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ELI5: should cleaning products be applied directly to the dirty surface, or to the cleaning impliment?

Like windex and a towel for example. Mostly I spray it on the window, but does it work better if you spray it on the towel? Same thing for dish soap, should you put it on each dish, or will applying to the sponge be enough?
gpt
It’s better to spray the cleanser upon the surface to be cleaned.

The cleaning implement is absorbent. So applying cleanser unto it does not guarantee that all the applied cleanser will touch the surface to be cleaned. That amount of cleanser will be wasted.