Learn all about how to make your own homemade mattress refresher! As life happens mattresses get dirty. How often do you think about this? If you are like me, probably seldom, if ever. Occasionally I would remake the bed and think, “This mattress has a lot of dust in the cracks!”. Do you know what I did about it? Absolutely nothing. I covered it back up with fresh sheets, then went about my day forgetting the dust and dirt even existed.
After de-sheeting the bed a few weeks ago, I decided it was finally time to do something about all that nasty dust and grime. Maybe it is because I was second trimester pregnant and needed to freshen my nest, but I truly believe I have found a solution that not only will leave your mattress less crusty but also smelling great!
How to Make Mattress Refresher
What you need:
- Baking soda
- Your favorite essential oil.
I used orange oil because it is summer and I thought it would be a nice, seasonally appropriate scent. I also chose to store my mattress refresher in a small jelly jar because it matches the storage for all my other homemade cleaning supplies. However, you could easily store it in a plastic bag or Tupperware container.
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How to Make:
Measure out 3/4 a cup of baking soda and place in desired storage.
Add 25-30 drops of desired essential oil.
Stir in and let sit about 10 minutes. This gives the soda time to soak up the scent of the oil. (Note: I stirred mine with a fork to allow powder to stay loose and easier to manage.)
How to Refresh your Mattress
While you are waiting on the soaking refresher, strip your bed of all blankets, pillows, and sheets. I take this time to go ahead and wash those items and replace with fresh, clean ones. This will leave everything smelling wonderful!
Once the refresher has sat for about ten minutes sprinkle it liberally all over your mattress.
Allow the refresher to rest on the mattress for thirty minutes to an hour. (Leaving it longer will not do any harm.) Make sure if you have littles that they do not get on or near the bed at this time.
When you are ready, get your vacuum out and vacuum the powder up with the hose attachment. As you vacuum the powder you will also be getting rid of all that dust and grime while leaving behind a clean smelling mattress.
Pro Tip: This powder also works amazing on carpets and rugs to give your house an all over good smell! Just sprinkle on carpet, allow to sit a while, then vacuum the refreshed area.
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You can refresh your mattresses and carpets as often as you would like. I recommend trying to do it every three to four months.
Idea: You could do a mattress refresh seasonally with your favorite seasonal scent!
Have any ideas or input to add? We’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
Love this, Tori! ?
Looking forward to trying this out!
I’ll definitely try this! I’ve used plain baking soda before but never thought to put essential oils in it! Great tip!
I love this idea for the mattresses! We have a lot of carpet in the home, so I think this would be a great for that as well!