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20th September 2023
04:43pm BST

Kamana Bhaskaran, who has more than 190,000 followers on TikTok, was asked: "Anything for spiders please? My two-year-old got terrorised the other day by seeing one on the curtains.|
She said, "Let me show you how to keep them away with this all-natural spider spray." She said: "Fill a spray bottle with water, add peppermint oil and swish "Spray along the outside of the house, entryways and windows, and in corners. The peppermint smell repels the spiders. No more spiders! Bhaskaran’s tip has been lauded by arachnophobes online with one person saying: "Thanks so much for sharing, I even see them in my bedroom upstairs." Another said: "I’ll definitely try this, the pest control guy said the spiders are the worst to kill." And don’t just trust TikTok as this tip is also supported by science. Back in 2018, a study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology found that two of the spider species tested out of three avoided entering areas that have been sprayed with peppermint oil 75% of the time. Not only does this tip get rid of spiders, but it also doesn’t harm them.Explore more on these topics: