Condensation and fog can be a real headache for drivers on frosty mornings, often taking ages to clear and adding time to your commute.
During the colder months, many motorists find themselves spending extra time preparing their vehicles before hitting the road, which can feel like a lifetime when you're in a rush.
However, the RAC has shared a handy "life hack" that they claim will stop your windscreen from misting up in the first place – and it's so simple to do.
This means you can jump in your car and get going without having to wait for the fog to clear, helping to save you time and effort in the mornings.
Condensation forms on car windows when warm air inside the vehicle meets the cold air outside. While air conditioning can be used to remove mist, the RAC suggests that keeping windscreens and windows clean can significantly help prevent fog from forming.
Interestingly, they also recommend using an unexpected household item for cleaning – shaving foam – confirming it should prevent car windscreens from becoming misty.
The RAC suggests using shaving foam to clean your windows as it creates a protective barrier, reports the Express.
They explain: "This protective barrier won't last forever and may need to be repeated regularly, but a windscreen cleaned with shaving foam will be less likely to mist up."
They add: "It's a little trick ice hockey players use to stop their face masks from steaming up when they're on the ice." Using shaving foam can help prevent mist from appearing.
To prevent condensation, all you need are two clean towels and some shaving foam, which can be purchased for as little as 93p from Asda for their own brand or £1.50 for Gillette, or at other major supermarkets such as Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Aldi.
Simply take one towel and apply a generous amount of shaving foam to it. Then wipe the windscreen and windows of your car with the towel.
Ensure the shaving foam has covered the entire surface. Once everything is covered, take the other towel and wipe off the shaving foam so you can see out again.
The protective barrier you have created should help prevent your windscreen from misting up first thing in the mornings, but the effects won't last forever.
Shaving foam will need to be reapplied regularly to your car windscreen for the barrier to be intact; the RAC, however, did say you should see the benefit of doing so.
