The best tips to get rid of dust mites in your bed

Nobody likes to think about it, but: We share our bed with tiny dust mites, which are an annoying problem for every allergic person. Now it is time to get to the bottom of the issue and get rid of the dust mites! How do we prevent the house dust mites from returning too quickly? We show you some effective tips, which will help you to get rid of this nuisance. Here we go!

1. House dust mites – why they love our beds
2. Ventilate the mattress – what dust mites really hate
3. Goodbye, dust mites! – How to clean the mattress properly
4. The right sleeping climate

House dust mites – why they love our beds

Have you ever asked yourself why our beds get dirty so fast? The reason ist that dust mites, house dust and flakes of skin accumulate in our mattress. Humans also sweat while they sleep, which turns into dampness in the mattress. Wet, warm and dark, that is what house dust mites love about our beds. Therefore, it is very important to always keep your bed clean and dry. This will help you a lot to get rid of those annoying sleeping mates.

Ventilate the mattress – what house mites really hate

To ventilate your mattress is not only effective for a good sleeping hygiene, it also affects the durability of the mattress positively. We recommend that you always put away your blanket right after you wake up to le your mattress "breathe". By doing this, the dampness will disappear. If you are about to clean your bedclothes, we also recommend ventilating the mattress at the same time. An extra tip is to put the mattress into the sunlight. The dust mites hate the warmth, and you prevent more dirt like mildew in the mattress as well. Even in the cold months you can put the mattress outside to ventilate, the mites cannot stay alive in low temperatures. If you ventilate frequently and keep your bed clean, you already should be able to get rid of house dust mites pretty soon.

Goodbye, dust mites! – How to clean the mattress properly

By cleaning your mattress intensively once a year you should be able to say goodbye to the house dust mites. But how do you clean the mattress properly, so they will not come back? First, you should pull off all bedclothes and the mattress cover and clean them in the washing machine. If you cannot pull off the cover of your mattress, you have to go to a dry cleaner who can clean it for you. If you do not take the cleaning process serious enough, the dust mites will stay with you and your bed. To prevent this, you should look for a mattress with a removable cover. Swissflex offers you many great mattresses with removable covers that can be cleaned at 60°C like the fresh&free cover for our SF Hybrid 26 – ideal for allergic people! While washing the bedclothes you can take a brush and carefully clean the mattress to get rid of hair or flakes of skin. We do not recommend using a vacuum cleaner beacuse these can harm the inner core of the mattress. If there are small stains, you could use a bit of lemon juice to clean them, but always be careful! You can also use natron to eliminate unpleasant smells. An extra tip for your household: Fill a spray bottle with tea-tree oil mixed with some water. This is a very effective way to get rid of house dust mites!

The right sleeping climate

Besides frequently ventilating your mattress, the right bedclothes and bed accessories are important to create a good sleeping climate. A slat base also helps the air circulation of your mattress, which you should keep in mind if you are about to buy a slat base. With the Swissflex slat base uni 12 bridge^®, for example, you can be sure to always have enough air circulation for your mattress and an extremely comfortable lying sensation. Furthermore, a mattress cover is an ideal addition to the perfect sleeping climate. This is also a big plus for your sleeping hygiene, because the cover will protect your mattress from sweat, hair or flakes of skin, which are the perfect food for dust mites. The same effect can be achieved with a mattress topper which additionally leads to a more comfortable lying sensation. The Swissflex Topper Modula GELTEX^® does not only provide high comfort, but also helps the air circulation in the mattress. Which of all these tips are you going to try first to get rid of the house dust mites? We wish you a healthy and comfortable night in a bed all to yourself!