Anita Birges of Mise en Place Professional Organising reveals her clever hack for preventing mould

An Australian cleaning and organising guru has shared her simple hack for keeping mould away from drawers and cupboards.  

Anita Birges, who heads Mise en Place Professional Organising, recommended using chalk and clove oil to prevent mould in a video posted to her popular Instagram and TikTok pages. 

She simply adds a few drops of clove oil onto a large chalk stick and puts it in her drawer to absorb moisture and kill mould spores. 

Anita recommended using chalk and clove oil to prevent mould in a video posted to her popular Instagram and TikTok pages.

‘Do you have mould in your drawers or in your bedroom? Ok, have I got the bets mould prevention hack for you,’ she says in the clip. 

Anita suggests putting two to three drops of clove oil onto a jumbo piece of chalk.

‘Place or hang them in cupboards and drawers and allow the scent to waft around killing mould spores,’ the cleaning expert said. 

She simply adds a few drops of clove oil onto a large chalk stick and puts it in her drawer to absorb moisture and kill mould spores

In the comments, Anita said the chalk absorbs moisture and the clove oil prevents mould from coming back.   

The clips drew in thousands of views with many thankful for the advice after the wet and humid weather plaguing parts of Queensland and New South Wales saw a rise in household mould. 

‘It’s always the simple stuff that works best!’ one fan said. 

‘Wow that is awesome. Going to go and buy some chalk tomorrow,’ a second wrote.