This magical ingredient will clean your mattress in 3 steps!

You spend about one-third of your life sleeping but did you know that the mattress you sleep on is an abode to fungal spores, dust mites, bacteria, dead skin cells and allergy causing mites? Yes, it is scary! Though cleaning the mattresses is a nightmare too, we have an easy resolution. You can clean your mattress in just 3 simple steps with an ingredient that can easily be found in your kitchen. Moreover, the task will not burn a hole in your pockets too! Curious?

Baking Soda, the magical ingredient to put away all your cleaning woes, is the perfect solution to clean your mattress as well. You can use baking soda regularly to clean your mattress since the ingredient has the ability to kill bacteria and other germs. It also helps in removing the odors and cleaning stains.

Here's how to do it in 3 simple steps:

Step 1: What all you need

You need about 500 grams of baking soda, your favourite essential oil and a vaccum cleaner. Mix few drops of the essential oil in baking soda.

Step 2: What you need to do

Turn your mattress upside down and sprinkle the baking soda - essential oil mixture on your mattress evenly. Rub it into your bed to assure it settles evenly. Leave it for an hour or two and let the solution do its trick.

Step 3: Suck the germs up

Now vaccum the mattress slowly to remove the baking soda completely. The mixture, by now, has already got rid of dirt, bacteria and moisture.

And, you are ready for a god night's sleep.

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