Body impressions and indentations are not always a sign of inferior quality. Even the very expensive pillow-top mattress will develop indents; the pillow top is primarily backed by the foam just below it rather than by the a box spring. If you are fortunate enough to have a new two-sided mattress, then just flip it and call it a day. For single-sided pillow tops, rotate the bed and use your vacuum to attempt to pull the stuffing back into place.

When You Can’t Flip, Rotate

Old and specialty mattresses may have two sides: Coils at the center surrounded by foam filling plush pillow tops sandwiching everything in between. If you have an old mattress, then your best option is to replace it; no amount of fluffing will eliminate indentations, that are most likely sagging. If you have a brand new bunk bed with a pillow top on both sides, remove body impressions by flipping the mattress over. For the much more common single-sided bed, rotate it head to foot and then manually fluff the pillow top to eliminate body impressions.

Prepping the Mattress

Strip off all the bedding — this really is a good time to wash the sheets while you work. Keep allergens and dust from flying about as you fluff the bed by initial vacuuming it using a clean upholstery attachment. Wipe down the attachment before you begin, preferably with an antibacterial wipe, to prevent moving scents to your bed. Vacuum the mattress thoroughly, including around the perimeter and in which the pillow top connects to the foam base.

Redistribute the Pillow-Top Filling

With your vacuum attachment at hand, use the machine’s suction to pull the pillow top’s filling back into place. Starting around the outside of the belief, hold the attachment in 1 spot just long enough the cloth sucks upward; pull it up a little with your hand and release. Repeat this step, working your way across the belief and gradually in toward the center. If needed, use your fingers to even out the filling even more. Consider it as working the bumps out of a comforter that got mangled in the drier: Break up clumpy filling together with the tips of your fingers, massaging the pillow top and gradually pushing it into place with the palms of your hands.

Preventing Body Impressions

Rotating your bed every two months or flipping it twice a year will assist in preventing indentations in the bed. For a two-sided mattresd, rotate the bed head to foot each time you flip it. If you share the bed with a mate, try swapping sides every couple of months to even out the wear; even if you are both comparable sizes, everyone sleeps at a different place. Whenever you have the bed all to yourself, then have a similar approach, switching your favored sleeping side — if possible — on event. Outfitting your bed using a cushioned mattress cover also reduces the appearance of body impressionsnonetheless, this increases the thickness of your already-hefty mattress and may make getting your fitted sheet on the bed a job.

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