What Determines the Quality of Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth?
The Blend of Polyester and Polyamide
Split vs. Non Split Micro Fibers
Number and Size of Micro Fibers
Tightness of the Micro Fiber Weave
The Blend – Most micro fiber are made from a 70/30 or 80/20 Polyester/Polyamide blend. Some also contain Silver to inactivate bacteria, which can scratch surfaces. Phoebetai is made of a premium blend containing the perfect ratio to optimize cleaning power.
Split vs. Non Split Micro Fibers – To represent the cylindrical shape of a micro fiber, picture a pie turned up onto its side. A non split micro fiber is a full pie with no pieces missing. Split micro fiber would look like that same pie with every other piece of the pie removed. The spaces where the pie is missing are the pores that pick up and trap dirt, dust, grease, lint and oil as well as absorb liquid. You need somewhere for the yuck to go or you will just be pushing it around. Of course Phoebetai is made with split micro fibers only! Always choose micro fiber with split micro fiber for optimum cleaning power.
Number and Size of micro fiber – The two are directly related. The thinner the micro fiber, the more of them it takes to make the cloth. Each split, in each micro fiber, represents a set of hands doing the work of pulling and trapping yuck from your surfaces. You want as many sets of hands helping you out as you possibly can. Just like the saying goes – Many hands make light work…So do many micro fiber with many splits!
Tightness of Weave – A good test for the quality of your Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth is to hold it in both of your hands and give it a pull to see if it has any stretch to it. A fantastic, well put together cleaning cloth will not stretch at all. The more it stretches, the less cleaning power it has and the quicker it will fall apart. No stretch is key to a tight weave giving you a sturdy cloth that holds up over time and offers you remarkable cleaning power.
