Unfortunately more and more people complain about bed bugs and dust mites and they keep on doing various things that they think it will help but they forget the easiest solution: the mattress encasement.


Beds bugs are parasites that feed with your blood and after they had their feast they hide so you can’t find them. Bed bugs live in places like your mattress, walls, under carpets or in the floor and the temperate climate is perfect for them. Dust mites are microscopic creatures that live in our bed, upholstery and carpets.

The mattress encasement is great as it will keep the parasites within the mattress far from your skin so you can enjoy your sleep and wake up without painful, bad looking bites.

Mattress encasing advices

# Bed bugs are a serious problem and there’s no need to try to save a couple of bucks as cheap encasement is almost always a sign of bad workmanship and bad quality so you didn’t solve anything.

# The waterproof mattress encasement will protect your mattress from any spots and if your child deals with bedwetting this will save you both from lots of problems. Bed bugs and dust mites will be also kept at distance so the waterproof solution seems to be the best out of all.

# The encasement should be comfortable as you don’t want to get rid of bed bugs but still be unable to enjoy your sleep. Polyester is the most popular choice but if you are truly desperate you can buy plastic (vinyl) mattress encasements to make sure you keep these tiny and annoying creatures at distance.

# An allergy mattress encasement will keep you away from any seasonal allergies as won’t allow any dust or pet hair to get into the mattress.

# A zippered mattress encasing might be worthless because the bed bugs can lay their eggs on the zipper and therefore get in the mattress. Look for premium solutions and always check to see if they look ok as the slightest manufacturing flaw can expose you to those pests.

Buying a new mattress is not definitely going to change something because these creatures will still be in your house and they will infest the new mattress too. If you want to take extra precautions measures, buy instead several mattress encasement and replace them whenever you think you are at risk.

Mattress encasings are a great solution but you have to try to deal with the cause of the problem and eliminate bed bugs from your home. Change the bed sheets once a week and wash them with hot water while also vacuuming the bed. Call an exterminator or kill them yourself by using proper insecticides. If you decide to take matter into your own hands make sure that you read the safety tips and be extra careful especially if you have small children or pets as these chemicals are very toxic.

Whether you like to get rid of bed bugs or dust mites, to prevent allergies or just to protect your mattress, the mattress encasement is the best way to do so because for $40 to $120 you will forget of these problems.

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