While winter is beautiful and has its perks, excessive snow and the cold can quickly make life harder and more miserable. Not only does it seem like it will never be warm again but you also have to end up worrying about all sorts of extra tasks and problems. Thankfully, there are some brilliant hacks that you can use to beat your winter troubles. Try them out while you wait for spring to arrive…

Handy Hand Sanitizer
These days, everyone always has a bottle (or two) of hand sanitizer within reach. Other than killing harmful bacteria and viruses, hand sanitizers can even be used to melt ice that gets into the lock of your car door. There’s nothing more annoying than realizing that you can’t get your key in the lock because of frost.

Simply squeeze a few drops of sanitizer on the key, gently slide it in and out, then turn it side to side to let the alcohol get in. The ice will melt soon enough and you’ll be able to open the lock easily. Just like magic!