A mattress is one of the biggest household purchases because we spend a significant portion of our time in bed. While it is expected for mattresses to last long in return for the hefty price, the lifespan of a mattress can be prolonged when factors like mattress quality, usage, and care are taken into consideration. The average lifespan of most mattresses lasts between 5 to 10 years, but with proper care and maintenance, you might just be able to add a couple of years to that!
HOW DO WE CARE FOR THE MATTRESS?
Generally, avoid folding or jumping on your mattress. As fun as it might sound, jumping on the bed often would eventually strain the foundation holding up the bed. Even beds that are made to withstand damages such as spring beds, water beds, and air beds would eventually succumb to the pressure.
Another good rule of thumb is to change bed linens regularly. This is because most of us spend an average of 49 to more than 60 hours in our beds. Our sheets accumulate dirt, sweat, oil, and dead skin cells, which is the perfect environment for dust mites. Dust mites may not sound as dangerous as bed bugs, but their presence would trigger skin rashes and irritation, and at worst, worsen allergy symptoms. Due to their nature of reproducing prolifically and thriving on dead skin cells, your mattress might have hundreds of thousands of dust mites. Changing bed sheets at least every two weeks should suffice, but if you have allergies, sweat profusely or share your bed with pets, it would be better to increase the frequency of changing the bedsheets.
Besides that, a regular mattress cleaning schedule is essential and a good estimate is every 3 to 4 months.
Even if you own a mattress protector, it is good to vacuum your mattress consistently to reduce dust. To be on the safe side, you could try seeking a professional mattress cleaning service to deep clean your mattress.
Be sure to check your warranty to see if there are any packages that offer this service so you don’t have to pay extra.
CUCKOO, for instance, provides this service with top-of-the-line equipment and a wide network of trained experts. CUCKOO’s equipment is special because they implement Hydro Cleaning with a water vacuum to remove dirty stains & fungal patches.
The water vacuum is a powerful vacuum to rigorously remove dead skin, dust, and small particles in addition to applying the Matrix-Grid Method to eliminate dust mites, bed bugs & other microbes.
By doing this, you’re not just warding off common mattress issues like unpleasant odour, stains, bed settlement, mold formation and dysfunctional structure, you are also preventing serious health issues.
Adding this to your daily routine may seem tedious, but it’s a small price to pay for better sleep and a longer-lasting mattress. Of course, choosing a good-quality mattress is just as important. We’ve previously explained how to choose the best mattress for your sleep, and CUCKOO’s A-Series Mattress might be the one for you. Besides being made with the best materials, 100% natural latex, hypo-allergenic, anti-dust mite, you’ll also get these:
