Life Hack: How to clean stains like coffee, pee and blood from a mattress

Four common mattress stains and how to remove them

Just one wrong move could see your breakfast in bed turn into a nightmare cleaning situation.

COFFEE 

Sunday mornings in bed with a fresh coffee are blissful until you move awkwardly and splash that caffeine all over your sheets. To remove the brown mark, first soak up the excess liquid- remember: blot, don’t rub. Next, make a paste of baking soda/bicarbonate of soda, water, and salt and rub it into the stain. Let it sit for half an hour before wiping away. Repeat if necessary. Alternatively, regular shaving foam contains cleaning agents that can tackle coffee stains. Rub the shaving foam into the stain, rinse with water and repeat.