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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Lauren Bradbury

Is it better to dry dust or wet dust? Experts urge you to choose the right option or risk making your home dirtier

Cream cupboard with the door open, revealing all of the cleaning products and supplies inside.

Whenever you open the front door, turn on your heating, plonk down on your sofa or give your pet a snuggle, you add more dust to your home. And while dust may seem impossible to control, I’m confident that the debate on dry dusting vs wet dusting will change how you clean your home.

Of course, we all know that dusting is typically the best way to get rid of dust. But what many people fail to realise is that dusting isn’t a one-size-fits-all method of cleaning your home. There are actually two types of dusting out there: dry dusting (without water) and wet dusting (with water) - and they can work wonders to make your house look and feel cleaner.

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