My cheap cotton ball trick will keep mice out of your home – it’ll make your whole house smell fresh too
A HOME expert has shared his cheap, two-ingredient trick to keep rodents out.
He said the simple tip helps to make your home smell fresh too.
SoAlz (@toolswithsoalz316) shared the trick with over 100,000 TikTok followers.
“Did you know you can keep mice out of your home with just two very common household ingredients?” he asked.
SoAlz explained that while it was a unanimous opinion that rodents were better left outside, oftentimes, solutions to keep them out were expensive or harmful to the human body.
“It’s simple, mice are repelled by the smell of Pine Sol, I don’t know why but they are,” he said.
He held up a bottle of Pine Sol and some cotton balls: “Dip Pine Sol in some cotton balls, leave them in areas where your kids and your pets aren’t going to go,” he said.
The content creator shared an added benefit, that your home will smell “Pine-fresh.”
People took to the comments to share their thoughts on his trick.
Many who tried the hack shared their experience with it: “I use Pine Sol but it was the peppermint and eucalyptus — they got up out here,” said one commenter.
“And find the holes they’re coming in from, close them!”
“You can use a sprayer nozzle, mist around your exterior foundation/deck, etc. Works for squirrels too,” added another.
Others joked that while the trick might work, they wouldn’t be trying it.
“I am also repelled by the smell of Pine Sol!” joked one viewer.