Mattress Warehouse recommends the purchase
and use of a good mattress pad to help protect your investment. A
quality mattress pad will not only protect your warranty from being
voided due to stains, but will allow you to remove, wash and refresh
your sleeping surface.
• An adult produces 1 billion
skin flakes a day.
• An adult secretes 1 quart of sweat/day.
99%, 990 ml is water, therefore 1%, 10g is salt.
• An adult produces 38g grease/day (sebum).
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Bacteria and dust mites feed on our secretions, and upwards of 10
million
bacteria per square inch of skin.
• The weight of our mattress doubles every ten years due to
the weight of
dead dust mites inside.
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The material in most mattresses will have deteriorated by up to 75%
after
ten years of use. |
| Dust mites,
tiny relatives of ticks and spiders, are so small that six of them
will fit on the end of a pin. They thrive in warm humid conditions
and their favorite spot is your mattress, your pillow, and your
bedding. They feed on the dead skin cells and body fluids you excrete
when you sleep. Dust mites are recognized to be the main cause for
Asthma, chronic Rhinitis ("Hay Fever") and other allergies.
Their shedded skin and feces are small enough to be easily breathed
in by humans, and are what cause the allergic reactions.
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| Dust mites
thrive in unprotected mattresses, feeding on dead skin cells
and body fluids.
Your mattress may contain as many as two million of the tiny
scavengers at one time! |
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A washable mattress pad will help prevent
these problems from occurring as they block bacteria, dust mites
and body secretions from penetrating your mattress. You should wash
your mattress pad frequently in water that is at least 130 degrees
Fahrenheit. Lower temperatures will not kill dust mites. Keeping
your mattress clean and sanitary is a good step toward healthy,
restorative sleep!
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