Breakfast in your bed sounds like fun until you accidentally spilled coffee on your mattress and ruins your morning.

Mattresses are magnets for stains like coffee, milk & tea.

Accidents happen, so don’t freak out.

If you know how to remove coffee stains from mattress then you don’t have to worry about anything.

But if you don’t know how to clean coffee out of a mattress then don’t worry because we did research and testing,

And found 4 Proven and tested ways to remove coffee stains from mattresses.

In this article, we will see how to remove coffee stains, dried coffee stains, and smell from mattresses.

How to Remove Coffee Stains From Mattress (4 Ways)

Remove Coffee Stains From Mattress

Coffee stains can be tough to remove but if you know the right steps and process then you can remove tough stains like coffee or milk.

And for cleaning coffee out of the mattress, you will need these things.

Way 1: Laundry Detergent Method (How to Clean Fresh Coffee out of mattress)

Things You’ll Need

Here are the things that you will need in this method.

  • Paper towel or clean cloth
  • White vinegar
  • Laundry Detergent
  • Dish soap 

Step 1: Soak Up Excess Liquid

If the coffee is fresh then you need to act immediately and soak up all excess coffee from your mattress.

Take a paper towel or clean cloth and absorb all excess liquid as much as possible.

Don’t press too hard, gently bloat away excess coffee from your mattress.

Note: Do not Scrub or Rub because it will make things worse.

Step 2: Create a cleaning Solution 

In a bowl, mix the same amount of water, white vinegar, liquid detergent, and one table spoon of dish soap.

And mix them well into a bowl or you can take a spray bottle and mix the solution into the spray bottle.

Step 3: Apply the Solution

Apply this solution to affected areas of your mattress and gently rub on the coffee stains.

And after applying this solution, you should wait at least 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 4: Soak Up Excess Liquid Again

After waiting for 15 to 20 minutes, take a paper towel or clean cloth and again soak up all excess solution from the mattress.

Bloat away all excess liquid until the coffee stains disappear.

Also Read: How to get Juice stains out of mattress

Way 2: Use Enzyme Cleaner ( How to remove Dried Coffee Stains from Mattress)

If your coffee stains on the mattress are already dried up then they can be tough to remove.

Because dried coffee stains are hard than fresh coffee stains.

You can also use Way 1 to remove dried coffee stains but if the first way doesn’t work then you can use this proven way to clean dried coffee stains out of the mattress.

Things You’ll Need

  • Paper towel or cloth
  • Enzyme Based Cleaner
  • Spray bottle 

Step 1: Pour water on the affected area & Bloat Again

Pour some amount of water on the affected areas of your mattress and take a paper towel or clean cloth and bloat away excess liquid from your mattress.

So in this step, you are moisturizing the dried coffee stains for easy removal.

After soaking up as much coffee stain as possible, our next step should be to create a strong solution.

Step 2: Use Bio-Enzyme Cleaner

Coffee is made from milk, and bio-enzyme cleaners are specially designed to break the proteins inside milk, coffee, or urine stains.

So take ¼ of bio enzyme cleaner and ⅓ of water and mix them well into the spray bottle or bowl.

Step 3: Spray the solution on the affected areas

After creating a solution, spray the solution on stained areas of the mattress.

Don’t oversaturate the area, gently dampen the area until it gets moist.

And after spraying the solution, you should wait at least 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 5: Bloat away excess solution again

After waiting for 15 to 20 minutes, take a wet paper towel or wet cloth and bloat away the excess liquid again.

This will remove the excess solution from your mattress.

Step 6: Dry the Mattress

This step is so important because this will remove the extra moisture from your mattress.

Use a blow dryer or fan to dry your mattress completely and remove all moisture from the mattress.

So this is how you can remove dried coffee stains from your mattress.

Way 3: Use Commercial Stain Remover (How to Remove Old Coffee Stains from Mattress)

You can use this method for old coffee stains or dried coffee stains.

If you want to remove coffee stains from your mattress quickly then commercial stain remover can do the job.

And these stain removers are specially designed to remove coffee stains.

So here are the things that you will need.

