Best way to sanitize and cover a used mattress?
I am going to be renting a room that comes furnished with a king size bed. Since I don’t have a bed currently I have decided to use this one until I can get my own. What is the best way to sanitize the bed? Is there any cleaners that I should use? Also, I want to use a mattress pad of some sort to cover the mattress to protect me even more. What is the best kind of cover to get?
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Truthfully, you probably don’t have much to worry about. There aren’t many mattress-transmitted diseases.
If there is an odor that passes through normal sheets, or if you just want to feel cleaner, let the mattress air out outdoors on a sunny day. The UV light from the sun and the fresh breeze go a long way. Lysol is a cheap disinfectant that kills most germs and deodorizes. Finally, Walmart or Target sell “waterproof” matress covers that will put a barrier between you and the mattress. All of these solutions are free to cheap.
If that’s not enough, you can also buy a dust mite mattress cover that completely encloses the mattress and seals in any dustmites or insects, away from you.