Take Your Glass Door From Muddy To Sparkling Clean With A Dishwashing Essential

Picture your glass kitchen door. Does the thought of lurching back and forth with a cloth dipped in soapy water to clean off frequent smudges thrill and delight you? Well, it doesn't inspire us, either. But when glass panels come into the picture, whether they're on a kitchen or front door, the actual amount of debris from the environment clinging to the surface becomes blazingly obvious. A speedier way to de-muddy and sparkle any glass door is to use a soap-dispensing dish wand. It's reasonably faster and less labor-intensive than manual wiping alone!

If there's air and dirt outside your door, this hack's for you. If you have dogs and kids, this hack is especially for you. Muddy paw prints from your lab scratching to get in and dirt smears from tiny hands unable to reach the doorknob probably show up on a near-daily basis. This is especially true if your kitchen door leads to the yard and therefore gets multiple uses a day. That automatically requires more maintenance.

All you really need to make this work is a scrubbing dish wand, water to rinse off the soap, and a microfiber cloth. The OXO Soap Dispensing Dish Brush Storage Set at Target is $15, plus there are plenty of other brands and stores to choose from. Probably the fastest way to glow up your door is to fill the dish wand with an eco-friendly, biodegradable, and unscented dishwashing liquid, which, with its neutral pH, is super gentle. There are more choices available nowadays when it comes to using less harmful products, especially since they'll run off into the garden. One example is Biokleen, which is available on Amazon ($35). We recommend you also fill a clean spray bottle with warm water.

Spray the dust and paw prints with warm water first. Then scrub-a-dub-dub with your dish wand, dispensing a bit of soap as you do so, and watch the debris melt away. When you're satisfied, spray the area with warm water to remove the soap. You can give the door a quick swipe with a microfiber cloth to accelerate the drying — and that's it. We recommend you use this dish wand just on your doors and use a different one for dishes.

In case you happen to have a hose attached to an outdoor faucet, instead of preparing a spray bottle with water, turn on the hose and drag it over to your door, if possible. Once you've cleaned the door with the dish wand, hose it off, and buff it with the microfiber. And while the dishwashing liquid will absolutely keep your door in tip-top shape, you might want to occasionally add a step.

To bring extra oomph to any doors with glass paneling, you could get your window cleaner out and a clean microfiber cloth. Remember that paper products, which are made from processed wood fibers, are scratchy and not recommended when cleaning any glass. So don't clean with newspapers and avoid using paper towels and coffee filters. As a way to tread gently on the earth, consider an eco-friendly glass cleaner like Biokleen Glass Cleaner Spray Concentrate from Amazon ($20) or Attitude Window and Mirror Cleaner, also on Amazon ($6).