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How to use: Universal ClothsUpdated a day ago

TL;DR: Use Universal Cloths dry for dusting, or damp with water or a small amount of cleaning solution. Fold into quarters for eight clean sides and move to a fresh side as each one soils. Green is for general cleaning, blue for the bathroom, and white for windows and glass. Wash separately at 60°C maximum, with no bleach or fabric softener.


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Koh Universal Cloths Mixed 4pk
Koh Universal Cloths in use on a surface

How do I use Universal Cloths?

Fold each cloth in half and in half again. That gives you four layers and eight usable cleaning faces from a single cloth. Use the cloth dry for dusting, or damp with water or a small amount of cleaning solution for everything else. Move to a fresh face as soon as the one you are using looks soiled, so you are not spreading residue around. Match the colour to the job: green for general cleaning, blue for the bathroom, and white for windows and glass.

✓ Quick steps

1

Fold in half, then in half again. Four layers, and eight usable cleaning faces from one cloth.

2

Use dry or damp. Dry for dusting, or damp with water or a small amount of cleaning solution for everything else.

3

Move to a fresh face. As soon as a section looks soiled, rotate the fold so you are not spreading residue.

✓ Why fold into quarters

FoldsIn half, then in half again
LayersFour
Clean facesEight

One folded cloth gets you through a lot more of a job before it needs rinsing or replacing, which is the whole point of the fold.

Koh Universal Cloths in use

Should the cloth be dry or damp?

Both, depending on the job. Use the cloth dry for dusting and for a final buff, since a dry face is what leaves a streak-free finish. Use it damp with water, or with a small amount of cleaning solution, for everyday cleaning. Damp means damp rather than soaked, because too much moisture stops the cloth buffing properly.

✓ Dry for dusting

Used dry, the cloth picks up dust and holds it rather than pushing it around, and a dry face is what gives you a streak-free finish on the final buff.

Dusting Final buff

✓ Damp for cleaning

For everyday cleaning, dampen the cloth with water or a small amount of cleaning solution such as Universal Cleaner. Damp rather than soaked, since excess moisture stops the cloth buffing properly.

Damp, not soaked Water or solution

What is each cloth colour for?

The cloths are colour coded so you can keep jobs separate. Green is for general cleaning around the home, blue is for the bathroom, and white is for windows and glass. Keeping a colour to a room or a task means you are not carrying bathroom residue onto a kitchen bench.

✓ Green

General cleaning around the home. Benches, tables, appliances and everyday surfaces.

General

✓ Blue

The bathroom. Tiles, taps, basins and shower screens, and the colour to keep away from kitchen surfaces.

Bathroom

✓ White

Windows and glass. The Glass Cloths are a finer 300 GSM weave for mirrors, glass and a streak-free polish.

Windows and glass

Still deciding which cloth suits which job? See Which Universal Cloth should I use?

Can I use the scrubby corner?

Yes. Universal Cloths include a non-scratch scrubby corner designed to lift stuck-on spots, dried food and soap splatter without scratching the surface underneath. Glass Cloths do not have one, since glass and mirrors only need the fine weave. On anything delicate, unfinished or unknown, test a small hidden patch first.

Koh Universal Cloths non-scratch scrubby corner

✓ Non-scratch scrubby corner

Built into the Universal Cloths for stuck-on spots, dried food and soap splatter. Glass Cloths do not have one, since glass only needs the fine weave.

Non-scratch Stuck-on spots

⚠ Test delicate surfaces first

Non-scratch is not the same as suitable for everything. On polished, coated, unfinished or unknown surfaces, try the scrubby corner on a small hidden patch before working across the whole area.

Spot test first Hidden patch

How do I wash and care for Universal Cloths?

Wash the cloths separately from other laundry, at 60 degrees Celsius maximum, with no bleach and no fabric softener, and line dry only. Cared for that way each cloth lasts up to 3,000 washes. The cloths are 84 per cent polyester and 16 per cent polyamide (PA). Glass Cloths are 300 GSM, and the bathroom and surface cloths are 420 GSM.

✓ Care at a glance

WashSeparately
Temperature60°C maximum
DryingLine dry only
LifespanUp to 3,000 washes

⚠ No bleach, no fabric softener

Bleach breaks down the fibre and fabric softener coats it, and a coated cloth stops picking up dust and starts leaving streaks. Skip both, and line dry rather than tumble dry.

No bleach No softener Line dry only

✓ What they are made from

Fibre84% polyester, 16% polyamide (PA)
Glass Cloths300 GSM
Bathroom and surface420 GSM
Koh Universal Cloths Mixed 4pk

Universal Cloths Mixed 4pk

General, bathroom and window cloths in one pack, colour coded and reusable, with a non-scratch scrubby corner. Individual packs are sold on their own too, see Can I buy cloths separately?

Koh Universal Cleaner 2L

Universal Cleaner 2L

The everyday all-rounder. A small amount on a damp Universal Cloth is all most surfaces around the home need.

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Last reviewed: August 2026 · Koh UK

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