Everyone knows the struggle of dusting. You see dust build up in your home, you clean it up, and suddenly dust creeps back up again. It’s easy to want to just skip it but it's even more important you don't.
Dust is made by a combination of different elements, skin cells, your hair and animal hair, dirt, pollen, and other intrusive elements. You don't want that taking over your home. Ewww.
Here’s the big question question, what dusting strategy helps keep dust away for good? Is that possible?
Quality cleaning services can assist with weekly dusting, but there are things you can do yourself to make sure it gets done regularly and consistently.
The components in dust particles vary. It’s likely a combination of dead human skin cells, hair, and pet dander (if you have pets). But far more dangerous components, such as bugs, can live in dust.
As dust builds, more intrusive elements combine. This forms what is known as dust bunnies — those big hunks of dust that hide under or behind your furniture.
Dusting is important as it reduces your risk of sickness and allergies. While most types of dust don’t cause severe illnesses, they can induce mild allergies and sicknesses. This includes:
Coughing
Eye irritation
Sneezing
In severe cases, dust can irritate asthma and cause hay fever.
In addition, dust is an eyesore. A huge layer of dust can make a beautiful furniture piece look ugly and unkempt.
Dust Properly
Now that you know you can’t procrastinate on house cleaning and getting rid of those dust bunnies, you’re ready to learn how to dust. There are many dusting methods, but one reigns them all. Here’s how to dust properly.
Start By Removing All Items
Dust each piece of furniture one at a time. Start by removing everything off of the furniture.
In order to remove all of the dust, taking shortcuts and dusting around your items won’t help. In addition, it takes more time to pick up each item and dust under them than to just remove everything off of the piece of furniture and dust it all in one go.
Use a Dusting Cloth
Take your dusting cloth and give the furniture a good wiping. These are specialized microfiber cloths made to attract and hold dust particles. They don’t cause dust to fly around like dusters and they don’t leave residue the way spray cleansers do.
Dust Your Items
Don’t only dust your furniture! Take the items on your furniture and dust each off using a separate dusting cloth.
Clean the Area Around Your Furniture
Just in case any dust travelled, you’ll want to clean around your furniture. Take a broom or vacuum (depending if your floors are carpet or not) and give the floor a good cleaning around the area.
It’s also a good idea to take another dusting cloth and clean the sides, front and bottom of the furniture.
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