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Katie Sims

Should you vacuum a mattress? Here's the truth

Bedroom with wall panelling, mint green headboard and matching wooden furniture

Have you ever asked should you vacuum a mattress? After all, when we do (ahem, finally...) get round to cleaning these, reaching for the vacuum feels like the quickest and easiest way to get the job done, and for many of us, it's a tried and tested method. But is this even what we should be doing?

The best mattresses deserve the utmost care and attention so that we can keep sleeping on them soundly. Vacuuming has long since been a recommended method for how to clean a mattress, but there have been some warnings against this recently if you want to maintain the tip-top condition of your mattress for years to come. 

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