Cleaning Your Elastic Foam Mattress
Getting stains out of an elastic foam mattress is a common problem, whether from pets, children or spilt drinks. Removing them need not be too difficult, if you follow some simple steps. Firstly prevention is always better than cure, protect your investment with a good quality mattress protector, and for the kids beds a waterproof mattress protector is a great idea.
If you already have a stain then what you should do is select the best area to perform the task, some people use the shower, bathtub, porch or in the driveway on a tarp. You may need to enlist reinforcements depending on the size of the mattress, it will get heavy when wet.
Basically you want to get a good carpet cleaning product, you can mix it yourself in a spray bottle or with a product like Woolite you can spray it straight on.
Take your Woolite or whichever carpet cleaning solution you have and spray on the stain, or all over if you are cleaning the whole mattress, once the area is thoroughly soaked leave it to rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Then using your shower head or your hose wet down the mattress making sure the water soaks right through, it shouldn’t be a problem memory foam is like a sponge.
In a perfect world you would have a vacuum cleaner that can suck up water, making the job very easy,or otherwise you will need to press the water out with towels or walking on it from one end to the other is the best way. Then place outside to let dry in the sun or use a hair dryer if its only a small area or even an electric fan.
If you are still concerned about smells and bacteria then you can follow up and go over it again with a product like Anti-Icky Poo.
This product is green and friendly to the environment, it’s safe around children and pets. It’s live microbes eliminate problem bacteria at the source and stops them from returning. It doesn’t just mask the odor it absolutely removes urine and vomit from dog, cat, skunk, rodent, human. When you have lost hope this will be your savior.
If all else fails call in the professionals.


