So now that you know how microfiber works and how it can increase cleanliness while saving money and energy, let&#;s help you identify the scammers and pick the best value microfiber for your dollar. There are swindlers on both the upper and lower ends of the microfiber market, so don&#;t think buying pricey products will save you!
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Like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, you will find that some microfiber is too cheap, others too exploitative, while the good ones are just right. Let&#;s expose their lies one at a time!
First is the Bargain Basement Barkers, who pretend that microfiber is a commodity like sugar, saying that every towel performs the same, so you should just buy the lowest price. This is patently false.
Every microfiber cloth has different amounts of actual microfiber woven in, making it more or less densely packed. This density is measured in grams per square inch (gsm). Quality microfiber towels like Microfiber Wholesale have 330 gsm, while economy brands often have as little as 200 gsm, which is 50% less microfiber! That means 50% less dirt grabbing and labor savings, but that&#;s not even the worst of it.
The biggest trick of cheap microfiber is inferior, unshredded fibers! As you now know from #2, split-strand shredded fibers are what give microfiber its best superpowers, increasing absorption, reducing dry time, creating friction, and making static electricity to attract and trap dirt.
Unscrupulous companies use unshredded fibers because it&#;s way cheaper, and they&#;re counting on their customers not knowing why shredding matters! Poor dupes are basically cleaning with an over-glorified polyester shirt and wondering why microfiber doesn&#;t work as well as everyone promised. It&#;s awful.
On the flip side are the Half-Science Hucksters, making wild claims through the power of lies of omission to convince innocent people to pay WAY more than they should for towels that really do half of what they promised. The biggest lie of omission you&#;ll see in this group is implying features that are common to all microfiber are exclusive to their products.
They&#;ll brag about their towels picking up 99.5% of dirt and bacteria as if it were a new advancement they alone achieved when it&#;s actually true of all good quality split-strand microfiber. By implying it&#;s a feature unique to them, they can falsely justify charging 10x more per towel than competitors that do the exact same thing! It&#;s dastardly, but it&#;s not half as bad as their worst lie.
The most unscrupulous microfiber lie from Half-Science Hucksters is their false promises of germ-killing towels powered by the magical properties of silver ions. These companies, through carefully selected vague wording, let customers and their own salespeople falsely believe for YEARS that their magical towels woven with silver could kill germs on surfaces as you cleaned with them.
In reality, silver ions can kill germs, BUT only if they make direct continuous contact with the bacteria for several hours! Germs that land in between ions or were hidden inside small globs of organic matter inside the towel were unaffected. This means that the silver ions did zippitydooda to improve microfiber&#;s germ-killing abilities while cleaning surfaces, and at most, it just helped kill some extra bacteria in the dirty towels when they were left out to dry.
This lie wasn&#;t just sneaky. It was downright dangerous, as swindled customers used their overpriced dirty towels over and over based on false assurances of germ control until they got themselves sick! It wasn&#;t till the pandemic that these types of companies were forced to more accurately word their claims so as to keep their customers from trying to fight a deadly disease with a towel that had nothing more than an overpriced odor control treatment.
Microfiber cloths have bourgeoned in popularity in recent years. I&#;ve heard them described in a number of ways: amazing, awful, soft, rough, environmentally friendly, bad for the environment, etc. With descriptors that are this conflicting, it&#;s hard to determine if these cloths are something you should be using.
While I&#;ve had several microfiber cloths for the last few years, I&#;ve only used them on occasion. When I first acquired them, all I knew of their utility was that they could be used to clean glass. Having heard so much hype in recent months, I decided to take a closer look.
Microfiber cleaning cloths are made of microfiber fabric comprised of polyester and nylon. Microfibers are much thinner in diameter than human hair. Those used in cleaning textiles are split in a way that creates spaces within each fiber. Regular microfiber, such as that used on furniture or in clothing, is soft but not useful for cleaning because it is not absorbent. Conversely, the spaces within the split fibers in split microfiber can absorb up to 8 times their weight in liquid and trap dust and germs so they are not spread around or released into the air. Studies have found split microfiber products can reduce the bacteria count on surfaces much more effectively than cotton (read more about this here). Check a product&#;s packaging to determine if it is split microfiber or not. If it&#;s not labeled, you can check by running your hand over the cloth. If it doesn&#;t grab at the imperfections of your skin, then it&#;s not split microfiber.
Dusting surfaces
. Simply wipe the surfaces with a dry cloth. No sprays are needed because a static electric charge that attracts and traps dust develops when the cloths are moved across a surface.Cleaning mirrors and glass
. Slightly dampen a portion of a cloth and rub the glass surface with it. Once you&#;ve removed any spots or smudges, use the dry portion of the cloth to dry and polish the surface.Cleaning counters
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. To superficially clean counters, use dry cloths to pick up surface dust, dirt, and hair. To deeply clean counters, slightly dampen a cloth and use your usual cleaning spray.Washing dishes
. Use just as you would any other dishcloth.Mopping floors
. You can use a dry cloth to pick up surface dust, dirt, and hair or a slightly damp cloth to wipe down your floors with your usual cleaning solution. You can also purchase mop heads made of microfiber fabrics. Many people who own Swiffer-type mops designed for disposable mopping pads simple attach a microfiber cloth to the mop instead of a disposable pad.If you take good care of your microfiber cloths, they should continue to perform at their peak for years.
There is debate over the extent to which microfiber cloths are environmentally friendly. They are beneficial to the environment in that they aren&#;t tossed out in the trash after each use like paper towels, nor do they need replaced as frequently as cotton cloths. Moreover, they significantly reduce the amount of water and cleaning products needed when cleaning (read more about this here).
Despite these advantages, microfiber cloths are made from nonrenewable resources and are not biodegradable. There is also concern about their role in microplastic pollution. This sort of pollution occurs when tiny bits of polyester and acrylic rinse off of fabrics during washing and end up collecting on the coastlines of densely populated areas. Fish can ingest the harmful debris, as can humans when they eat affected fish (read more about this here).
Because consensus regarding the environmental friendliness of these cloths is lacking, it&#;s probably best to consider your particular habits (such as what equipment and chemicals you use while cleaning) to determine if using these cloths is a good or bad option. Considering my current habits, I believe it is beneficial for me to continue using them (you can see the two types of cloths I use here and here). For additional information, visit the sources embedded throughout the post.
Do you use microfiber cloths when you clean? What benefits and drawbacks have you found when using them?
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