moisten a clean cloth with the mixture and rub the mattress until the yellowish color disappears.
Finally, we open the window of the room and let it air out until the mattress dries.
