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title: "Has anyone used leaf shine on an anthurium or alocasia? Any…"
description: "Has anyone used leaf shine on an anthurium or alocasia? Any recommendations on brands? Or should I not risk it and only dust them off with microfiber"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64b9baa52c7389483805c704"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Brandon & Michelle"
published: "2023-07-20T22:52:21.911Z"
language: "en"
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# Has anyone used leaf shine on an anthurium or alocasia? Any…

_Posted by Brandon \& Michelle on 2023-07-20_

Has anyone used leaf shine on an anthurium or alocasia? Any recommendations on brands? Or should I not risk it and only dust them off with microfiber

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## 3 comments

### Iplantevenrightnow🪴 commented on 2023-07-21

I would stick with microfiber. I’ve read that lots of leaf shine products can make leaves ever so slightly sticky; when new dust falls, it sticks to the leaf more easily and clogs the leaves, making it harder for the plant to breathe.  
This guy looks happy!

### MamaJuju commented on 2023-07-21

Gorgeous!!!

I use leave shine (with microfiber cloths) and my foliage is fine 🤷‍♀️  
I also use olive oil and I haven’t had issues.

### plant.lesbian commented on 2023-07-22

i use neem oil to clean off my leaves, i get neem concentrate and mix with water, spray and wipe the leaves with a microfiber cloth. this is my favorite way to clean them because they always turn out very shiny and the neem oil also doubles as a natural pesticide

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