你知道如何清潔床墊嗎?

你知道如何清潔床墊嗎?

We spend a third of our lives in bed, which means you're sleeping on a heap of sweat, hair, and dust. Time to get cleaning!

我們一生中有三分之一的時間是在床上度過的，這意味著你睡在一堆汗水、頭發(fā)和灰塵上。是時候打掃衛(wèi)生了!

You're probably used to changing the sheets on your bed every week or two, but how often do you remember to clean the actual mattress? Melissa Maker, the expert at Clean My Space, reports that the average person sweats a half-pint of perspiration every night, which means a whole lot of undesirable liquid entering the sleep surface where you spend one-third of your life.

你可能已經習慣了每一兩個星期就換一次床單，但是你有多經常記得去清潔你的床墊呢?“清潔我的空間”的專家梅麗莎·梅克爾報告說，平均每個人每晚會排半品脫的汗，這意味著有很多不需要的液體進入了你三分之一的時間用來睡覺的表面。

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Ready for some spring-cleaning? Here is a step-by-step process for scouring that mattress and making it as good as new.

準備好做春季大掃除了嗎?下面是一個循序漸進的過程來清洗床墊，讓它像新的一樣好。

1. Vacuum: Strip off the bedding and mattress protector and vacuum thoroughly using a clean upholstery attachment. This removes dead skin cells, hair, dust, and other debris.

真空:剝下床上用品和床墊保護器，使用清潔的家具附件徹底真空。這樣可以去除死皮細胞、毛發(fā)、灰塵和其他碎屑。

2. Deodorize: Sift baking soda over the mattress and let sit for 30 minutes. You can mix in 5 drops of essential oil before sifting if you want a nice scent that will linger for a few nights. Vacuum to remove the baking soda.

除臭:在床墊上撒些小蘇打，靜置30分鐘。如果你想讓香味能持續(xù)幾個晚上，你可以在篩選之前加入5滴精油。用吸塵器吸走小蘇打。

3. Remove spots and stains: It's best to tackle stains when they're fresh, but if you haven't, don't despair! Most stains found on mattresses are protein stains, such as blood, urine, vomit, and other bodily fluids. These will set in hot water, so be sure to use cold water when cleaning. Use a stain-removing mixture (Maker recommends a paste of salt, baking soda, and water). Apply and leave for 30 minutes, then blot with a cool wet cloth. Press, don't rub. If the stain is very stubborn, you can try Maker's extra-tough stain remover -- 2 parts hydrogen peroxide, 1 part dish soap. Rub it in with a cleaning toothbrush and leave 5 minutes.

去除污漬:最好是在污漬還很新鮮的時候處理它們，但如果你沒有，也不要絕望!大多數(shù)在床墊上發(fā)現(xiàn)的污漬是蛋白質污漬，如血液、尿液、嘔吐物和其他體液。這些會在熱水中凝固，所以清洗時一定要用冷水。使用去除污漬的混合物(制造商建議用鹽、小蘇打和水制成糊狀)。涂抹30分鐘，然后用涼爽的濕布吸干。按壓,不要擦。如果污漬很頑固，你可以試試Maker的超強去污劑——兩份雙氧水，一份洗潔精。用清潔牙刷涂抹，靜置5分鐘。

OTHER TIPS FOR KEEPING A MATTRESS CLEAN:

保持床墊清潔的其他小貼士:

Avoid water. Mattresses and water do not mix well, which is why Maker does not recommend a steamer or deep cleaner, unless done by a professional. Moisture is especially terrible for a memory foam mattress, which can trap the liquid in the cell structure.

避免水。床墊和水不能很好地混合，這就是為什么梅克不推薦蒸汽或深度清潔器，除非由專業(yè)人員執(zhí)行。潮濕對記憶泡沫床墊來說尤其可怕，它會將液體困在細胞結構中。

Turn and/or flip your mattress regularly. The usual recommendation is to do it four times a year, with the turn of each season.

經常翻動你的床墊。通常的建議是每年做四次，在每個季節(jié)交替的時候。

Air it out. When you change your sheets, leave them off for the day. If you can get it outside into the backyard, do that. Let some fresh air and sunshine get at that mattress.

換換空氣。當你換床單的時候，把它們留到第二天再用。如果你能把它弄到后院，那就去做。讓新鮮空氣和陽光照在床墊上。