How to clean a mattress with hydrogen peroxide

If you want to know how to clean a mattress with hydrogen peroxide, we’ll cover the right ways to do so and the mistakes you want to avoid.

Hydrogen peroxide is often used as a component in cleaning solutions for mattresses. However, you don’t want to just pour it on the mattress.

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If you mix a quarter cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide with a table spoon of salt and tablespoon of dye-free liquid soap, you’ll make a paste you can use on everything from pee stains to blood stains. You could use bleach-free laundry powder or dye-free dish soap for the purpose. Spread the mixture on the stains. Let it sit until it dries out before you scape the mixture up. Don’t scrub or rub the surface of the mattress, since this could push the mess you’re trying to remove deeper into the layers of the mattress.

In fact, when you’re working with hydrogen peroxide cleaning mixtures, you want to use a white rag. When you use a colored rag with hydrogen peroxide, the chemical could cause the color in the rag to leach into the mattress. For smaller spots, go ahead and use cotton swaps.

If you’re trying to remove urine stains, you can make an effective cleaning solution from one cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide, two table spoons of baking soda and a tea spoon of dye-free dish soap. You could use laundry detergent in place of dish soap as long as it is bleach-free. You can safely add one or two drops of your preferred essential oil to this mixture without affecting its effectiveness. Lemon and lavender are both suitable.

Once the mixture has stopped bubbling as it reacts with the stain, leave it on for another ten minutes. Then spray the area with cold water and start blotting it dry with a clean cloth or rag. Repeat as necessary. Do not use a dirty rag to press down on the stained area, since you could end up spreading the mess. Work from the outside in of any stain so you can minimize it. Go ahead and wash the rags and use paper towels to soak up as much of the diluted stain as possible.

If in doubt, use more damp rags or towels to essentially rinse the mattress from the top down. Then dry out the mattress thoroughly.
If you’re dealing with bad urine stains, you could use the hydrogen peroxide mixture and let it sit for up to 24 hours before removing it. You could then blot the area with vinegar to neutralize the ammonia in the urine.

We do need to issue a warning here – do not ever mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide. That will create a corrosive acid that damages household surfaces and can cause chemical burns on your skin. Make sure your cleaning mixture containing hydrogen peroxide is thoroughly washed away before you apply ammonia to the bed. Or eliminate the odors another way.

If there are other odors, you are free to sprinkle baking soda on the mattress before vacuuming it up and applying the hydrogen peroxide mixture. You can also sprinkle baking soda on the mattress after blotting up the stain to neutralize odors and try to minimize the remaining stains. Use a handheld vacuum cleaner or the soft-brush upholstery attachment of your vacuum to remove the baking soda.