Federico's Microfiber #WashMitt Review

Washing the cars is probably one of the most enjoyable outdoor summertime group-effort chores in my household. When it's time to wash the car, everyone works! We assign the inside to 1-2 children, the tires to the other and 2 of us wash and rinse the cars.  We rotate duties so that everyone gets the opportunity to hold the "fun" position:  'Hose Master'.  Yep, there's a lot of giggles and playfulness, and someone's bound to get wet, while most importantly, the cars get cleaned!  This week, we had the opportunity to clean our cars with a new toy that I received for free in exchange for my honest review:  Federico's Microfiber Wash Mitt.  The only problem was that while there are 5 of us, there are only two mitts in a box!  Nevertheless, Mom and Dad won this fight so that we could find out whether or not our new little orange assistants were worthy of joining our team!

Upon pulling the wash mitts out of the box, the first thing I noticed was how soft and cuddly they are (yes, I "cuddled" with my wash mitt, for those who are wondering).  Seriously though, the microfiber noodles are so soft, yet sturdy, that any concerns I might have had about my paint getting scratched as a result of using them was immediately eliminated.  Per the directions, before using the mitts, I threw them into the washing machine and dried them on low heat.

I think my kids asked, "Mooooooom, is it time to clean the car yet?" at least a hundred times before the mitts were done drying. I sure wish they were that eager about doing other chores.  Nevertheless, the time had come and we headed outside.  One of my only complaints about washing the car is the fact that I have to re-wet my sponge dozens of times in order to get the job done.  The absorbency of these mitts, however, is absolutely amazing.  Out of habit, I dunked my mitt into the suds a couple extra times, but these things hold the water so unbelievably well, I don't think it was really necessary.  When finished, we rinsed them out and hung them up to dry.  I was pretty impressed that once dry, they looked as new as they did coming out of the box, and were ready for the next use.  My kids have already put in their requests for their own mitts as well, so looks like we'll be adding several of our new helpers to our team very soon!