How do microfiber cleaning cloths work?

The cloth is made by forcing the plastics through a tiny pipe and heating them so they weave together. These fused fibers are then split apart into microfibers 10–20 times smaller. Cloths describes as "microfiber" can vary widely in the size of the fibers they use and therefore in their cleaning effectiveness.Oct 29, 2016 read more

Cloths describes as "microfiber" can vary widely in the size of the fibers they use and therefore in their cleaning effectiveness. In average cloths, the fibers are 10–50 times thinner than a human hair—so each one is only about 3–5 micrometers (three to five microns) in diameter and about 50 times lighter than the fiber in a pair of stockings (0.3 denier compared to typical 15-denier nylon). read more

That’s the same concept behind microfiber, only cleaning indoors requires a cloth that can fit in small areas. You don’t want to clean with a cloth that’s the size of a beach towel. So in order to get more cleaning power out of a small cloth, there needs to be more fibers in the same amount of space. read more

The small ‘micro’ fibers in microfiber cloth do a better job of cleaning away dirt and grime. The reason is that the tiny microfibers can attach themselves to tiny particles of dirt. It’s really that simple. The smaller the micro fibers and cleaning pockets within the cloth, the more tiny specs of dirt and grime can be wipes away. read more