Things You’ll Need

  • Paper towels or clean cloth
  • Water 
  • Commercial stain remover
  • Fan

Step 1: Absorb excess Liquid

If the coffee stains are fresh, then take a paper towel or clean cloth, press them onto the coffee stains, and absorb as much as moisture.

If the coffee stains are dried then take a wet paper towel or wet cloth and dab them onto the stained areas of the mattress and gently soak up excess coffee from the mattress.

Step 2: Use Commercial Stain Remover

Spray the stain remover on affected areas or stained areas of the mattress.

Don’t over-saturate the affected area with the stain remover solution, spray a small amount of stain remover over the affected areas.

And after spraying the solution on the affected areas of the mattress, now wait for at least 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3: Scrub the area with a sponge or cloth 

After waiting for 15 to 20 minutes, scrub the area with a clean cloth to remove coffee stains from the mattress.

And if the stain persists then again spray the commercial remover and scrub the area with a clean cloth until the coffee stain disappears.

Step 4: Dry the Mattress

Finally, our last step is to dry the mattress.

You can use a blow dryer or fan to air dry your mattress.

This step is so important because you need to make sure all moisture is removed from your mattress.

Way 4: Baking Soda Method

Baking soda can remove and deodorize coffee from your mattress.

I always use baking soda instead of bleach.

Because baking soda not only removes the stains but also removes the coffee smell from the mattress.

So here are the things that you will need.

Things You’ll Need

  • Baking soda
  • Hydrogen Peroxide 
  • Peppermint Oil (optional)
  • Dawn dish detergent
  • Spray bottle
  • Gloves (Optional)

Step 1: Create a solution 

For cleaning coffee staging from your mattress, you will need a stronger solution.

So let’s create a strong coffee remover solution by using the above ingredients.

Take a bowl and mix 3 tablespoons of baking soda, 8 OZ of hydrogen peroxide, and 1 to 2 drops of dawn dish detergent and mix this solution in a circular motion.

If you have essential oil like peppermint oil then you can add 2 to 3 drops into the solution for a great fragrance.

Do not shake this solution, mix the solution in a circular motion.

Step 2: Spray the solution on the affected areas

After creating a solution, mix the solution in a spray bottle.

And spray the solution on the affected area of the mattress.

Rub this mixture into the mattress.

And just continue spraying the solution on affected areas until the stain fades away.

Step 3: Dry Your Mattress

After spraying the solution, let it dry for at least a few hours.

And after waiting for a few hours, take a blow dryer and air dry your mattress completely.

You can also use a fan to dry the mattress.

How to get rid of Coffee Smell from mattress

After removing the coffee stains from your mattress, if your mattress smells like coffee then you need to do one more step to deodorize the mattress.

Here are some ways to deodorize your mattress.

Way 1: Use Baking soda

Baking soda is a natural odor neutralizer that can remove odors like coffee, milk, or chocolate milk.

Sprinkle some amount of baking soda on the affected areas of your mattress.

And you can also add a few drops of essential oil for more fragrance.

After sprinkling baking soda on your mattress, at least wait for 8 hours.

After 8 hours, vacuum up all baking soda particles from your mattress.

And Boom, the smell of coffee will be gone.

Way 2: Use Commercial odor remover sprays

If the baking soda method won’t work then you can find any odor remover sprays in outdoor shops.

These sprays are specially created to remove smells like milk and coffee.

If the first way won’t work and then you can use this way to completely remove the coffee smell from your mattress.

Final Words

Removing coffee stains from your mattress is easy but you need to do things in the right order.

Do not oversaturate the mattress with a cleaning solution.

If you want to clean dried coffee stains from your mattress then enzyme-based cleaners can be really effective.

Using white vinegar and dish soap can also do the job.

In this process, speed is crucial because the faster you clean coffee out of the mattress the faster you can remove coffee stains from your mattress.

Especially if you have a memory foam mattress then removing moisture from your mattress is important because if you don’t remove the moisture from your memory foam mattress then it can attract bed bugs.

And if you have any questions regarding removing coffee stains from mattresses then you can ask them in the comment section of this article.