Damp is a problem a lot of householders have to tackle when temperatures drop, with people looking for the best ways to get rid of it.
Now a woman has explained that you can reduce damp by using any of these two items you may have at home - cooking salt or cat litter. Model Fenrah Alesari shared the tip online in a video on TikTok.
In her video, shared from her account @fenrahalesari, she said that dehumidifiers are normally the first thing someone experiencing damp in their homes invest in. But instead of forking out cash for a dehumidifier, Farah gave a tip that her mum taught her, involving salt and cat litter.
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For the first hack, Farah showed that if you pour cooking salt into a plastic container, it will absorb the damp. Similarly, if you fill old socks and tights with cat litter and spread them around your house, they should do the same job as a dehumidifier.
Farah, who won the Miss Alternative Model of the Year award in 2021, then uploaded a second part to the video, showing what would happen afterwards, reports The Mirror. Showing the box with salt after four to five weeks, Farah explained: "This is what the salt tends to look like. You can see there is some liquid there."
If the salt is looking lumpy and feels damp, Farah says it's definitely time to change it soon. She added: "You can give the box a little shake to revive. I find that helps."
After a week, you should give the cat litter a "squish test", and if it's really clumped up with moisture, it needs a change. Farah added: "Just keep checking and you should be fine."
The social media user's followers took to the comments to show their excitement. One person asked: "This is amazing! Do you change it every five weeks?," to which Farah replied: "I would just keep an eye on it to be honest, depends on how damp the area is! Some places need changing more than others!"
Another joked: "Great idea but the tights to look like a clutch of ferrets". A third added: "Used that sock in my car. It works." "I have done this for years in static caravans. The salt works really well," said another.
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