Eat my dust: what is slow vacuuming – and does it work?

‘Most people could probably slow down their vacuuming,’ says Adrian Lini, small appliance expert at Choice. Photograph: seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images

In what feels like less of a trend and more like the correct way to do something, people on social media have discovered “slow vacuuming”. Instead of doing a quick once over, they are taking their time over any and all carpeted areas – it’s just vacuuming, but slowly.

Proponents of slow vacuuming claim it removes dirt more effectively, thereby keeping carpets cleaner for longer and airborne allergens at bay.