The Best Way To Clean Dust Is Already Hiding In Your Kitchen

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Dusting is one of the most hated household chores, primarily because it usually takes so much time to complete. Wiping down every surface only to quickly have dust build back up — with skin cells, dirt, fibers, and more – in a matter of seconds is cumbersome. However, rather than continuing to make common dusting mistakes, there's a better way, and it's not one of those duster cloths on a stick. Plus, the products you need for this technique are likely already in your kitchen and laundry room.

For this cleaning hack, you need a dishwasher wand — like this Arrow Home Products Dish Sponge with Soap Dispenser Handle – some fabric softener, and a dry cloth, like these HOMEXCEL Microfiber Cleaning Cloths. Ensure that the sponge attached to your dishwashing wand is soft, since abrasive scrubber sponges, and excessive wiping, can damage the paint or finish on things like your baseboards and molding. Also, make sure you like the scent of the fabric softener you select.

While there are many brilliant ways to use fabric softener outside of the laundry room, this dusting hack is one of the easiest. Take your dish wand with sponge and add about a tablespoon of your fabric softener inside, before filling the rest of the wand with water. Then simply use the wand to dust around your surfaces and moldings, leaving the nice scent of your fabric softener behind. Finally, be sure to go over all these areas with a soft, and dry, microfiber cloth to pick up any lingering moisture, and to keep the surface from feeling sticky.

An added bonus is that the fabric softener works to break up dirt and even helps prevent your surfaces, moldings, and baseboards from taking on more dust. This ensures you don't have to clean them as often. Plus, the fabric softener scent can help to keep bugs away while also producing a nice glossy surface wherever you use it.