Tergo ultra microfiber cleaning cloths, mops and more. An environmental and economical alternative. Recommended for house cleaning, car wash towels, glass cleaning, and more.

What is Microfiber?
Microfiber is the terminology used to describe ultra-fine manufactured fibers and the name given to the technology of developing these fibers. Fibers made using Microfiber technology, produce fibers that weigh less than 0.1 denier. The fabrics made from these extra-fine fibers provide a superior hand, a gentle drape and incredible softness.

Microfiber yarn development was specifically intended to stimulate competition for natural yarn materials, like silk and cotton. Olsson Cleaning Technology is one of the manufacturers who discovered through many years of research, that by splitting the fibers, the fibers "grab" and improved the performance of cleaning cloths. The yarn is created by blending polyester and polyamide together, and splitting it to form wedge-shaped microscopic fibers. These fibers pick up and hold dust, dirt and grime. This new technology is a huge improvement over conventional cleaning methods.

The best way to understand the Microfiber engineered for cleaning is to look at the diagram to the right.

Photo 1: This telescopic photo shows how the
fibers of Microfiber yarn are split during manufacturing. The wedge like edges will attract loose particles from almost any surface imaginable.

Nylon in Fibers Attract Water
Microfiber has two polymers in the cross section of each thread. These two polymers, which are actually polyester and polyamide, do not cling to each other. This process allows the polymers to separate out into finer threads which provide a very large surface area. The multiple surface areas easily catch and hold very fine soil particles and allow for easy absorption of water and oils. Basically, the nylon in the fibers attracts water while the polyester attracts oil. Rather then pushing small particles of dust and dirt around as most conventional cleaners do, Microfiber attracts and holds the dirt.

For Your Reference: A polymer is a substance made of many copies of the same small molecule in a chain. Plastic and rubber are common examples of polymers.

About Microfiber Yarn
Microfiber yarn is very fine, strong and virtually lint-free. Each fiber is 10 times finer then silk, up to 30 times finer than cotton, 40 times finer than wool, and 100 times finer than a human hair. You can pack approximately 90,000 of these tiny strands into each square inch of cloth, providing a soft, strong super absorbent cleaning material.

Photo 2: Microfiber yarn is 100 times finer than a human hair, creating a strong, yet soft and non-abrasive cleaning material.

Microfiber Quickly Traps Dirt
The capillary action moves the wiped-away oil, film and dirt from the surface and traps it inside all the tiny pockets. This removes all of the oil and dirt from the surface of the cloth allowing it to be used time and time again. The cloth will absorb and hold over four times its own weight.

Open spaces between fibers hold dust, dirt and oil until washed away with mild soap or detergent.
Open spaces allow large amounts of moisture to be collected into the cloths making them very absorbent.
Open spaces allow for quicker drying, eliminating much of the bacterial growth found in slow drying cloths.
Microfiber may be used to pick up dust from any surface. When dampened, the fibers grab and hold dirt, dust and grime.

How It Works
The secret is simply the technology used to blend and split the fibres during manufacturing. Instead of a chemical action, the Ultra Microfiber cloth penetrates under the dirt, breaking it up into little particles and removes it effortlessly.

When Tergo Microfiber cloths are dry, the static electricity in the fibers acts as a powerful magnet, attracting and removing dust, dirt and other loose particles. When wet, the capillaries take over, the water and wedge shaped edges of the fibers remove and trap lime deposits, fat and other dirt, without damaging the surface being cleaned. In fact, Tergo Microfiber will actually absorb all the dirt particles, and not release them until the Microfiber is washed in hot water. Surprisingly, dirt is never transferred from surface to surface during the cleaning process.

No Sticky Residue Left Behind
When cleaning with chemical cleaners, there is normally a film of oil left behind even if much rinsing has taken place. Dirt and bacteria remain on the surface when cleaning with traditional methods. This sticky surface tends to attract more dirt and bacteria and promote the growth of bacteria and mildew, and the surface becomes dirty much more quickly and has to be cleaned more often. Tergo cleaning cloths can pick up any molecules larger than itself; therefore these fibers will pick up bacteria, dust and dirt from most smooth surfaces.

The result is hygienic, spotless and streak-free, everytime!

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