Dust mites - The Enemy

No matter how clean your home is you will be sharing your bed with millions of dust mites greedily feeding on your dead skin. The mattress is without doubt the dirtiest item we come in close contact with for 1/3^rd of our lives.

We spend years on a mattress that is contaminated with dust mite excrement, dead skin flakes, bacteria and mould spores which is ultimately dangerous to our health and the health of our family. It is a scientific fact that exposure to the allergen Guanine found in dust mite excrement is directly responsible for numerous allergic reactions. Asthma is increasing at an alarming rate amongst children and is one of the ailments triggered by the chemical Guanine.

All mattresses are subject to dust mite infestation. Up to 2 million in the average double mattress. They thrive in an environment that offers perfect conditions for existence. Nice and warm for 8 hours, all the dead skin flakes they can eat, they excrete almost twice their body weight a day. Their microscopic droppings contain guanine which is highly allergic to many people; in fact 85% of asthmatics react to the dust mite.

Even protective bedding has little effect on reducing allergic reactions when they are the only measure taken.

How do you come in contact with dust mites?

Dust mites are microscopic, when we move on the mattress it acts like a bellows and puffs up particles containing Guanine, which easily pass through protectors and bedding to land on our face and skin. This is a major trigger for a host of allergic reactions including Asthma, Eczema and reactions such as poor sleep, runny nose, sneezing, headaches, sinus, itchy eyes and much more.

How you contribute to the problem

When you sleep, you produce up to half a litre of sweat each night and shed about a gram of skin each day this lodges in your mattress and attracts dust mites. All mattresses are subject to dust mite infestation. Their microscopic droppings contain Guanine which is highly allergic to many people, in fact 85% of Asthmatics react to the dust mite.

Up to 2 million dust mites reside in the average double mattress. They thrive in an environment that offers perfect conditions for their existence. Nice and warm for 8 hours, all the dead skin flakes they can eat, they excrete almost twice their body weight a day.

*If you have a child or a pet that has soiled the mattress we can eliminate any bacteria and mould and then deodorize with our specially formulated non toxic natural spray.

NOTE: In less than 9 months a new mattress will become infested with dust mites.

Dust mites - The MattressKleen Solution

Very quickly (less than 6 months) a new mattress will become home to a host of horrors. The scientifically proven system of cleaning and sanitising a mattress is natural, dry and chemical free. Dust mites, their excrement and dead skin flakes are effectively removed by a high powered vacuum unit, simultaneously a UVC (germicide) light kills virus, bacteria, mould spores and anything else that might be residing in the mattress.

The service is completed with a sanitising spray that kills any remaining dust mite, mould spores, virus and bacteria - and also neutralises odour. The bed can be made within minutes of the clean being completed. Importantly our system is dry and chemical free and a real bonus where there have been smokers.

The mattress in sanitised on both sides whilst is remains in its normal position and the process takes about 20 minutes leaving your mattress fresh and hygienic.