Stains on glass surfaces, like mirrors and windows, can be especially annoying because of how visible they are but a professional house cleaner shared a simple hack
There are several surfaces that need to be cleaned in the home and one that can be tricky is glass. Two of the most common glass items found in homes are mirrors and windows and it’s typical for these to become stained by fingerprints or water spots, especially by young children.
Glass is seen as hard to clean because its transparency means any streaks, stains or smudges are immediately visible, unlike on opaque surfaces. It is also a more fragile material compared to others so extra care should be taken when cleaning, ensuring no products are used that could cause damage.
A professional house cleaner called Alyssa shares tutorials and tips on TikTok to help others polish their homes.
In one video she showed an easy hack to clean glass. The cleaning guru attached a glass cloth to the pole of her Swiffer combination sweeper-mop for “easy and ergonomic cleaning”.
Alyssa demonstrated how she uses this method to easily clean windows to get rid of any streaks and stains.
In the clip she moved the Swiffer with the glass cloth from right to left then bottom to top to clean the whole window.
The caption for the TikTok post reads: “This technique is ideal for maintenance glass cleaning – if your glass is more grimy, follow this process but use a microfiber cloth on your Swiffer first!”
Swiffer is an American brand of lightweight cleaning tools, mainly known for its disposable, dry and wet cloths used for sweeping and mopping floors but the professional cleaner’s TikTok post shows how it can be used to clean windows as well.
The Swiffer Sweeper uses disposable cloths that attach to a flat, rectangular head on a long handle.
It removes the need for a bucket when mopping and allows for easy cleaning without hurting or straining your body by bending over, for example.
A Swiffer can be used with wet or dry disposable cloths to trap dirt, dust and grime. The head rotates in order to allow you to pivot and reach corners of the surface you are using it to clean, whether it’s the floor or windows.
Cheryl, from the TidyMom site, shared how she uses her Swiffer to clean her windows, which can be turned in. She starts by wrapping a few paper towels around the head and sprays the window with her cleaner.
Then the mum uses the cleaning tool to reach the outside and upper half of her windows.
Southern Living has further suggested using a Swiffer to remove fingerprints and toothpaste remains from a mirror by spraying it with a glass cleaner, tucking a microfiber cloth into the four holes on the Swiffer and then scrubbing down the mirror.
Alyssa’s TikTok video has garnered more than 100 likes and several comments. One user said: “I do this for tall mirrors and glass.”
Another praised: “That’s actually really good Alyssa- nice job.” A third chimed in: “This is genius!”
A fourth commented: “Looks much easier on the body your way. I clean harder, not smarter sometimes so these tips are great.”
Others remarked “such a great hack”, “love this idea” and “I always do this in the hard to reach places”.
