A woman has gone viral on Instagram sharing a simple hack to keep flowers lasting longer this spring – and all you need is one basic household item.
Danielle, from the Midlands, was researching online for some tips when she discovered one that said adding bleach to a vase of water could keep flowers fresh for more than two weeks.
The 28-year-old was thrilled to find it worked and took to Instagram to share the hack – where her post garnered 10 million views.
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“The flowers stayed alive for two weeks and were still going,” Danielle told What’s The Jam.
“I didn’t change the water or cut the stems.
“If I had done it, it might have stayed better for even longer!
“I love it and it’s a household item I always have.
“I’ve tried lemonade before too as my nan always used to use it and that works great if not better really but I don’t always have lemonade.”
In the clip shared online, Danielle can be seen pouring household bleach into a vase of water before adding a bunch of red roses.
She then shares the results one week on, showing the roses still very much alive.
Then, there is a clip of them two weeks on, slightly wilting but still looking relatively fresh.
The post was captioned: “Result after trying the viral bleach hack…
“I was sceptical at first but now it’s just a normal part of my routine when I get fresh flowers,’ and has gained over 270,000 likes, as well as hundreds of comments from viewers.”
One user, Samy, said: “I didn’t know this, and for some reason, I expected the flowers to turn white/yellow.”
Lisa added: “I thought bleach killed everything!! Reluctant to try this tbh.”
Lisa commented: “Doesn’t it make the room smell of bleach?”
Someone else wrote: “I thought the roses would change their colour.”
Some followers also gave their own advice.
Aubrey said: “Pure alcohol also works! It helps slow down the aging process within the flower’s cells.”
John added: “They say use actual copper pennies and it should work.”
Len wrote: “Of course it does work! I been doing this for more than 20 years. Just drop of bleach.”
Maya commented: “Yes it works thank god for this hack.”
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