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3 Best Cleaning Wipes, Tested by Our Experts

Keep a roll of our favorite wipes on every floor of your home and you’ll find that cleaning is that much easier

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Thanks to our favorite cleaning wipes, our homes have never been so sparkling.
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I keep a pack of multipurpose wipes near my desk because I don’t particularly want or need to do a full-fledged clean when it’s merely looking a bit dusty or dull. Cleaning wipes are best for these types of jobs: quick, minimal tasks like cleaning your desk, your steering wheel, or, in my case, my kid’s high chair (for, you know, the light-wear days).

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Since beginning work on this article, I’ve also started keeping them in our downstairs bathroom for hurriedly wiping away toothpaste and water spots from the vanity counter before anyone comes over. 

We tested five popular cleaning wipes to see which ones you’ll want to keep within reach and which you’ll stash in the far back of the under-sink cabinet until you find them, dried up and coated in dust, the next time you move. Note that this list doesn’t include disinfecting wipes, which serve an entirely different purpose, so you won’t see those from Lysol, Clorox, and others.

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Angela Lashbrook

Angela Lashbrook is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. She has been with CR since 2021 and covers a wide range of topics, but she is particularly interested in anything health- or parenting-related. She lives with her husband, their son, and her dog, a Libra named Gordo.