should cleaning products be applied directly to the dirty surface, or to the cleaning impliment?

Question

Like windex and a towel for example. Mostly I spray it on the window, but does it work better if you spray it on the towel? Same thing for dish soap, should you put it on each dish, or will applying to the sponge be enough?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Most cleaning products are surfactants.

This means they clean by sitting on the surface.

So apply Windex to the glass, not the rag.

Also, some cleaning supplies need to be added to water… dish soap for example.

This increases the area that can be cleaned by the surfactant.