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Norwex
Microfiber
November 2010
There are many microfiber products currently on the market
making it complicated for the consumer to determine what the
difference is between one product and the next.
While at first microfiber may appear similar; compare the quality.
Find out if the products are machine washable and for how many
washes they are guaranteed to last. Any product which
recommends hand washing only, or the recommended washing
temperature at 40oC indicates they may be of lesser quality.
Look at the edges of the cloths; if the edges are not finished well
they may fray when washed, reducing the lifespan of the cloth.
Prices for microfiber cloths are usually directly related to the
quality of the product. If the price is lower, it may indicate a
lesser quality.
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Norwex takes Corporate Social Responsibility seriously and
Norwex China is committed to follow the guidelines of the UN
Global Compact on how they treat and manage staff involved in
the production of microfiber, including our suppliers.
All staff are Norwex employees and enjoy all the benefits
associated with being part of the Norwex Team.
Quality - Minimum 1/100 fiber counts and high quality. Every
microfiber piece produced by Norwex must meet the quality
control standard to be shipped.
Two year warranty - Guaranteed for 2 years or 500 washings
95o C when using Norwex care instructions.
Antibacterial - This allows the cloths to remain cleaner.
Some of the best and comprehensive home textile and
microfiber production in the world is in China.
If you are going to create the best microfiber in the world you go
to the best microfiber manufacturers.
Norwex owns the factory in China and has a very strict quality
control system in place
Norwex has stringent requirements which controls everything
from the raw material requirements to conformance levels and
each production is evaluated strictly according to our standards.
Testing is continuously done to ensure a quality product.
Any product not meeting the standard are not used and are
recycled.
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Norwex’s tiny microfibers are small enough to get into
small crevices and pick up liquids, dirt and bacteria.
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Norwex microfiber is about 100 times thinner than a
human hair, yet incredibly durable if properly cared for .
Microfiber products contain many small pockets of space
that traps liquids, dirt and bacteria, and it is this that
makes the cloth able to hold seven times its weight in
liquid, dirt and bacteria.
The heavier the weight, and hence more pockets of
space, of the fabric per square meter, the more matter it
can hold.
It is the splitting rate of the fiber that gives the fabric better
absorbency.
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Microfiber when used
properly picks up
matter even from a
surface’s microscopic
pores to achieve a real
CLEAN. Traditional
cleaning methods apply
chemicals to a surface
thereby disinfecting
that surface, however
some dirt remains in
surface pores.
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Norwex microfiber has a size of 0.13 denier or
approximately 69,230 meters of fiber per gram.
Norwex microfiber is composed of polyester and polyamide.
To be considered microfiber, something has to be only
1/14th of a hair in thickness; Norwex microfiber is
equivalent to about 1/100th of a hair in thickness.
There are 2.9 million meters of that fiber in an Enviro cloth.
Stretched out this would go from Dauphin, Manitoba,
Canada, south across the USA to the Gulf of Mexico!
Simple Rule of Thumb:“Use water to clean with microfiber,
use soap and water to clean microfiber.”
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Norwex Antibac Microfiber is one of the most
innovative products in the industry!
Norwex uses an antibacterial silver-based agent
which is melted in with the
? fiber during production.
The silver antibacterial fiber has self-purification
properties which means cleaner cloths, less frequent
laundering and reduction in cross-contamination.
Silver interrupts a cell’s ability to form chemical bonds
essential to its survival. Bacteria, viruses and fungi need the
bonds for their oxygen metabolism. Essentially the organism
is inactivated.
The silver-based agent that Norwex uses is several times
larger than nano-particles. The difference is that nanoparticles are significantly smaller than micro particles.
Micro- particles are too large to be able to pass through skin
pores.
In lab testing, when bacteria come into contact with this
agent, results have shown 99.9% of them are no longer
active after 24 hours.
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Norwex uses micro-silver, which is so small that you are
unable to see it without a microscope, yet it is unable to
cross through cells simply because it is too large. Microsilver is also more stable than nano-silver.
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The agent does NOT affect
inhibit growth of bacteria in/on the microfibers.
The silver-based agent works best WET. When used dry
and then laundered, the silver ions will be activated.
One limiting factor of silver is that it only deactivates
micro-organisms when these micro-organisms come in
contact with it for a sufficient period of time.
Cloths that have residual chemicals, fabric softeners,
salts (including hard water softeners) or soapy residues
on the fibers can prevent the silver to come into contact
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with germs within the cloths.
“coat” the fiber keeping the silver and micro-organisms
separated.
Adhering to Norwex care instructions are important.
When we say greater than 99.9% removal, we are
referring to removal of bacteria from the surface just
cleaned.
There have also been tests done on the microfiber cloths
after laundering which results show that most bacteria
are removed upon washing. This is even more so now
that we have the silver agent embedded within the fiber.
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Norwex microfiber is designed
surface is just dusty as dry cleaning is more effective for
dust removal.
The silver-based inorganic antimicrobial agent, is effective
in inhibiting the growth of the SARS (Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome) virus. The efficacy of the silver
agent has been confirmed by an independent test lab.
The silver-based inorganic antimicrobial agent has been
recognized as demonstrating excellent antimicrobial
performance compared to similar agents in textiles, as
well as a high degree of safety, including having been
approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
? Agency (EPA).
and US Environmental Protection
Due to the nature of bacteria, all tests were conducted in a
controlled laboratory environment, and as such, are not a
100% true representation of normal living environment.
As such, it is not known if the same results are true in
uncontrolled normal living environments; such as office
buildings, schools, private homes etc.
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Some chemicals are specific which means they target
some germs but not others. The benefit of Norwex
microfiber cloths is that they pick up dirt, grime, grease,
bacteria and microorganisms and are not specific.
With commercial cleaners, unless you are following exact
label cleaning instructions, which usually means leaving
the solution wet on a surface for a given amount of time,
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you are not guaranteed a disinfected
surface.
When using chemical cleaners, you have killed some
bacteria, but may have spread some bacteria to other
surfaces.
The bacteria left behind is continually
multiplying because it thrives in the warm, wet areas.
Some bacteria can become accustomed to conventional
chemicals. Studies have shown over time that cleaners
become less effective from when originally introduced,
making the need for more potent chemicals to be
developed in order to obtain the same cleaning results.
This results in NEW IMPROVED
? VERSIONS.
The Feiring Clinic (which specializes in treating adult heart
patients and conducts about 25% of all of the open heart
surgeries in Norway) uses microfiber products in the
entire hospital.
This hospital conducted a long-term study .
Testing conducted by the hospital concluded that
microfiber cleaning products (mops and cloths) used in
regular cleaning routines, ?in the kitchen, patient’s and
surgery wards and in common areas produced excellent
results.
Norwex has a unique and innovative product with
long lasting, highly effective antibacterial effect.
The Norwex antibacterial microfiber has been proven
to be effective against several bacteria and viral
strains in independent testing.
Norwex microfibers cloths are easy to use, long
lasting, cost efficient and environmentally friendly.
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Norwex Microfiber is produced under corporately
responsible conditions in accordance with United
Nations regulations.
Quality - Minimum 1/100 fiber counts and high
quality.
Two year warranty - Guaranteed for 2 years or 500
washings when using Norwex care instructions.
Antibacterial - This allows the cloths to remain
cleaner.
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