I’m a cleaning expert and my three natural hacks will keep spiders away from your home – and make it smell great too!
A cleaning guru has revealed three easy hacks to keep creepy crawlies out of your home.
Anna Louisa from Norfolk has taken to Instagram to share the simple tricks that will keep your abode spider-free and phenomenal.
In a video that now has more than 320,000 likes, Anna said she is ‘a woman on a mission’, trying and testing various methods to keep the insects at bay.
The cleaning guru advised followers to tackle the entry points of the home first, detailing her hacks.
Anna Louisa shared her top three tips for keeping creepy crawlies at bay this spider season
The mother instructed her followers to combine a cup of water with five to 10 drops of peppermint or tea tree oil.
This mixture should then be poured into a spray bottle and poured over your windows and doors.
Anna explained that this effective method will deter spiders because they don’t like the smell of both of these oils.
The cleaning guru told her 3.6 million Instagram followers that she was ‘a woman on a mission’, in her quest to find easy methods to repel spiders
In the tutorial, she told her 3.2 million followers to add orange oil to their mop buckets as well.
Not only does adding 15 to 20 drops of the scent make your floors smell nice, but it also deters creepy crawlies, according to Anna.
She continued: ‘It’s not too overpowering like peppermint and tea tree, so it’s perfect for larger surfaces like your floors.’
The last piece of advice Anna gave to ward off the critters was to sprinkle cinnamon sticks in your house.
The cleaning fanatic explained that spiders aren’t too keen on the smell of cinnamon either, noting: ‘I was quick to put one on my bedside table.’
‘You can also do this with conkers, but I chose not to do this one as it would be dangerous for my toddler,’ she explained.
However, Anna issued an advisory warning, recommending that pet owners always do their research before using essential oils in the home, in case they pose a risk to furry friends.
People took to the comments section to give their take on the cleaning guru’s advice: with one person joking: ‘I had a peppermint plant on my counter and a spider moved into it.’
Her first tip tackled windows and doors, with the cleaning fanatic advising fans to spray their windows and doors with a mixture of peppermint oil and water
For tackling floors, Anna recommended using orange oil, a scent that spiders still hate, but it’s not too overpowering to the human nose. The eight-legged bug also hates cinnamon, according to the cleaning guru. Anna also advised pet owners to always do their research before using essential oils in the home
Instagram users took to the comments to share their thoughts on Anna’s spiders, with one person branding her a ‘life saver’
One said they would buy ‘10,000 cinnamon sticks’, while another added: ‘They’ll still find you.’
Others labeled the woman a ‘life saver’ and added: ‘I got scared of a spider this morning.’
One follower commented: ‘Imagine how good the house would smell?’
Not everyone was convinced by Anna’s spider-scare tricks, however, with one individual writing: ‘I’m probably one of the only people who doesn’t mind them.
“I always have to pick them up for friends and move them haha.”
Another continued: ‘I’d much rather have a few spiders than flies. I always have a few spiders in every room for pest control.’