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Kaycee Hill

I stopped dry dusting: here is the simple wiping technique that actually traps dust

Dusting wooden shelf with damp microfiber cloth.

Feather dusters, dry microfiber cloths, and disposable static wands seem like quick solutions for dusty furniture, but they often cause more problems than they solve.

Sweeping a dry tool across a surface generates static charge and flickers fine particles back into the air. Rather than capturing the debris, dry dusting leaves most of it floating in the room, only to settle right back onto your tables and shelves an hour later.

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