5 Minute Cleaning Jobs: Cleaning Hacks (Part 2)
January 4, 2022
Cut up t-shirts, cheap rags from the dollar store, expensive paper towels and crusty old dish towels—these have been the tools of the cleaning trade for decades. Well, I say no more! Clean My Space believes in using the right tool to get the job done, and modern innovations in fabric and textiles have given us what we believe is THE BEST tool for many cleaning jobs: microfiber cleaning cloths.
In fact, we believe in this notion so much that we decided to develop our own line of premium microfiber cleaning cloths, designed specifically for cleaning tasks around the home. The Maker’s Clean line of microfiber cleaning cloths will not only drastically reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning and increase the quality of that clean, but let me just say—cleaning has never felt so good!
Microfiber is an ultra-fine synthetic fiber composed of an 80/20 mix of polyester and polyamide. It is such an effective cleaning tool because when we say ultra-fine, we really mean it! Microfiber’s multi-stranded fibers are two times finer than silk, three times finer than cotton and eight times finer than wool! This makes microfiber ideal for lifting dirt, absorbing liquids, and removing bacteria from surfaces while leaving no lint or streaks behind.
While we were developing our cloths we spent oodles of time buying, testing, washing, and overall just abusing all of the cloths out there. We didn’t find one that we liked. So, we started bringing in samples of raw microfiber textiles from around the world; different weaves, different weights, and of course, different shapes and sizes.
We finally decided that an “all-in-wonder” cloth (a cloth that could do EVERY job), was not the solution. Sticking to our mantra of the right tool for the right job, we decided that four different, ultra-high quality microfiber cloths, with 4 different weaves would be the optimal solution.
We quickly realized that many of the cloths already on the market were inexpensively manufactured, light-weight, and ultimately not long-lasting. This was counter-intuitive to what we wanted our cloths to be: high quality, highly absorbent and effective at lifting dirt, long-lasting (check out our care guide), but also luxurious and fun to use.
With all of this in mind, we spent the next year developing and refining our line of Maker’s Clean microfiber cleaning cloths. We were all ecstatic when we launched our first limited edition run in April of 2016, which sold out in just two weeks! We received a ton of feedback and were very proud to hear that the quality and efficacy that we were aiming for had been reached.
Our earnest little adventure into the world of microfiber cleaning cloths continues to evolve, but we can say with certainty, that we are saving real people time and money each and every day. We hope that you enjoy them too.
