What to wet a cloth with before wiping off dust: just not with plain water, otherwise the surface will soon become dusty again

31.05.2023 00:01

Getting rid of dust is considered one of the easiest stages of cleaning an apartment.

After all, it is enough to “go over” the hard furniture with a cloth and there will be no dust layer left.

First you need to use a dry piece of cloth, then a damp one.

This method really works. However, it is possible that the surface will be covered with dust again the next day.

Why does the problem make itself known so early? Most likely, the housewife wets the cloth with plain water.

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But it is desirable that the liquid contain a certain additive.

What supplement are we talking about?

As soon as the housewife has removed the dust with a dry cloth, she needs to take a new piece of cloth and wet it... not with plain water, but with a liquid containing an antistatic agent.

The most common fabric softener can act as the latter.

One tablespoon of this product should be enough for a liter of clean water.

If you wipe a shelf or table with a cloth soaked in such a liquid, a thin transparent layer will appear on the surface, due to which small particles will settle very slowly.

Elena Gutyro Author: Elena Gutyro Internet resource editor