A SOCIAL media star has shared her hack for keeping ants out of her home – without using any chemicals.
It never seems to matter whether it is an apartment or a cabin, in the city or suburbs – ants always seem to be able to find their way in.
But there is a simple, natural solution to ridding your home of ants that you can start using today: cinnamon sticks.
The easy home hack was posted in a video on TikTok by influencer Shannon Doherty of Mom Hacks (@athomewithshannon).
"Why am I putting cinnamon all over my kitchen?," she asked at the start of the clip.
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"Well, it's a mom hack."
Doherty has amassed over two million followers on TikTok alone thanks to her helpful tips for moms.
"My grandma taught me this simple hack: Put cinnamon around the openings in your walls and the ants stay away," she said.
How can you use cinnamon to eliminate ants in your house?
In the ten-second video, Doherty places sticks of cinnamon in strategic positions around her home.
It's that simple.
Cinnamon sticks can be bought for $1.33 at Walmart – much less than the cost of most insect sprays.
Many of her fans shared their comments on her "mom hack."
"Mind blown!!!!!!," one fan replied.
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"My grandma does that too," another person wrote.
"Great idea but my dogs would eat them. At least they would have fresh cinnabreath!," a user joked.
Almost 10,000 people liked the video.
"Best Hack for ANTS! Share with everyone!!," she captioned the video.