Please do not feed the dust bunnies... Remove them! Dust can be unhealthy for us and our family. Microfiber cloths along with green cleaning products have become a staple for anyone seeking a safe green clean.
Our objective in cleaning is to remove the dust. What is this dust? It is a mix and combination of soil, pollen, skin flakes, bacteria, dust mites, mold spores, microscopic particles, and fungus. All of these particles contribute to the spread of illness and can serve as a source for allergies and asthma attacks. Traditionally we dust with a variety of gadgets, including dust mops, feather dusters, disposable dusting cloths, lambswool, treated wipes, rags, and the good old used cotton t-shirt. Although some of these are fancier than others, they all do the same thing... move the dust around. We do not want to keep the stuff around, it only adversely impacts our health, so we need a new method or technology that will get rid of the dust.
Fortunately the high quality microfiber cloth is here. Coupled with the high efficacy of green cleaning products, these cloths is one the most significant breakthroughs for both the custodial and janitorial green cleaning businesses, as well as for natural green home cleaning.
Each microfiber has a system of hook like claws that will capture the dust and allergy producing particles common in homes and offices. The individual microfibers act like a scraper while they lift and trap the dust and moisture in the nooks and crannies of the individual fibers rather than just pushing the dust from one point to another as the traditional cotton fiber or feather does. At the end of a swipe with these cleaning cloths, the microfiber will actually store the dust within the cloth until it is washed.
Microfibers are synthetic fibers. Each strand is about 1/16th of the thickness of our hair. The best microfiber cloths for a safe and green clean are those that have the yarn split during the manufacturing process and are a blend of 80 percent Polyester (the scrubbing and cleaning fiber) and 20 percent Polyamide (the absorbing and quick drying fiber). Additionally the fiber absorbs six times its weight in water.
UC Davis Medical Center switched from conventional loop mops to microfiber mops in patient-care areas because they found that microfiber mops did a better job of penetrating surface pores and removing dust particles than conventional string mops. Testing showed, after a surface was cleaned with conventional tools, the bacteria culture was reduced by 30 percent, while with the microfiber materials testing found bacteria reduced by 99 percent.
After another set of tests by Royal Roads University showed the combination of microfiber cloths with green cleaning products were 99.94 percent effective in removing bacteria from smooth surfaces. This was compared to traditional cotton rags and mops used with Lysol or bleach. This combination was only 91.89 percent effective.
Since the microfiber is eliminating the dust by trapping it, a single cloth should not be used to clean an entire room. If the cloth begins to streak it is time to wash it. Frequently janitorial and custodial green cleaning services will also take advantage of the color coded cloths to align with different cleaning tasks and green cleaning products to avoid cross contamination.
Maintaining your microfiber cloths at their peak performance is easy as it only requires washing with a laundry detergent that is free of any chemical softening agents. Hot water is the best way to release the trapped dust. It is paramount that no form of fabric softener is used on the microfiber cloths. If you do, the fibers will become clogged up and the cloth will become ineffective. While you can machine dry the cloths, air drying works. If handled correctly a microfiber cloth will withstand over 500 washings!
Today, to protect your family's health, microfiber is required for a true green clean. Microfiber cloths used with green cleaning products will ensure you have a safe green clean in your home and business.
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