Dusting is one of the most tedious chores going and for good reason: it feels like you need to repeat it every day.
No sooner have you wiped away a thin layer of dust from your furniture and it looks like it needs another going over.
Unfortunately, there's no cure-all, as house dust is often made up of dirt, carpet fluff and pet hair - all the sorts of things that keep on coming back.
But in good news for anyone who is fed up of reaching for a dusting rag, a cleaning guru has recommended the 'best' method to clear dust away.
Shared by a woman who lives in the Mojave Desert, it is fair to assume she knows a thing or two about dust. Luckily for us, she was happy to share her expertise when someone struggling with the chore took to Facebook in search of advice.
Looking for answers on Mrs Hinch Cleaning tips, a social media user wrote: "Looking for ideas on how to stop dust gathering on a black unit so easy. Daily repeat dusting only for it to be back a few hours later is a nightmare."
In response, the cleaning fan replied: "Damp dusting works best. I live in the Mojave Desert. It's a losing battle."
The advice echoes that shared by several other commenters and cleaning experts.
On the post, another viewer wrote: "Damp cloth and a little fairy liquid keeps the dust of my black TV unit." Meanwhile, someone else revealed: "I never dust a total waste of time for the above reason in your comment. I use polish or good old fashioned damp dusting where it lifts the dust and not spread it around."
Elsewhere, the method has previously been praised by expert Ann Russell, who regularly shares cleaning advice with her fans on TikTok as @annrussell03.
In a video devoted to the subject, she explained: "Think about what you're doing when you swipe something down with salad dressing. Oil is sticky as it dries so when the dust comes down it sticks to it.
"The answer to dusting is damp dust. It doesn’t deter dusting from surfaces.
"Dust is particulate matter in the area. Gravity is a thing. What goes up, it comes down and it rests on your surfaces.
"Now if you just dust it with a dry cloth or a feather duster, you knock it back in the air and it lands again, so you damp dust."
As such, she recommends filling a bucket with 'warm, hot soapy water' and using a cloth when tackling dust.
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