2006-08-28 00:11:02 · 22 answers · asked by qaz7070 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sounds like your excuse for not dusting ?
2006-08-28 00:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in my home, because I DAMP dust. That is, I use a damp cloth to pick up the dust and prevent it flying everywhere else. Afterward, dependent upon the kind of surface, I polish it.
Dust also contains the excreta of dust mites which can aggravate the lungs of people with asthma. Therefore, if anyone in the family suffers with asthma, then damp dusting is what you should do.
2006-08-28 00:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by copperyclover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to use when dusting to prevent this, is a damp jay cloth as it will trap the majority of dust particles, stopping them just being shifted around the room.
2006-08-28 00:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Daisy the cow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you use to dust with, if its one of those orangey cloths then no as they are static and pick the dust up, if its an old rag then some of it will stick but yes you'll just move it around. Give it a try, you might find your bedroom loks much nicer
2006-08-28 00:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by poli_b2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that's why it's best to use a damp cloth first to pick up the dust then you can wipe over the surface with a dry one after.
This will not harm the furniture but just don't use this method on electrical items okay!
2006-08-28 00:20:59 · answer #5 · answered by wildwind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you are just spreading the dust around if you just use a regular cloth. But, if you dust with a Swiffer wipe it actually keeps the dust on the cloth. I swear by them.
2006-08-28 01:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by it's me! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but when you dust it, you also bring some of the dust out. Hence you should use a wet cloth such that you can take the dust out of the room.
2006-08-28 00:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by skillpyre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are. The dust you clean up will end up in your vacuum or down the sink or in the bin. It will then find its way into the big wide world and eventually to landfill sites or similar. Wind will blow the dust particles off these places and into the air. Eventually they will land on you or on something which you will come into contact with. And you will bring them back into the house to start all over again.
2006-08-28 00:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by Belinda B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if you use a damp cloth, or spray the surface first. The moisture will stop the dust flying away.
2006-08-28 00:17:06 · answer #9 · answered by waycyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you are making it go around the air so it is no longer settled, some of it sticks to the cloth or duster. Or you can vac it up!
But it will eventually settle again.
Did you know that 90% of dust is human skin? Ew..
2006-08-28 00:12:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