Lambswool vs. Swiffer Dusters
May 6, 2013 6:38 PM Subscribe
I can't decide between a lambswool and a swiffer duster (or another type, if your I would love to hear from people who have (dusted with (ideally!) both or either to hear about what you like/don't like. If they work just as well as one another, I'd much rather go with the lambswool since it is more eco friendly. But I need something that really grabs all the dust and locks it in, and isn't too hard to maintain. Questions under the cut:
1) have you used both or either and what is your experience?
2) Which one works better? Or what type of duster that is not lambswool or swiffer do you recommend?
2) are lambswool dusters hard to maintain, do they still work well after many years?
3) is there a specific lambswool or other type duster that you recommend?
1) have you used both or either and what is your experience?
2) Which one works better? Or what type of duster that is not lambswool or swiffer do you recommend?
2) are lambswool dusters hard to maintain, do they still work well after many years?
3) is there a specific lambswool or other type duster that you recommend?
I had a lambswool one that was a pain to clean because it had a wooden handle and it was lambswool and I wasn't sure if it could be thrown in the washing machine. So I would knock off as much dust as I could outside and handwash it.
Now I have one that looks like this (mine was made by Clorox and is now discontinued) without the spray part. You can just take the cloth part off the handle and put it in the washing machine. I still knock as much dust off as possible first, outside, before throwing it in the washer. You can hang it up to dry or throw it in the dryer.
The lambswool one really did pick up dust and debris, but so does the microfibre loopy one. I prefer it because it's reusable but I'm not stuck handwashing it.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 7:29 PM on May 6, 2013
Now I have one that looks like this (mine was made by Clorox and is now discontinued) without the spray part. You can just take the cloth part off the handle and put it in the washing machine. I still knock as much dust off as possible first, outside, before throwing it in the washer. You can hang it up to dry or throw it in the dryer.
The lambswool one really did pick up dust and debris, but so does the microfibre loopy one. I prefer it because it's reusable but I'm not stuck handwashing it.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 7:29 PM on May 6, 2013
Lambswool REALLY picks up dust. Go outside, whack it on something to knock the dust out and pow! Good as new!
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:02 PM on May 6, 2013
posted by bitter-girl.com at 8:02 PM on May 6, 2013
2) Ostrich feather, swiffer, and microfiber dusters discussed previously.
posted by gueneverey at 6:11 AM on May 7, 2013
posted by gueneverey at 6:11 AM on May 7, 2013
These dusting cloths are fabulous. They dust and polish at the same time, are very gentle, and don't leave any dust behind. You can machine wash and dry them although, after time, they lose some of their loft. At that point, I use them for dirtier jobs, like cleaning wood blinds, and purchase new ones for dusting knick-knacks.
posted by DrGail at 8:49 AM on May 7, 2013
posted by DrGail at 8:49 AM on May 7, 2013
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posted by checkitnice at 7:28 PM on May 6, 2013