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What helps with mold spots on the mattress?

Mold spots mattress - What are mold spots?

Mold spots are spots on the mattress that form due to accumulated moisture, as the humidity could not drain quickly enough. This moisture damage on mattresses consists of brown to yellowish spots, also called mold spots, which are darker at the edges and emit a damp-musty smell . Mold spots occur and form when moisture (water), such as night sweat, does not dry promptly overnight. Mold spots therefore get their name - the stagnation of moisture (water) on the mattress. Now the question arises, how can one remove and clean mold spots and what to do if mold develops? Removing spots, such as mold spots or mildew spots on a mattress, is a simple topic with a bit of skill and a few tips, so that unwanted mildew spots and mold spots disappear from the mattress by cleaning in a certain way.

 

Mold spots on mattress - This is how mold spots stand and form

Fabrics that we use a lot and wear daily, such as clothing, but also a mattress on which we sleep, are more susceptible to mold stains and can form more quickly. Mold stains in the bed, on the mattress cover, pillows, comforters, and the like occur when water, for example in the form of sweat and moisture, does not have enough time to evaporate and dry properly. Mold fungi are partly responsible for the formation of the unwanted stains on a mattress cover in the bed. Because the moisture cannot dry due to the increased humidity in the mattress, a breeding ground for the mold fungus is created, which can spread in a climate with higher humidity. The mold stain is the reason that the cover, such as the mattress cover of the mattress, e.g. on box spring beds, cold foam mattress or the cover of the gel mattress smells musty. The higher the humidity, the better the mold can spread in the bedding, leading to the formation of more mold stains. Proper and good ventilation from the window can help here, best a few times a day, so that fresh air can flow into the bed every day. Shaking out the bedding is another tip.

Mold stains on the mattress - Tips and tricks for prevention: Preventing mold stains on the mattress properly - Help through the right slatted frame

If the mattress is on the floor without a slatted frame, the absence of the slatted frame may be the reason why moisture and humidity accumulate in the mattress, as it is not ventilated well enough. It makes sense to choose a good and fitting slatted frame so that the mattress receives enough air exchange from below through the slatted frame gaps. Once the mattress is no longer on the floor, but the cold foam mattress or gel mattress is additionally placed on a slatted frame, to prevent the formation of new mold spots on the mattress or mold spots on the mattress. A slatted frame is sensible and effectively prevents a too high concentration of humidity.

Preventing mold stains on the mattress properly - Keep an eye on buying mattresses

Mattresses should be examined closely when buying. Does the mattress have a breathable cover and is buying the bedding the right decision? The breathability of the bed materials is very important, even if it requires a bit more research at the beginning. Always invest in your health when you want to buy a mattress . Buying a cheap mattress with poor ventilation will quickly become an unpopular investment once mold spots and mildew spots form on the mattress and in the bed. The stains harm your health and affect your comfort at night. Especially for allergy sufferers , the mold spots can become a nuisance, as allergy sufferers can react much more to mold spores. A breathable cover, a properly ventilating pillow, duvet and great materials, like in a cold foam mattress or gel mattress, are ideal for preventing mold and mildew.

Preventing mildew stains on the mattress properly - Ventilation

Um eine hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit, die sich über Nacht bilden kann und Schimmel-Flecken sowie Stockflecken entstehen lassen kann, ist das Thema Lüften im Schlafzimmer sehr wichtig. Jeden Tag sollte man vor dem Schlafen und nach dem Aufstehen das Fenster öffnen, um gut zu lüften. Frische Luft strömt durch das Fenster ins Schlafzimmer. Lasse das Fenster im Schlafzimmer in der Nacht Deiner Wohnung aufgeklappt, um einen regelmäßigen Luftfeuchtigkeit-saustausch zu haben, damit sich keine Stockflecken in der Matratze und Schimmel-Flecken an der Schlafzimmer-Wand bilden. Das Stoß-Lüften ist eine Alternative, was man im Schlafzimmer 2 mal täglichwiederholen sollte, damit anschließend die Luftfeuchtigkeit sich aus anderen, die womöglich in der Wohnung beheizt werden, verdunsten kann und Außen-Wand nicht anfängt, Feuchtigkeit zu ziehen.

