Ask any beautiful woman what is the secret of her attractiveness, and among other things she will certainly mention a full night's rest. As you know, it is absolutely impossible without a comfortable and high-quality mattress . But how expensive and orthopedic it would not be our mattress, without a protective cover, it will very quickly become unusable. If the family has small children or pets, the cover on the mattress simply has to be waterproof. But let's not go ahead and consider all the types of protective mattress cover in detail.
Types of covers for a mattress
All models of covers can be divided, first of all, by the way they are fixed on the mattress. By this feature, the non-removable covers, which are integral with the body of the mattress, and the removable ones, which represent a separate product, are distinguished. Non-removable covers differ from each other with material (coarse calico, satin, wool, jacquard, cotton, silk) and are convenient only because they do not get lost during operation.
But to clean such a cover in the home is unlikely to succeed. Removable covers can also be sewn from any of the above materials, but they are completely independent product and can be removed at any time for laundry, dry cleaning or replacement, and then put back on. A vivid example is a cover on a mattress with a zipper, with fastening and unfastening which even a child can handle. On sale you can find two varieties of such cases. First lightning is sewn on three sides, and the cover opens on the principle of a book. As experience shows, such a design, although reliable, still causes certain difficulties for users - after washing, the boot has the property of sitting down and it is obtained only by applying certain efforts.
Much more practical show themselves cases, lightning in which sewn around the entire perimeter, resulting in the cover is divided into two halves. At the same time, when one half of the cover is washed and dried (which is known to be a slow process), you can turn the mattress and sleep on its second half. Separately, I would like to highlight overhead protective covers on a mattress or mattress covers. These products can not replace the usual cases, since they cover only one plane of the mattress. But they take up less space in the washing machine, can be made of waterproof materials and have a certain orthopedic effect. They are fixed on the mattress with the help of special elastics, which are either sewn along the entire perimeter or located only on the corners of the mattress pad.
How to choose a cover on the mattress?
What qualities should a quality protective mattress cover have? First, have a sufficient level of air permeability. It is necessary to sleep on this mattress was comfortable (there would be no sense of parchment) and the mattress itself was well ventilated. Secondly, good water-repellent properties. It's all clear - the insides of the mattress should not suffer from liquids falling on its surface. Thirdly, it must honorably withstand the loads that fall on its share: friction, stretching, etc. without deforming at the same time. The ideal material that meets all the above requirements is a jacquard based on natural fibers with a small (no more than 20%) addition of artificial threads. Due to the special way of thread weaving, it practically does not absorb moisture, while it is strong enough and allows air to pass through well. People with particularly delicate skin should pay attention to cotton covers that have an unusually soft and smooth surface.