The 10 Best Dusting Tools, Tested and Reviewed

Best Overall

Swiffer 360 Heavy Duty Dusters Starter Kit

$13 at Amazon $18 at Walmart $19 at Wayfair

This Swiffer duster kit is an all-around standout cleaning tool that deserves a spot in everyone’s utility closet. Its 360-degree swivel base features an extra soft removable duster that practically suctions dust right up. During our testing, it felt like there wasn’t a dust particle left behind. 

This heavy-duty duster includes a comfortable, adjustable handle that extends up to 3 feet and three flexible, double-sided duster heads that feel super-soft. The slim silhouette makes it easy to reach and clean just about every crevice and corner (even inside a narrow vase). 

Nothing is worse than having to clean up dust particles after deep cleaning your space. Fortunately, the cleanup process with this kit isn’t as tedious. We didn’t get any dust on ourselves, nor were there any particles flying in the air. When it came time for the shake test, only about 20 small dust particles fell out by our count. 

While we enjoyed the simplicity of tossing the used dust head in the trash, it’s not the most sustainable. The kit comes with three dusters, but you’ll have to purchase more after your third cleaning session. 

_{Material: Aluminum, feather | Recommended Usage: Ceiling fans, appliances, furnishings |  Maintenance Required: Replace dust mop heads}

Best Value

OXO Good Grips Microfiber Hand Duster

$12 at Amazon View on The Container Store $12 at Oxo

A handheld duster is perfect for quick cleaning spruce-ups around the house. We found this OXO Good Grips Microfiber Hand Duster to be the most effective when cleaning window blinds and furniture. Its flexible dust head also maneuvers great around the small indentations of a vase and inside the vase as well. The phrase that came up when we tested was that it performed “like a dream.” 

Unlike the Swiffer Heavy Duty Duster Kit, the OXO Good Grips Microfiber Hand Duster is machine washable. So, if you want a duster that’s a bit more sustainable, this is the perfect option. We did notice a few loose threads after cleaning it, but the head washed out well and remained in good condition with no prevalent wear and tear.

The handle doesn’t extend and is quite short, so if you plan on dusting underneath furnishings or your ceiling fan, we recommend the Swiffer 360 Heavy Duty Dusters (our best overall).

_{Material: Microfiber | Recommended Usage: Blinds, furniture | Maintenance Required: Machine wash dusting head}

Best for Floors

O-Cedar Hardwood Floor ‘N Baseboards Dust Mop

$23 $14 at Amazon $19 at Walmart $14 at Home Depot

With a wide, 18-inch microfiber mop head, the O-Cedar Dual-Action Dust Mop can cover more ground than its slimmer counterparts, making it the best floor duster. It's not only great at dusting floors, but add a cleaning solution or water, and you’ll have a wet microfiber flat mop with extra cleaning capabilities. Its flat surface and flexible corners make it the perfect dusting tool for baseboards. 

When it’s time to shake the dust off and refresh the microfiber pad, you can simply toss it in the wash and reuse it. However, we did note that some of the strings started to unravel post-wash, so it’s not going to be the longest lasting of tools if you’re using it for consistent deep cleans. Despite this, we think the design is great for light and regular maintenance, ensuring that your flooring remains in pristine condition.   

_{Material: Microfiber | Recommended Usage: Flooring, baseboards | Maintenance Required: Machine wash}

Best Adjustable

OXO Microfiber Extendable Duster

$18 at Amazon $18 at Home Depot $18 at The Container Store

Adjustable dusters are great for cleaning those hard-to-reach surfaces on top of a tall bookshelf or that little dust pile hidden under your couch. Extending up to 53 inches, the OXO Good Grips Microfiber Duster can be used at multiple lengths, and it locks into various angles to help you reach different spaces and corners. 

This OXO Good Grips duster has a long, flat microfiber head, which is best suited for flat surfaces, such as coffee tables, ceiling fans, and other surfaces parallel to the floor. We love how easy it is to clean and reuse the duster’s microfiber head. You can throw it in the wash, or we found wiping it with a cloth and rustling up the pad with our hand made it clean and ready for the next dust job.

As versatile as it is, if you're looking for a duster to clean intricate vases or statutes, it’s not going to be the best for that (we'd recommend snagging our best overall pick instead). 

_{Material: Aluminum, microfiber | Recommended Usage: Flat surfaces | Maintenance Required: Machine wash}

Best Cloth

Amazon Basics Microfiber Cleaning Cloths

$10 $9 at Amazon

Most of our duster picks are made from microfiber, a soft material that dust tends to cling to. Although not your traditional duster, these AmazonBasics Microfiber Cleaning Cloths trap dust and dirt particles without the need for any cleaning solution. You’ll find yourself using these cloths for various cleaning tasks, including wiping up spills, buffing out smudges, and more.

With these being cleaning cloths, there isn’t a long handle attached to reach higher-up surfaces without using a ladder or footstool. We recommend using these rags for eye-level cleanups, such as your dusty coffee tables, computer keyboards, small fixtures, and even your leather sofas.

We love that these cleaning cloths are super absorbent and can be used dry or wet. When the rag was wet during testing, we didn’t experience any loose dust particles in the air or on our bodies. However, since the dust clings so well to the rags, a few dust particles were left behind post-wash, so just be mindful that you might see some residue.  

