Cleaning expert's cheap £2 hack 'stops condensation from gathering on windows'

Condensation happens when warm air collides with cold surfaces, or when there is too much humidity in your home. With this in mind, home influencer Claire has taken to Instagram to share her cheap hack to help avoid it on your windows

Now that the evenings are getting are getting chillier as temperatures in the UK start to plummet, many people are finding that they're getting condensation in their homes.

Condensation happens when warm air collides with cold surfaces, or when there is too much humidity in your home. As the moisture-packed warm air comes into contact with a cold surface, it cools down quickly too and releases the water, which turns into liquid droplets that you see on your windows.

There can be many health risks of condensation – but the two biggest ones are mould and dust mites, according to Envirovent. So it's no wonder that many people do all they can to prevent condensation occurring in their homes.

With this in mind, home influencer Claire, known as @forever_and_always_home on Instagram, has taken to the site to share her cheap hack to help avoid condensation.

The social media star, who boasts 174,000 followers, regularly poses her cleaning tips, as well as favourite hacks and interior styling ideas. However, it was her condensation post that really grabbed attention recently.

Claire was seen in the reel opening her window blinds, as overlay text read; "How to make condensation... disappear!"

She was then seen adding some washing up liquid to a dry, microfibre cloth before fans saw her apply it to her window panes. Claire then showed that her windows were now dry, compared to the 'before' view when they were covered in water droplets.

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Captioning the post, Claire wrote: "Window hack. It's that time of year again... As the temperature is dropping, condensation is more common in our homes.

"Applying a thin coat of washing up liquid to your windows with a dry microfibre cloth will create a barrier that avoids this from happening. This will help reduce mould and prevent damage from around your windows."

She gave another tip though, adding: "However, there will still be moisture in the air. I recommend opening the windows every morning to circulate fresh air. Use dehumidifiers, and leaving your door open slightly overnight will also help."

Claire said fans should "top up" the washing up liquid on their windows "as required".

Microfibre clothes can be bought for just £1.50 in Ikea for a pack of two, while you can buy Morrisons 'Savers' Washing Up Liquid for just 55p.

Fans were loving the post, as one exclaimed: "Great tip, I’ve never heard of this before." Another added: "I’ve done this many times, it really works." A third also agreed: "Works so well," while a fourth added: "What a fab tip, I never knew this."

Despite many positive comments, some hit back against the tip, as one person wrote: "You do realise it doesn’t just vanish? It needs to go to the next coldest place. Which will be your walls behind furniture. Enjoy the mould." Claire replied: "Yes, I have mentioned this in the caption with extra tips!"