Does your mattress need freshening up? Here’s how to clean it

This brings a whole new meaning to 'spring cleaning'

Not gonna lie, after that one survey by Hammonds Furniture revealed that one third of Brits only wash their bedsheets once a year, I've been feeling a little itchy just looking at my bed. I have no reason to, considering I change my sheets regularly – hygiene aside, is there anything better than climbing into a fresh bed?! – and yet since seeing those results, I can't stop thinking about all the bacteria that might be trapped between the fibres of where I sleep. I know my bed is clean. But is it clean enough? If you're like me and now have a sense of unwarranted paranoia, you might be interested to learn that mattress cleaning is a thing people do. TikTok user @cleanwithsash made a video on how to do it using just three products as she thought it'd be helpful to other college students in rented accommodation. Whether you just want to freshen your mattresses up, got a second-hand mattress you want to germ-proof or are trying to get rid of some stains that may or may not have appeared as a result of a little one's bedwetting, these handy steps show you how. She initially uses carpet stain remover on any stains. Then, she spreads baking soda all over the mattress and lets it sit for an hour. After hoovering it off, she douses the mattress in fabric softener and opens the window to let it air off. Her mattress looks brand spanking new afterwards.

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Yep, I'm sold. Will definitely be trying this out next time I change my sheets (which will NOT be in a year's time).