Mattress Cleaning

At 0800tulips we share your concern at the high incidence of asthma in New Zealand and the contribution mattresses make to triggering attacks.

According the Asthma & Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand around 70 – 80% of asthma is associated with allergies. One of the most common allergens (substances which provoke an allergic reaction) is house mite droppings (faeces). And where in the home is mites’ favourite living place? Mattresses!

Mattresses paradise for dust mites…

The fact we spend a third of our lives lying on mattresses not only contributes to the seriousness of the problem, but is a key reason for the problem in the first place. While you’re in bed you’re losing millions of dead skin cells. These are so microscopically tiny they fall easily through the weave of night attire, sheets, mattress protectors and mattress ticking into the support layers of your mattress. There they and accumulated dander, fungal spores and dust are dined on by dust mites. Adding to the appeal of mattresses to dust mites is the average six teaspoons of moisture an adult body gives off each night. This moisture and body heat create an environment that for mites is paradise.

Regular vacuuming of mattresses will help together with washing mattress protectors and investing in special allergy inhibiting mattress envelopes. But unless you’re using a vacuum cleaner with HEPA filters, dust mite droppings will end up being blown into room. What you’re in fact doing is stirring up the problem, not getting rid of it. The real answer is regular professional mattress cleaning by 0800tulips.

Fresher and cleaner smelling…

Even if asthma or other allergic reactions (like waking up with a runny nose or sneezing) are not an issue in your household, you owe it to yourself and family to be sleep on hygienically clean mattresses. Believe us, when we’ve finished, your mattress won’t just look cleaner it will smell fresher. At the same time we clean and treat your pillows. Professional mattress cleaning technology…

The professional cleaning technology we use not only rids mattresses of mites, mite droppings, fungal spores, etc, it also helps remove moisture and aerate mattress layers.

What we’ve found is when our customers know they’re lying on a clean mattress they claim to sleep a lot better. For those with asthma the results can be quite astounding.