What is microfiber & how does it work?

Microfiber is an innovative textile that has revolutionized the way we clean. Renowned for its high absorption properties and its ability to clean using only water, without chemicals, it is also praised as a washable, reusable cleaning cloth that is safe to use on any surface. Microfiber is an extremely effective, economic, and earth-friendly way to clean your home from top to bottom. With so many benefits, Microfiber will quickly become the most versatile, trusted weapon in your war against dirt, grime, and bacteria.

Technically speaking, microfiber used for cleaning products is a very thin synthetic filament (a fiber about the size of a human hair) that has been extruded with two synthetic polymers — polyester and polyamide (nylon). These fibers are bundled into strands barely visible to the human eye and then spun into yarn, or thread, which is then woven or knitted into cloth fabric of tiny "hooks & loops" by machines. During the manufacturing process, those bundles are split into even finer single fibers (estimated to be at least 1/100 the size of a human hair) using a specific combination of chemicals, heat and agitation. When examined under a microscope the bundled strand appears star-shaped with wedge-shaped polyester filaments surrounding a nylon core.

These split fibers are the source of microfiber’s magical cleaning ability, and the number of splits determines the quality of the microfiber cloth - the more splits, the more surface area with lots of nooks and crannies and the more absorbent, effective at scrubbing, and amount of dirt it can trap and hold.

Traditional cleaning textiles like cotton or wool work by either absorbing soil which has been desolved and emulsified by cleaning chemicals and water or pushing it into the air. Dirt which is not emulsified is not easily picked up.

With microfiber however, the added surface area (spaces between the splits), abrasiveness of the fiber, and the electromagnetic charge created when fibers are rubbed together, actually cleans dirt out of the surfaces and collects dirt and dust rather than just pushing it around. Washing or rinsing the cloths removes the embedded particles so it can be reused hundreds of times. That's how microfiber saves time and money. While cotton can absorb about 70 percent of moisture, microfiber can pick up about 98 percent.

Customer Quotes

"Once you use microfiber, you'll be hooked and will not go back to traditional cloth products because microfiber works so well."

"I think microfiber is the best thing that has happened to the cleaning industry in the last 50 years or so."

"You'll be amazed how microfibre cuts through dirt with just water and little or no chemicals yet still will not scratch."

Why Our Microfiber is Better

With its recent popularity, Microfiber is now available from many sources where quality is less important than quantity. At ShopMicrofiber.com however, we refuse to sell anything but the highest quality Microfiber products.

Our Microfiber is made from AA grade, clothing-quality yarn and utilizes advanced technology to create the Microfiber with the finest fibers possible. These ultra-fine fibers result in the highest quality, most effective Microfiber on the market today. Our Microfiber is so specialized, only a handful of factories worldwide have the capabilities and capacity to manufacture it.

Try it for Yourself!

Dust once using your favorite cleaner, and then re-dust with a microfiber cloth. You will be amazed at the amount of additional dust and dirt that the microfiber cloth picks up.

Clean your floors in your normal way. Then take a dry, white microfiber pad over the floor. See how much better it cleans; it will pick up the residue from traditional cleaning.