My mum introduced me to the Scrub Daddy damp duster - I'm never going back to an ordinary duster cloth again
My home has never looked so clean
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There is no chore I hate more than dusting, pushing around a cloth duster can feel like a vicious cycle of simply moving dust from one place to another. At least that's how I used to feel about dusting until my mum introduced me to the Scrub Daddy damp duster.
I was already aware of the damp duster that went viral on social media last year as a new quick spring cleaning hack. Since its launch, it has become a staple in many cleaning caddies on Instagram and TikTok, reaching a cult status similar to the original Scrub Daddy sponge. However, until my mum pressed a spare one into my hand to take home, I thought they were a waste of money. How wrong I was.
The Scrub Daddy damp duster comes from the same brand that launched the Scrub Daddy Sponge scourer, available on Amazon in the shape of a smiley face that changes texture depending on the water temperature you use it with.
The damp duster is even simpler to use, it is a ridged sponge that is pre-moistened and ready to sweep away dust. Once you've dusted, rinse it under running water and it's ready to use again.
The water element means no dust is kicked up into the air which is good news for allergy sufferers, and you don't need any other cleaning products. However, priced at around £3 a sponge, while the damp duster won't break the bank you can buy a pack of cleaning cloths for the same price, hence my scepticism.
Damp duster after dusting session
However, I quickly learnt that there is a big difference between a damp duster and a damp cloth duster. While the cloth would often drop dust and move it around, the sponge acts like a dust magnet seizing every particle and hair. After tackling multiple dusty surfaces I shook it and nothing budged from it.
But what impressed me was how easily it rinsed off the sponge, the dust vanished when I put it under running water. I often end up sacrificing multiple dusters for a big cleaning job, but with the damp duster I did it with one and it was ready to use again almost right away. One damp duster should last you a couple of months if you care for it properly.
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Damp duster after rinsing
The lack of other cleaning products also made it possible to clean a kitchen in 15 minutes, and other rooms just as quickly too.
I'm still in the early days of using mine, but my home has never looked cleaner. I wouldn't say that dusting is now a pleasure, but it isn't the time-consuming chore it used to be.
Rebecca Knight has been the Deputy Editor on the Ideal Home Website since 2022. She graduated with a Masters degree in magazine journalism from City, University of London in 2018, before starting her journalism career as a staff writer on women's weekly magazines. She fell into the world of homes and interiors after joining the Ideal Home website team in 2019 as a Digital Writer. In 2020 she moved into position of Homes News Editor working across Homes & Gardens, LivingEtc, Real Homes, Gardeningetc and Ideal Home covering everything from the latest viral cleaning hack to the next big interior trend.
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