Keri's Wellness Wednesday: Freeze clean this winter
Winter is the BEST time for snuggling under all your blankets and duvets and chilling, but I’m pretty sure you don’t deep clean all your bedding as often as you should… or at all. Here's a freezing hack that will change all that!
Washing your duvets and blankets can be quite a daunting task, and taking them to the laundry can be very expensive, so this hack has changed my life.
If you don’t have a huge standing freezer you will need to have patience and do it little by little, but it WILL be worth it.
What you need:
- Items to deep clean (Cloth items that you cannot or do not want to wash or launder, bedding, shoes, jewellery, pictures, toys, and Electronics without an LCD screen).
- Plastic bag(s)
- A freezer that goes below -18C
What to do:
1. Place your item into a sealable plastic bag
2. Place bag in the freezer
3. Leave for 24 hours to 4 days
Fun Facts
- The temperature of your freezer is very important. The lower the temperature, the less time needed to kill bed bugs.
- Freezers set to 0°F are effective in killing bed bugs, but the things you are freezing must be left in the freezer for at least 4 days.
- -15C must be reached in the center of the materials being frozen to kill bed bugs. Bulky items require more time. Start counting the 4 day exposure time when the center of the object has reached -15C.
Do not freeze:
- Electronics with LCD panels
- Historic artifacts or old books of considerable value
- Items that cannot be replaced
- Items that may be damaged if condensation occurs
- Items that contain high moisture or liquids inside.
Happy freezing!