Did you know that a mattress can accumulate more than 1.5 million mites a year if proper hygiene is not carried out? These microorganisms, considered arachnids, produce eggs and feces that feed on the dead skin and fur of pets. Although they are not perceptible to the naked eye, they accumulate in places where humans and pets rest, such as mattresses or sofas. You may notice their presence when you feel itchy on your body when you lie down. To prevent this, it is essential to maintain adequate and regular hygiene in the fabrics of our home, especially mattresses where we spend many hours a day. Mites can cause diseases such as:

• Sneezing
• Sinusitis
• Sore throat
• Watery or itchy eyes
• Headache
• Eruptions

Tips to keep your mattress clean

1. Have a professional cleaning every 6 months or once a year
2. Use an anti-perspirable or anti-mite mattress pad and wash it once a month
3. Vacuuming once a month to remove accumulated dust and dirt. Vacuum the empty mattress, previously removing the sheets, mattress topper, duvet, bedspread, blanket, pillows, etc.
4. Wash your sheets and pillowcases at a minimum temperature of 40 degrees and change them once a week
5. Tea tree essential oil is a natural disinfectant. It can be found in natural stores or herbalists. It is characterized by having a pleasant smell and it will give our mattress the aroma of “new” we must put 5 drops of essential oil in 1L of water, put it with a sieve on your mattress. You can leave it prepared and use it once a month. This way we can guarantee that our mattress is hygienic and makes our rest easier.

This trick will allow you to disinfect your mattress. Finally, vacuum the mattress to remove the remains of the applied mixture.

Tricks to eliminate mites

1. Ask about our anti-mite disinfection system service; we perform two procedures

• We use a Karcher steam cleaner that we will pass through the surface of the fabrics

Test certificate: eliminates up to 99.999% of coronaviruses and up to 99.99
% of bacteria

• Our second method, our sterilizing UV light mite vacuum cleaner with Hepa filter will greatly help reduce allergies as well as prevent them

Other tricks you can apply at home are these 7 steps

1. Change the sheets regularly. Ideally, at least once a week. At most, every 14 days. It is necessary to prevent those skin scales that we referred to before from accumulating and allowing these arthropods to pay homage to each other.
2. Wash bedding at 60º C or more. We must select the highest possible temperature that the sheets and covers allow. The mites are not able to survive it. Do not mix these pieces with other items of clothing in the washing machine and use specific detergents against them.
3. Cover bedding with hypoallergenic covers. There are many on the market. Its function is to prevent mites from accumulating in their tissues.
4. Launder bedding again before the season changes. That is, when we take it out of the closet in winter or summer. It should never be put directly on the mattress without going through the washing machine.
5. Steam cleaning. Especially in the case of carpets and rugs. These utensils not only soften dirt, but also effectively kill dust mites.
6. Vacuum frequently. A vacuum cleaner will help us effectively remove the skin scales on which the mites feed.
7. The fewer stuffed animals, the better. Without a doubt, another place that these tiny arachnids love. We all know that children love them, but they can do them more harm than good.