As a human, we spend 8 hours (or more) on our beds daily. Besides being a haven for a restful shuteye, you’d probably also spent time slumbering away and whatnot. So, it is only natural that you want to keep your bed clean and appealing.
While you replace your fitted sheets and beddings regularly to get rid of unwanted guests, the jaw-dropping reality lies beneath your seemingly spotless sheets. That is, none other than your mattress. But the irony is, you probably don’t pay much attention to your mattress.
Now, if you are thinking, “what I can’t see, can’t hurt me, right?” Nah, that is not quite the case, unfortunately. Just imagine yourself turning and tossing in a barrage of dust mites, fungal spores, bacteria, and tons of nasty living and non-living microbes – for possibly over half your lifetime. Good golly, is it really safe to be lying there?
This could lead to persisting health problems, such as allergies, and on more far-reaching circumstances, breathing issues such as asthma. Certainly, just because they are not visible doesn’t mean that they won’t bite.
While there are no ways to eliminate them completely (reason being, we shed half a billion skin cells every day), making a conscious effort to steer clear of bad habits can really go a long way.
Here are 5 unconscious bad habits that are making your mattress dirty.
1. Eating in bed
We understand, there is something extra comfy about curling up with some comfort snacks in bed, especially on a stormy day. Most of us are probably guilty about lounging in and streaming on our favourite Netflix series during our off days.
In fact, ‘breakfast in bed’ was a trend that has taken the social media world by storm back in 2019. At this moment in time, you should probably pause and rethink this habit. Why? Because remnants of crumbs and spills lurking between the sheets can go unnoticed – and it is not a surprise that they do attract hazardous critters. While you may think that all it takes is a careful eater to shut these creepy crawlies out, the truth is that getting food crumbs on your bed is almost inevitable for chronic bed-eaters. So how about not run the risk at all?
2. Putting your bags on the bed after a day out
Occasionally, the whole ‘flinging your bag on the bed to mark the end of a hectic day’ routine can be oddly satisfying. But we think that your worldly bag should be banned from your sanctuary. The reason is simple – you tote your bag everywhere you go, from your germy office to the supermarket. Day in and day out, you allow your bag to lay everywhere without a second thought, including the nasty grounds. In a day, your bag has transformed into the perfect breeding space for bacteria to thrive and spread. So please do not swing your bags on the bed – ever.
3. Reuniting with your bed the moment you step into your home
Here is a little secret: Bacteria cling on to human’s body like glue.
Of course, your bag is not the only nasty thing that becomes nasty after a long day out; your clothing is no exception. Like the former, your outfit has been in direct contact with different surfaces throughout the day such as the café stool and Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) seat, to name some. You don’t really know who has sat there before you, do you?
4. Working in bed
We know – due to the recent pandemic, working from home has become a default arrangement for the majority of us. Because of that, there is a good chance that you have adopted the peculiar habit of working in bed, and perhaps spending more time on the bed than ever before. But do you know that working in this makeshift workspace is not only an unproductive solution, but also an unhygienic one. By spending the entire day typing away in bed alone, you can easily double the number of bacteria harboured under those sheets.
5. Allowing your pet on the bed without cleaning them up
Do you share your bed with your pet? As much as we all love the companionship of our dear furry friends, we sometimes forget the fact that these little scavengers have got their paws stuck everywhere. While there is no right or wrong as to whether you should sleep with your pet, we highly recommend that you give them a good clean before inviting them to your sacred sleep space.
Now What?
Uh-oh, if you have been checking off the boxes of the bad habits listed above, it is about time to crawl out of your cosy mattress and hit the refresh button. Are you not quite ready to invest in a whole new one? If that is so, we’d suggest that you opt for upholstery cleaning services in Singapore.
Besides being a more cost-efficient alternative, here are the other benefits of getting help from the professionals for your biannual mattress cleaning routine in Singapore:
- The professionals can help to effectively destroy and remove bacteria and harmful contaminants (including bedbugs) lodging in all fabric materials through the employment of state-of-the-art technology.
- Thorough extraction and sanitisation procedure that promises to leave no dirt or stains behind will be executed.
- With a proper mattress cleaning solution, you can not only prolong the lifespan of your mattress but also turn it into one that is as good as new.
- Your cleaning team will be geared with the knowledge and know-how to transform your mattress into the best possible condition. At the end of the day, you know that your mattress is in good hands.
- You don’t have to get hands-on!
Well, the bottom line is – preventing bed pests from infesting your mattress is not difficult. All you need are proper day-to-day care and a regular cleaning routine.