In order to keep your home's air quality top-notch, you should be dusting at least every other week, if not weekly. Choose a time each week, like after you pick the kids up from soccer practice, to dust your house, or dust a certain area each day.

In short, the damp cloth draws the particles in and lifts dust from the area instead of moving them around. The key to using a damp cloth is using one that is merely damp and not actively wet. As you begin to damp dust the area, the fabric should not leave behind visible pools of water droplets.