Dusting is an important part of cleaning that helps remove dust and dirt, keeping your home tidy and the air fresh. Regular dusting can also prevent allergies and keep your furniture and electronics in good shape. However, it often feels like dust comes back quickly, no matter how often you clean.
This might be because you're not dusting the right way. Mary Futher, also known as Madame Sweat , shares cleaning and hygiene tips online, covering everything from body odour to bathroom problems. Recently, she posted on social media with a simple tip to stop dust from sticking to surfaces so easily.
In her video, which has more than 6,400 likes, she said: "Use a tactic that you only have to dust your home once a month. You want to mix in a spray bottle, vinegar, and water." She added: "Then you add olive oil that actually helps repel the dust.
Spray this mixture wherever you get dust. You'll find that you'll only have to dust once a month." The recipe she uses includes 1/2 cup of white vinegar, two cups of warm water, and 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil.
You just pour everything into a spray bottle and shake it up until it's mixed, according to the Martha Stewart website . In the caption on Instagram , she dubbed it a "must-know dusting hack" and many of her fans agreed. Taking to the comments, one viewer said: "Thank you for this! I can see this working great – kinda like micellar water on skin.
" Another added: "It works, no question." Someone else penned: "It's true because I.