Review on Protect Your Mattress With PlushDeluxe Waterproof & Dust Proof Encasement | Full Size Cover With Zipper, Cotton Terry Surface & 6-Sided Protection For 12-15 Inches Mattress by Diane Lane

This review is for the PlushDeluxe Premium Zippered Mattress Encasement, Waterproof, Bed Bug & Dust Mite Proof 6-Sided Protector Cover, Hypoallergenic Cotton Terry Surface (Fits 9-12 Inches H) Twin,10-Year Warranty, purchased April 2020 (during Coronavirus self-isolation) for $35.NOTE: For some reason, Best Buy Reviews is not allowing me to upload pictures for reviews at the moment. I will come back here and try to attach the photos I took for this review later.My two requirements for this purchase were that the mattress protector cover the entire mattress and that it be 100% WATERPROOF. I also needed it to be resistant to puncture from cat’s claws. I wasn’t convinced from reading the ad that it would be durable enough to stand up to my cats, and was especially unsure it was 100% waterproof. There were a lot of reviews stating that this protector is not waterproof and that it rips at the seams almost immediately. Here is my review after putting it on my mattress and testing its waterproofness.This mattress protector is zippered around approximately half of the perimeter of the mattress. The way it is placed on the mattress is similar to putting something into a half-pocket and then zipping it up the rest of the way. It was not too difficult to get it onto the mattress by myself but this was only for a very light twin mattress. If your bed is any bigger, you will probably need someone to help you put this on. It does come with instructions on the easiest way to get this on your mattress, which I found helpful.I did NOT find this product to be cheaply made, or to tear at the seams after tugging on it and wrestling with getting it onto my mattress. It held up pretty well against my tugging and whatnot. The seams held together fine and did not tear or rip.The zipper is not a very expensive one and I made sure to be gentle with the zipper and not to yank on it or otherwise pull on it in any way that would break it. I believe the zipper itself has plastic teeth and a metal zipper-pull, but I can’t be 100% sure of this. I would go easy on this zipper as it is more like a delicate, hidden dress zipper than a pants, jacket or upholstery zipper. I am not overly concerned that the zipper will break because I have placed another protective layer over this mattress protector eliminating the need to wash it often, however, if you plan on placing your sheets directly on top of this mattress protector and washing it regularly, I’m not sure this would be the best choice because the zipper doesn’t appear to be that durable that it would survive being zipped and unzipped often.The way that this mattress protector is made waterproof is the underside of the top (the side your body lies on) which is some type of loop material that appears to be cotton or a cotton blend is coated entirely with polypropylene. I tested its waterproofness by placing an area of the mattress protector on top of a red file folder, pouring water on top of the mattress protector, and examining the underside of the mattress protector and the top of the red file folder. I took some pictures for you and have uploaded them here, so you can see whether or not the reviews stating it’s not waterproof are accurate. The mattress protector I received from purchasing the product described at the beginning of this review is indeed 100% waterproof. The polypropylene covering on the underside of the protector prevented 100% of the water I poured from seeping through to the mattress. Also, from the appearance of the top of this product I believe it would be difficult but not impossible for my cats to puncture or rip it as they would if it were just a sheet of plastic.I hope this review was helpful to you. If it was, please give it a thumbs up 😊