Natural Essential Oil Mattress Cleaner Spring Cleaning

It's time to do some spring cleaning around the house! Thanks doterrablog.com for this info!

"You often sanitize your counters, scrub your bathroom, and vacuum your floors—but how often do you clean your mattress?

Most people spend around eight hours every night on their mattress and are completely unaware that they could be sharing their bed with millions of dust mites.

Dust mites are tiny bugs that are so small they can only be seen with a microscope. They stay alive by eating human skin flakes and thrive in a warm and humid environment. Ideal environments for dust mites usually include mattresses, pillows, carpets, upholstered furniture, and fabric-covered items.

Dust mites can even cause an allergic reaction in some individuals that is similar to hay fever and asthma, making it difficult to breathe, or can even cause sneezing or a runny nose.

A simple way to rid dust mites is to clean your mattress, carpet, and upholstered furniture using just baking soda and essential oils.

According to a study, dust mites can be killed by using peppermint, eucalyptus or wintergreen essential oil. When combined with baking soda, which absorbs moisture, deodorizes and sanitizes, this powerhouse duo can be an extremely effective, natural, and non-toxic household cleaner."

What You Need:

-1 cup baking soda (enough for a queen size mattress)

-5 drops Lavender essential oil from the company of your choice

-5 drops Eucalyptus, Peppermint or Wintergreen essential oil from the company of your choice

Mason jar with lid

-Sifter

-Vacuum

How to Clean Your Mattress:

- Remove bed linens & wash them. 

- Add the baking soda & essential oils to Mason jar. Mix well.

- Put mixture into sifter and sift across mattress. Let sit for an hour or more. 

- Vacuum

Happy spring!!!