# What's in a Swiffer Cloth?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-swiffer-cloth/235690>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-swiffer-cloth/235690 "2004-03-22T05:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Another\_Primate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Another\_Primate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Primate)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-swiffer-cloth/235690/1 "2004-03-22T05:23:47Z")

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I think a Swiffer would work great for the dog hair around here, but I’m too cheap to pay for the cloths. Seems like there must be something I can spray on a paper towel… anyone know what’s in 'em?

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**Author:** ![etgaw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2004, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-swiffer-cloth/235690/2 "2004-03-22T06:55:47Z")

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There is nothing in them. It is the fabric that they are made of it is like really fluffed out cotton balls. They are not that expensive anyways I got a set of 8 hand held ones for less than $5 and one of them will dust my 2 bedroom apt twice.