Properly preventing mold stains on the mattress - Dry bedding

In addition to a good slatted frame and good bed linens, it is important to shake the bed well after getting up to prevent mold spots from forming when moisture builds up from night sweat. The mattress including cover (mattress cover) should also always get some air in the morning so that water residues and trapped humidity can evaporate. Laundry from the washing machine, regardless of which bed textiles (and of course clothing) should be completely dried after being taken out of the washing machine. If the bed linen, such as the duvet or the pillow as well as the cover from the bed for the bedroom are not dried, then these bed categories must be properly dried.

Properly removing mold stains - How do you remove mold stains and mildew from the mattress?

Bei Stockflecken, Flecken und selbst Schimmelflecken gibt es Tipp’s und einfache Hausmittel, die jeder zuhause in der Wohnung hat, um diese zu behandeln. Um Stockflecken zu behandeln reicht es nicht aus, die Bettwäsche, den Bezug der Matratze, Bettdecke oder Kissen nur in die Wäsche zu werden. Dafür bedarf es einer speziellen Behandlung, die man teilweise mit einem Reinigungs-Mittel und Hausmittel sowie speziell darauf ausgerichteten Pflege-Mittel behandelt werden können. In unserem Ratgeber erfährst Du alle wichtigen Tipp’s, wie man Stockflecken aus Kissen, Bettdecke, Bezug und Bettwäsche entfernen kannst.
In principle, the mattress cover should not be washed in the washing machine with a chlorine cleaner in order to remove the stains. The problem with washing with chlorine cleaner in the washing machine is that this agent can be too aggressive for the material and is also not suitable for health .

Removing mold stains on the mattress - Proven home remedies

As in earlier times, some very useful home remedies and methods have proven effective to this day, which can be used to remove mold stains from mattresses and clothing and to treat them properly. If you discover mold stains on the mattress or clothing (textiles), a solution must be found quickly, as moisture can easily lead to the formation of mold spots.

• Vinegar as vinegar essence is not popular and not very meaningful for removing and treating mold stains, as vinegar and vinegar essence can irritate the respiratory tract

• Buttermilk is a proven home remedy for removing mold stains. If the cover of bed linen, pillows, comforters, or mattress cover of a cold foam mattress, gel mattress, innerspring mattress, visco mattress, etc. is affected, you can simply soak this cover in buttermilk and then wash it in the washing machine. Buttermilk completely but gently removes mold stains and is not aggressive, like chlorine bleach.

• For mold stains, direct sunlight can help by placing the mattress with the stains in the sun, so that the sun and air can dry and ventilate the mattress. If mold stains have spread on the mattress cover, the mold affects the health in the rooms of the apartment and the bedroom, so that one must buy a new mattress.

Removing mold stains on the mattress - How to wash and clean in the washing machine?

When mold stains appear on the cover of the mattress, comforters, and pillows, one can wash with chlorine-based bleach. This applies, of course, only to white bed linen and not to colored textiles. There are now also b, which are gentler and softer, so that textiles, such as clothing, as well as the cover of a mattress, can be well and sustainably cared for and washed. If textiles, such as a cover, are suitable for the washing machine, it should be cleaned by the washing machine's water. Gentle cleaning, such as at a water temperature of 40-60 degrees, is sufficient to treat and remove mold stains. For cleaning, our guide recommends a gentle detergent, with which one can manage the cleaning of the mattress from mold stains. Subsequently, cleaning with a steam cleaner is advisable, as the steam cleaner completely dries the cover.

Article written on June 14, 2023
Updated on June 27, 2023