cleaning dust in the bathroom

[TheMD]

I use a generic bathroom surface cleaning spray and a cloth to clean the toilet, sink etc. I am incredibly annoyed that the dust (because there rarely any actual dirt iyswim) just gathers on the surface and doesn't stick to the cloth: I end up pushing it around the surface with a cloth and cleaning 2 small bathrooms takes absolute ages. What am I doing wrong?

Oh that's annoying. What sort of cloth doyou use? I use E cloths/muslin/old terry nappies. I personally find J cloths useless.

Olbasoil - I use a micro fibre cloth atm but I find this happens with sponges and other "normal" cloths as well! Does muslin/terry pick up the dust?

Spontex Moppets or own-brand cellulose sponge, with warm water and half a drop of WUL.

The yellow plastic sponges don't work as well, nor do blue and white wipers.

Why couldn't I remember the name J-cloth?

Our bathroom is very dusty. I blame the extractor fan which creates a flow of air from the rest of the house which then goes up through the bathroom and drops all the dust it is carrying in there. I find dry dusting first before wiping with a damp cloth is most effective, otherwise the dust just forms dust dunes and stays stuck on surfaces. I usually Hoover as much as I can in there too.

Your bathroom is dusty because when in there, you rub your skin with towels, and this exfoliates the dead skin cells.

Nice

True though.

I think it's sock fluff. Its not skin because its always black bits in my bathroom. It drives me potty! I usually Hoover with the brush thing whenever I put the Hoover round to stay on top of it. Then when I clean there is less to push around. You are right, j cloths are useless.

It's a combination of the damp, the skin cells and fibres from the towels.
It forms a paste on the surface rather than your normal dry dust which also has skin cells, btw.

Yes, muslin squares/terries make great cleaning clothes. The best thing to use on the surfaces though ( but be very careful not to spray it on the floor) is good old Mr Sheen. It's especially good on the shower screen.

so glad you posted this op as i was grumbling on about this just the other day; microfibre cloths are tripe at cleaning dust. Will try the sponge thing, ta!

This drives me mad, I get cat hairs in the mix too as my cat loves the bathroom, the little furry weirdo.

I find the only thing that works is to clean everything with a cloth and soapy water then sort of polishing with a dry terry cloth afterwards to remove the fluff- I use asda smartprice hand towels.

I work as a cleaner and hate J Cloths with a passion! I call them snot cloths because of the way they feel when they're wet

For bathroom surfaces I use a cellulose sponge as described, gather up all the dust on it and run it under the tap to sloosh it down the sink. Then I use a washing up sponge with Flash Bathroom everywhere, Cillit Bang around the base of taps and any limescaley areas (old toothbrush if necessary). Use a squeegee on shower screens, polish tiles with an ecloth. Use an old flannel to dry the sink and bath.

Very thorough Mandy

Yes, I get paid an hour to clean this bathroom so I've had to make up ways to use up the time. I clean my bathroom at home like this about twice a year

A lot of dust in bathrooms is fibres from the toilet roll, especially the cheaper brands.

Yes I agree. It would be interesting to compare bathrooms that do not contain WCs with those that do.

I just vacuum with the small brush attachment & then wipe with ecloths.

an effective extractor fan does suck quite a lot out. If you ever have the opportunity to change or clean a bathroom fan or duct you will find it thick with grey skin dust.

My bathroom and toilet are seperate, my toilet is always covered in dust, my bath however is not. So im guessing its from toilet roll

I wipe the toilet down with a cloth or sponge then go over it with kitchen roll as the dust tends to stick to it, works for me.