Mop Your Floors All the Way to Cleanliness and Safety Using Natural Cleaning Products By Markus Skupeika At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

In order to regularly maintain the cleanliness of our homes, we have to ensure that what we are stepping on is a neat floor free of dust and dirt. In reality, mopping is generally simple to do; all you need is to know the right technique and equipments in doing the job.

First thing to do is to clean the area. Remove clutters and make sure that all your furniture (including tables, throw rugs, and chairs) are removed in order to ensure that the area is free of any obstacles. If you plan to clean your furniture too, you have to clean them first.

This way, all the dirt coming from these things will fall on the floor and you will be able to clean them before you clean and mop your floor. The next thing to do is to sweep the floor. This will ensure that these dirt and dust won’t be pushed all around the place while you clean.

Purchase a cleaner of your choice and place this in a bucket filled with hot water enough to cover the mops’ head completely. One available cleaner out in the market is the natural cleaning product.

These organic products are made with natural ingredients that are safe for use. Be sure to use these cleaning products according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Use only enough cleaner for this purpose.

Dip your mop (with a newly replace mop head) in the solution and allow to absorb the cleaner thoroughly. Squeeze excess cleaner out of the mop. You do not want your mop soggy. It should be damp. Start mopping the corners of the room first. Continue mopping around the area you want cleaned. Make sure to re-dip and re-wring the mop again and move on to the other surface.

If there is persistent dirt on a certain area, mop it twice or thrice if necessary. Be sure to mop a bit wetter than before when removing persistent dirt. Leave it for a couple of minutes while you mop the next area. This will loosen up the dirt and will dissolve the soiled area. Use a dried mop to dry the area.

Continue mopping across the floor. Work backwards toward the door and keep off the areas you have already cleaned. This is to avoid any loose dirt on your shoes or slippers from clinging on to the newly mopped floor. If you accidentally stepped on that area, re-run the mop over that portion to clean up the shoe tracks.

Dry the mopped area completely. Opening up the doors or windows will make this process quick. Generally, you do not need to dry the floor using a rag or dry mop. Let the air do the drying. When you are sure that the area is thoroughly dry, put back the furniture you removed.

Hang your mop to dry. Do not leave this in the bucket as it will likely to rot and smell bad if you did. Hang it upside down and where water won’t damage the floor. Make sure to rinse them first so that residues and cleaners will not sit in the mop all the time.

This may be practical so that you can re-use the mop for future use. Remember to dispose dirty mop water in a toilet so that you won’t have to worry about filthy solid sediments (it can be easily flushed away in the toilet!).

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