IF you’ve ever spotted the little silica gel packets that come inside new handbags or with new shoes DON'T chuck them away. The tiny sachets can actually be extremely useful around your home ...

THOUGH they’re marked on the exterior with “THROW AWAY – DO NOT EAT,” silica gel packets can be a handy tool to have on hand for a number of home hacks. You can use them to protec… ...

Chances are, the first thing you do when you see one of those small, silica gel packets tucked in with your packages is that ...

The silica gel packets contain tiny beans of solid silicon dioxide, a desiccant or drying agent, that means they can absorb up to 40 per cent of their weight in water. ...