{"id":27472,"date":"2025-05-04T19:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=27472"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:01:19","slug":"stop-throwing-out-silica-gel-packets-here-are-9-surprising-things-you-never-knew-you-could-do-with-silica-gel-packets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storypress.site\/?p=27472","title":{"rendered":"Stop throwing out silica gel packets. Here are 9 surprising things you never knew you could do with silica gel packets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Share<br \/>\n1. Save your phone<br \/>\nSeparate your phone and battery. Place both into a sealable baggie with as many silica gel packets as you can find. Seal the bag and let it set until morning. (It sure beats wasting an entire bag of rice!)<\/p>\n<p>2. Protect your leather shoes<br \/>\nToss a few silica gel packets into your leather shoes (or even sports shoes) to suck out the moisture and keep them from getting moldy.<\/p>\n<p>3. Dry your swimsuit<br \/>\nTry tossing a few of these packets into a zip lock bag with your damp swimsuit to suck out the moisture on the fly.<\/p>\n<p>4. Protect your books<br \/>\nKeep your older books from getting musty by placing a silica gel pack in the cover. You can also place the book into a baggy with the packets to remove any musty smell that\u2019s already there.<\/p>\n<p>5. Keep your window clea<br \/>\nYour windshield fogs up with moisture when the air and temperature combine just the right way. Prevent the foggy windshield by keeping these packets on the dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>7. Dry flowers<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll need a lot of those gel packets for this one (or you can supplement with silica from the craft store). After carefully trimming your flowers and covering them with the silica gel, they\u2019ll come out dry, but look fresh and pretty. See the full tutorial from Mohans Rule.<\/p>\n<p>8. Keep your pumpkin fresh<br \/>\nIf your Halloween pal molds and rots too quickly, try tossing a few silica gel packs inside the carved pumpkin. It will keep moisture at bay and keep your jack-\u2018o-lantern mold-free a little longer. (Bonus: the gel packs aren\u2019t flammable so you should be okay to light your jack\u2013o-lantern as usual.<\/p>\n<p>9. Keep your seeds safe<br \/>\nIf you\u2019re storing seeds to plant next season, you\u2019ll want to keep moisture as far away possible. Store your seeds in a shoe box with one packet to keep them safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share 1. Save your phone Separate your phone and battery. Place both into a sealable baggie with as many silica gel packets as you can find. 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