• News
  • Life
  • TV & Film
  • Beauty
  • Style
  • Home
  • News
    • Celebrity
    • Entertainment
    • Politics
    • Royal Family
  • Life
    • Animals
    • Food & Drink
    • Women's Health
    • Mental Health
    • Sex & Relationships
    • Travel
    • Real Life
  • TV & Film
    • True Crime
    • Documentaries
    • Netflix
    • BBC
    • ITV
    • Tyla Recommends
  • Beauty
    • Hair
    • Make-up
    • Skincare
  • Style
    • Home
    • Fashion
    • Shopping
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
Submit Your Content
Mum's genius £3 hack stops condensation and damp forming in your home

Home> Life

Published 16:56 9 Nov 2022 GMT

Mum's genius £3 hack stops condensation and damp forming in your home

One mum's incredible £3 hack stops condensation and damp quicker than you can say 'oh, f*** not again.'

Shola Lee

Shola Lee

One mum's incredible £3 hack stops condensation and damp quicker than you can say 'oh, f***, not again.'

We love a big clean, there's just something about using all your pent-up energy on scrubbing that really sorts us out.

Plus, it's cheaper than therapy and now there's a cheaper hack to stop damp dripping into your home.

Advert

Natasha uses the hack to drive out damp.
SWNS

Mum-of-one Natasha Murfin swears by her at-home hack, which involved putting salt in paper cups and leaving them on her windowsill overnight.

We know, it reads like something out of Harry Potter but she swears it works.

Natasha picked up the trick from her grandparents, who left salt out to drive away damp in the winter.

Advert

And, as the 35-year-old from West Lothian explained, it's a great alternative for anyone who can't afford a dehumidifier: "I can't afford a dehumidifier in every room so I thought, even if it doesn't work, it's only about £3 — I may as well give it a go.

"It worked an absolute treat."

And it's financially sustainable too, with Natasha buying 1.5kg of salt from Tesco for £1.75 and 15 paper cups for £1.15.

It works on condensation too.
SWNS

Advert

She puts each of the cups in every room and lets them work their magic, explaining: "The windows used to drip with condensation, and we would have to wipe them every morning with a squeegee.

"Since using the salt trick, we haven't had to wipe them once.

"I only half fill the cups with salt, and I shake them every morning to check the salt isn't sticking together."

But, it's pretty rare that the salt sticks together, meaning that Natasha doesn't have to constantly fork out money for extra.

Advert

And, if you want to be even thriftier about things, turns out that you can even dry the damp salt out to reuse it. you can also use the salt to help with condensation on windows and in all honesty, we're pretty sold on the idea.

If you're wondering how on earth it all works, it's because salt absorbs excess water, as the Scientific American explains: "Salt has a strong ability to absorb water from its surroundings. Above a relative humidity of about 75 percent salt will even become deliquescent, meaning it takes up so much water that it becomes a solution."

So, there you have it, salt could help drive out damp — will you be trying the salt trick?

Featured Image Credit: SWNS

Topics: News, Life, Real Life, Parenting, Money

Shola Lee
Shola Lee

Shola is a Staff Writer for the LADbible Group and a contributing writer for Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital and the BAFTA Crew.

X

@SholaLee2

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

7 hours ago
9 hours ago
11 hours ago
a day ago
  • 7 hours ago

    Ozempic user shocked to learn what 'symptom jump' is after no one warned them of bizarre weight loss drug side effect

    The drug is traditionally prescribed to help sufferers of Type-2 diabetes

    Life
  • 9 hours ago

    Dark history behind dangerous war weapon that’s now used by millions of cancer patients

    The clue was hidden among the battlefields of World War One for decades

    Life
  • 11 hours ago

    24-year-old vape addict issues terrifying warning after suffering heart attack

    Jacob Temple told his terrifying vaping story through a series of TikTok videos

    Life
  • a day ago

    Doctors issue plea as common menopause treatment is linked to increased risk of cancers that affect only women

    The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) believe it's vital not to spread misinformation about the link between the two

    Life
  • Police launch investigation as TikTok star Emilie Kiser’s three-year-old son dies after drowning
  • ‘Ask for Angela’ sign you see in most pubs has extremely touching meaning behind its name
  • Octomom Natalie 'Nadya' Suleman speaks out on being asexual as she reveals she’s been celibate for decades
  • Six-month-old baby dies after falling from mum's bed