subject: Mattress Covers: Protecting Your Investment [print this page] Purchasing bedding can be a large investment and the lifespan of that bedding is directly related to how well we care for it. Obviously the better care we take care of our furniture, and all of our possessions, the longer they will last. Purchasing an impermeable mattress cover, to protect the lifespan of your mattress is a huge step in the right direction.
It is generally accepted that most people spend as much as a third of their lifespan in bed. That adds up to a great deal of wear and tear on your mattress. It is important to spend as much effort in protecting your mattress as you spend protecting the rest of the furniture in your home. Using an impermeable mattress cover can prevent damage that inevitably comes from moisture, mould or bed bugs and dust mites, which can affect your health; your good nights sleep as well as your investment.
Water damage, which can lead to mould damage, is one obvious reason to cover your mattress. Spilling water or other liquids is not the only way moisture can seep into your mattress, staining is and leading to other problems. Rain and humidity, building up over a period of time, or mould and mildew growing in a cold climate can be a serious problem. And if youre a parent of young children are familiar with the damage that wetting the bed can cause. In fact this is the most common reasons that mattresses are thrown away.
A mattress cover extends the lifespan enormously, helping to keep your mattress clean and new looking. Most mattresses are thrown away with minimal wear and tear. If you sufferer of allergies, covers can help lower seasonal allergies. The causes of allergies like dust mites and pet dander can build up in the fabric of the mattress over time.
With modern day bed bug infestations there are far more serious reasons to use an impermeable mattress cover. Bed bugs live on human blood and love warm environments such as your mattress. They live in most parts of the world and can lay up to 500 eggs, which hatch within 14 days and begin to feed immediately. The bed bug is a highly resilient creatures and it can be extremely difficult to rid yourself of an infestation. The most effective way to block them is with a mattress cover.
Available in a wide array of styles, features, materials and patterns it is easy to find just the right mattress cover for your needs.
