The sofa, as well as any other items of upholstered furniture, can be not only an excellent decoration of the interior and give convenience to its owners, but also be a habitat for microorganisms dangerous to human health, which accumulate in dust in a large amount.
The cause of many allergic reactions, recurring asthma attacks, are usually the waste products of dust mites - saprophytes, microorganisms living in sofa upholstery, carpets, mattresses, etc. If you do not periodically clean upholstered furniture from dust, it can become a source of many diseases, especially dangerous for babies.
How to clean the sofa from dust
Clean the sofa with a vacuum cleaner.
This is the easiest way to clean upholstered furniture from dust. Each hostess periodically uses it. A significant disadvantage is that the suction capacity of the vacuum cleaner is not sufficient to clean the deep layers of upholstered furniture, so most of the dust still remains untouched.
A very effective way is to knock out upholstered furniture.
The sofa cannot be carried out the way it can be done with carpets and mattresses. However, there is a very simple and convenient way that many housewives successfully use. You should cover the sofa with a damp sheet or any wide cloth, and using a regular carpet clapper, thoroughly clean the surface of the sofa from dust. If there is a lot of dust, rinse the fabric several times.
Cleaning with a steam cleaner or iron.
By exposing the surface of the sofa to high temperatures with an iron and hot steam, you can get rid of ticks and some other small insects living in the furniture. However, before such cleaning, you should first clean the sofa from various contaminants and stains, so that the hot treatment does not fix them permanently on the furniture upholstery.
