Woman shares how to banish mould from your windows using a 50p hack – and it ‘traps moisture’ too so no condensation | The Sun

FED UP of waking up in the morning to see your windows covered in water droplets?

A woman has revealed an easy method to put a stop to condensation and mould using an everyday ingredient from her kitchen cupboard.

Olivia shared the easy hack on social media revealing the simple trick can stop mould from building up and prevent condensation on windows.

In the clip, she filled a small container with fine-grain or regular table salt.

Olivia then placed the small tub of salt on her windowsill – adding that this would suck up excess moisture.

Condensation forms when cold surfaces meet humid air, resulting in water droplets being formed.

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"Put an open container of salt wherever needed and it traps and absorbs the moisture," she explained.

Olivia isn't the first person to recommend the hack on TikTok.

Plenty of people have vouched for the ingenious tip, Nazia recommended the hack last year and decided to film her results.

In the video, Nazia placed a bowl of salt under her window to see if it would prevent condensation from the snow outside.

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To her surprise, no condensation formed.

You can buy 750g of table salt for £1.50 from Tesco, meaning the hack will cost you just 50p if you use a third of the salt for each windowsill.

Another cleaning whizz has found a genius way to keep condensation at bay using one household favourite – Fairy washing-up liquid.

After you've wiped the windows down with the popular kitchen staple, condensation should soon be a problem of the past.

Well, according to The Express, many science websites including The Naked Scientists have shared the same explanation.

"The waxy and alkaline textures of the soap results stop water molecules from sticking to the glass," the findings suggest.

"As the steam has no smooth surface to latch onto, it is unable to form a fog on the mirrors and windows in your homes covered in soap.

"Instead, these droplets conglomerate and form in other parts of the room, including sports and skylights, provided that the conditions are right."

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