Despite what the cleaning aisle suggests, cleaning is surprisingly simple.

Four forces do almost all the work.

Dry Soil Removal
Vacuuming or wiping with a dry microfiber cloth to remove loose, dry soils

Chemistry
Something must loosen the bond between soil and surface.

Agitation
Movement helps get the chemistry in between the surface and the soil.

Rinsing
Water carries the soil away.

Most cleaning problems happen when one of these gets out of balance.

Too much chemistry.
Not enough agitation.
Poor rinsing.

Professional cleaning is less about secret formulas and more about balancing these four forces correctly.