How Microfiber Cloths Can Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus
Microfiber Cloths are an amazing addition to your cleaning arsenal. At Maid Share Cleaning company it’s not just about saving paper towels. While that is important microfiber cloths are a really great way to remove Bacteria and viruses, dust, moisture and even Mop the floors.
How Microfiber cloths can help Fight the coronavirus.
Microfiber cloths are an amazing cleaning tool. They are the only cleaning towel that physically removes bacteria, fungi, viruses, dust, grime and other microbes from your surfaces and traps them within its fibers leaving the surface clean and dry.
Microfiber cloth trapping Bacteria and viruses within its fibers
According to the CDC the COVID-19 virus lasts on:
• Cardboard: up to 24 hours
• Stainless steel: up to 3 days
• Plastics: up to 3 days
• Aerosols: Up to 3 hours
When you take a microfiber cloth and wipe a surface the microfiber cloth has little fibers that act like suction cups and picks up bacteria and viruses like the Corona virus. This is important for several reasons.
often times when people think about that going natural and eliminating harsh chemicals in their home they are often plagued with will natural products work. How can I ensure i’m eliminating bacteria and viruses like Corona out of my home?
Microfiber cloths don’t kill bacteria and viruses they trap them (look at our photo above illustrating Bacteria and viruses being trapped within the fibers).. Trap them in their fibers until you wash them. This is a major break through because traditionally you need to use harsh chemicals that are deadly to you and your families health to get rid of germs. Check out our blog on The Hidden Truth about Lysol and on The differences between Bacteria and Viruses
Reasons to Use Microfiber Cloths and Not Paper Towels
Their tiny microfibers are what sets them apart. Their microfibers microbes, dust and particles to get down into the deepest part of a surface without scratching the surface. Microfiber cloths are the softest type of towel there is. They also require no cleaning chemicals you can simply use water to clean a surface. The shape, size and combinations of synthetic fibers are selected for specific characteristics, including: softness, durability, absorption, water repellent, electrodynamics, and filtering capabilities. Microfiber’s unique properties allow it to attract dust and dirt like a magnet.
WASHABLE! Microfiber cloths Can Be Used Over & Over Again.
These can be laundered hundreds of times, so they literally cost a fraction of a cent per use! unlike paper towels that are single use and end up in landfill.
Maid Share Microfiber cloths are versatile.
• The can replace disposable swifter pads.
• Lint Free so they they are perfect for Streak-Free Finish On Mirrors, Glass, Stainless Steel, & More. No Chemicals needed .
• Microfiber materials can hold up to eight times their weight in water. Microfiber products have an exceptional ability to absorbing liquids such as oils.
Germ Fighting Technology. Gets rid of bacteria, fungi, viruses and dust. According to tests using microfiber materials to clean a surface leads to reducing the number of bacteria by 99% whereas conventional cleaning material reduces the number by only 33%..
Paper towels and their Effects on the Environment
Let’s be honest first thing we think about when using cleaners or when there is spill paper towels. Why? well they are cheap and convenient. However, while that are all of the above these single use options are problematic to our environment. Here are the few reasons:
To make one ton of paper towels 17 trees and 20,000 gallons of water are polluted.
Globally, discarded paper towels result in 254 million tons of trash every year.
If just 50% of the U.S. population uses 3 paper napkins a day, that totals 450,000,000 napkins for 1 day—or more than 164 billion per year.
If every household in the U.S. used just one less 70-sheet roll of paper towels, that would save 544,000 trees each year.
The paper industry uses more water to produce a ton of product than any other industry.
Discarded paper is a major component of many landfill sites, accounting for about 35% by weight of municipal solid waste.++
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