(Summary description)The cleaning cloth is a simple thing, just for cleaning; but it is complicated to use it. If it is not used properly, it will turn to be a media for transfer of bacteria.
To be specific, the cleaning cloth shall maintain basic softness, cleanliness, not too hard and without the sense of adhesional wetting, especially without obvious dirty marks. People shall decide whether to replace the cleaning cloth according to its cleaning degree, which shall be replaced every two or three months. Especially the cleaning cloths for frequently contacting tableware shall be replaced every one week, when it shall be boiled by adding a small amount of alkali for not less than 5 minutes.
Every time after the cleaning cloth is used; it shall be cleaned by detergent thoroughly and bleached sufficiently. As said by Mr. Lu Jinxing, the vice president of National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, besides being exposed under the sunlight for disinfection, the cleaned cloth shall be put into home microwave for two or three mins in high temperature after being wetted. If the sanitary requirement is higher, the chlorine-containing disinfectant shall be used by putting 250 mg per liter of water, which are soaked for over 30 mins.
It is advised to select cleaning cloth of proper materials. For example, besides special cleaning cloths sold in super markets, the dish washing cleaning cloth can be made of traditional vegetable sponge , not only realizing the purpose of dirt removal but also environmental protection. Cleaning cloths for other purposes can be made of pure cotton or non-woven materials. The one-off paper cleaning cloth is convenient but it may cause certain level of waste.
At last it is advised to select light color cleaning cloths during selection. For example, the cleanliness of cleaning cloths which are soft and white as towels in some families will be fine; but the cleaning cloths in some families are in dark color, which will lead to unconspicuous dirt and the cleanliness is difficult to be ensured. In addition, there are few chemical dyes for making light color cleaning cloths, compared with dark color cleaning cloths. The white color shall be selected for cleaning cloths, especially in case of contacting tableware and cooked food.

The cleaning cloth is a simple thing, just for cleaning; but it is complicated to use it. If it is not used properly, it will turn to be a media for transfer of bacteria.
To be specific, the cleaning cloth shall maintain basic softness, cleanliness, not too hard and without the sense of adhesional wetting, especially without obvious dirty marks. People shall decide whether to replace the cleaning cloth according to its cleaning degree, which shall be replaced every two or three months. Especially the cleaning cloths for frequently contacting tableware shall be replaced every one week, when it shall be boiled by adding  a small amount of alkali for not less than 5 minutes.
Every time after the cleaning cloth is used; it shall be cleaned by detergent thoroughly and bleached sufficiently. As said by Mr. Lu Jinxing, the vice president of National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, besides being exposed under the sunlight for disinfection, the cleaned cloth shall be put into home microwave for two or three mins in high temperature after being wetted. If the sanitary requirement is higher, the chlorine-containing disinfectant shall be used by putting 250 mg per liter of water, which are soaked for over 30 mins.
It is advised to select cleaning cloth of proper materials. For example, besides special cleaning cloths sold in super markets, the dish washing cleaning cloth can be made of traditional vegetable sponge , not only realizing the purpose of dirt removal but also environmental protection. Cleaning cloths for other purposes can be made of pure cotton or non-woven materials. The one-off paper cleaning cloth is convenient but it may cause certain level of waste.
At last it is advised to select light color cleaning cloths during selection. For example, the cleanliness of cleaning cloths which are soft and white as towels in some families will be fine; but the cleaning cloths in some families are in dark color, which will lead to unconspicuous dirt and the cleanliness is difficult to be ensured. In addition, there are few chemical dyes for making light color cleaning cloths, compared with dark color cleaning cloths. The white color shall be selected for cleaning cloths, especially in case of contacting tableware and cooked food.