Mrs Hinch fans reveal their £1 hack to keep your fridge smelling fresh and banish foul odours

OPENING your fridge to find a lingering, foul odour can ruin your entire appetite.

Thankfully, Mrs Hinch cleaning fans have revealed the simple £1 budget hack to keep bad smells at bay.

Mrs Hinch, whose real name is Sophie Hinchliffe, 32, has long been a fan favourite, with close to 4.5million followers on Instagram.

The star rose to fame a few years ago with various home hacks and now her fans have even started dedicated cleaning pages on social media.

In one such group, Mrs Hinch Cleaning tips and tricks on Facebook, a member sought advice: "I have been away for a week and I think before I left in a rush I’ve knocked my fridge/freezer plug and stuff has defrosted.

"My room is now giving off an odour, I have cleaned every surface, cleaned fridge/freezer head to toe but now paranoid my room will smell for ages!

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"I was wondering if anyone has any tips please?? My mum suggested leaving a cup of salt/baking soda out or half an onion?"

The cleaning enthusiasts rushed to the comments to give their advice, with many claiming bicarbonate of soda was the answer the Express reported.

One Mrs Hinch fan said: "Put a bowl of bicarbonate of soda in your fridge too."

You can buy bicarbonate of soda form The Range for just £1 – sand it will last you a long time.

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Another recommended cat litter, and said: ""Dry cat litter in a tray works a treat. It absorbs smells. Put in a container in the fridge."

Others recommended using vinegar to neutralise odours and said it worked wonders for them.

One user wrote: ""Leave vinegar in a bowl as well all good tips your mum has giving you."

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