_{Material: Microfiber | Recommended Usage: Small fixtures, faux plant leaves, furnishings | Maintenance Required: Machine wash}

Best for Appliances

OXO Under-Appliance Microfiber Duster

$23 at Amazon $17 at Oxo $17 at Kohls.com

Cleaning underneath your refrigerator or oven is one of those out-of-sight, out-of-mind things. And let’s face it, no one wants to be on their knees, cleaning longer than needed. Enter this 27-inch long microfiber duster, which we’re dubbing a one-pass wonder. Impressively, it picked every dust particle up in one swipe. 

During testing, we found the duster to be very comfortable to hold, and despite all the dust that came up in one swipe, no loose particles got on us. We were impressed with how quick the cleaning process was. 

Although the OXO Under-Appliance Duster is 27 inches long, it’s pretty flexible. We were able to clean all the small nooks and crannies, as well as the shelves, coffee table, and ceiling fan. However, the duster portion is quite long, so it was a little floppy and could feel awkward when maneuvering. 

_{Material: Microfiber | Recommended Usage: Under appliances, ceiling fans, shelving, furnishings | Maintenance Required: Machine wash}

Best Lambswool

Green Vivid Lambswool Duster

$14 at Amazon

Soft to the touch and extremely pleasing to the eye, the simple Green Vivid Lambswool Duster is perfect for everyday light cleanups around the house, including window blinds, small fixtures, lamp shades, and other interior decor items. 

It's a very minimal duster with no bending capabilities, but it's still very interesting to dust with, thanks to its gorgeously colored lambswool material and golden brown wooden handle. Although this duster isn’t adjustable, its loose fiber head can squeeze into odd-shaped crevices, and we found this duster performed the best when sprucing up our curved vase. 

About 20 percent of loose dust came off during the shake test, so we recommend shaking it over a garbage can for a mess-free cleanup. You can also do a quick rinse under the faucet water and hang it to dry before your next use.

_{Material: Lambswool, wood | Recommended Usage: Small fixtures, decor, window blinds | Maintenance Required: Rinse with water and hang to dry}

Best Wet Duster

Scrub Daddy Damp Duster

$16 $10 at Amazon $4 at Walmart View on Scrubdaddy.com

The Scrub Daddy Damp Duster cleans your surfaces in one pass with its ridged material and water-activated foam. It's a small, handheld sponge you can carry and use almost anywhere. We think it's especially suited for lower-leveled, lighter dust jobs and smaller cleanups that don’t require a lot of doubling back, like window blinds and shelving.

While we were pleased that it only took one swipe to clear dust during testing, we noticed that a second swipe deposited some of the dust back onto the once-cleaned surface. We also found ourselves having to go back and forth between the cleaning task at hand and the sink to rinse and re-wet the sponge. So, if you’re short on time, this isn’t the ideal duster tool.

With a sponge-like silhouette and material, the Scrub Daddy Damp Duster is best for cleaning tricky, tight corners or softening hard-packed dust that’s settled and needs moisture to lift the dirt.

_{Material: Not listed | Recommended Usage: Blinds, tight corners | Maintenance Required: Rinse-only}

Best Kit

DocaZoo DocaPole Dusting Kit

$48 $35 at Amazon

With three dust head attachments and a telescoping pole reaching up to 20 feet, the DocaPole Microfiber Duster includes everything you need, regardless of the dust job or height. Along with the extendable pole, the kit has a dome-shaped cobweb duster, a microfiber ceiling fan attachment, and a microfiber feather duster.

In particular, the feather duster worked exceedingly well at removing an entire large area of dust in one swoop. It’s the perfect dusting tool for large, wider surfaces like a bookcase. The cleaner’s ceiling fan duster is bendable and molds to the fan’s blades, allowing you to slide the dust right off. 

Both microfiber attachments are machine washable, while the cobweb duster head is rinse-only. After washing, no traces of stains or debris were left, but we did notice some loose threads in the head’s interior and a great amount of water absorbed, resulting in a lengthy dry time.

The duster’s long, extendable handle and cobweb attachment could be put to great use on hard-to-reach spots like outdoor fixtures. We found the texture of the cobweb duster to be on the harder side, but not in a way that would leave scratches. That said, unless you have extremely high ceilings, we found this attachment to be a bit large and overwhelming for indoor use. 

_{Material: Microfiber, metal | Recommended Usage: Ceiling fans, light fixtures, furniture, window panels | Maintenance Required: Machine wash and rinse with water}

Best for Blinds

Hiware Blind Cleaner Duster Brush

$7 at Amazon

This handheld duster features three sturdy plastic blades accompanied by five microfiber sleeves that slide onto the blades, simultaneously cleaning the top and bottom of two blinds. It took a little effort to slide the covers on, but we managed to assemble everything pretty quickly.

While the concept of this duster is genius, to clean and get between the blinds effectively, you have to go slowly, row by row. It truly takes time and patience. We found the brush easy and comfortable to grip, but we can imagine the continuous holding and squeezing becoming tiring after a while. 

This quirky dusting tool is easy to maneuver, and its microfiber sleeves are like a magnet to dust, but having to go slowly through each blind makes the job a bit more tedious. We recommend using this tool for light touch-ups or when you have the time and energy to really do a deep clean between every blade. 

_{Material: Microfiber, plastic | Recommended Usage: Blinds | Maintenance Required: Machine wash}