Summer holidays are finally here, and there’s nothing like a day at the beach enjoying the sunshine – until it’s time to leave and your feet are all covered with sand.
Everyone loves going to the beach, but getting sand all over your stuff – and yourself – can be quite annoying and messy. But don’t worry, a genius hack will now solve all your problems using a plastic bag from home.
On the list of holiday pet peeves, trailing endless grains of sand all over your body hours after you left the beach is at the top. Pouring some water over your sandy body parts might be an alternative option, but there’s always still some residue left. And if you try and do this when on the beach, the chances are you’ll never rid it all.
But by using a plastic bag, you have found the solution to all of your problems – and it doesn’t cost you anything.
TikTok user @mrsvlifehacks’ seven-second video showed a person washing their feet using a plastic bag filled with seawater. Once her feet were out, they were completely clean, ready to wear the slides without discomfort.
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“Mom’s best friend,” she captioned. This clever hack is particularly helpful for families travelling with small children, as it can be quite messy with the build-up residue of the sand getting on the car or inside the shoes.
So far, the video has accumulated over 14.8 million views, with users describing this hack as the “best thing”. A user commented: “Best thing I have seen on TikTok!!!!!!!! This deserves 20 million views!!”
A third one wrote: “Lol! I love doing this at the beach! It’s so easy, and my sandals don’t get sandy! Lol!” One joked: “Yeah if everybody does this, the sea will be empty in no time.”
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Other comments pointed out that the user could’ve waited until she was on the pavement, as she put on the slides while still on the sand. One commented: “And then you walk two steps, and you have to do it again.”
Now that the temperatures are getting warmer and warmer and holidays are around the corner, the beach will be the number one place everyone will be heading off to, whether is to soak up all of the UV or to have a refreshing dip whilst enjoying the waves of the sea.
By using this clever hack, British holidaymakers will get rid of the sand instantly. Another clever hack is to use baby powder to help remove sand from your body, simply by sprinkling some powder on areas where it’s stuck on you. This will absorb the excess moisture, making it much easier to brush away.