Why a bar of soap & a pair of tights are all you need to keep pesky flies out of your home AND away from your BBQ treats

THE sun’s out, and a weekend of barbecues is being planned by thousands.

But one thing that can end up ruining warm days is the that come with the lovely .

There’s nothing more annoying than flies sneaking into your house in the summerBut this aloe-based soap could be the answer to keeping them away

While there’s an array of gadgets on the market to get rid of the insects, they often contain a whole load of chemicals.

However, there’sthat promises to keep the pests away from your home – and your BBQ – and it’s completely natural.

People on Facebook have been sharing the clever trick, which uses just a bar of soap and an old pair of tights.

It does have to be a particular soap though – namely Irish Spring, which you can get for around £3.49 a bar online.

The strong and “invigorating”; scent is believed to be an effective fly repellent, and works well used or around windows.

All you need to do is shred the soap, which you can do with a cheese grater, and put it inside a mesh bag.

If you don’t have a mesh bag – this is where you can make use of your old tights.

People took to Reddit to reflect on the effectiveness of the hack, with one asking: “Does this really work?”;

“Not sure if it’s all in my mind but usually we have a horrible fly problem in the garage area or near outdoor kitchen,”; one wrote.

“But my wife shaved some in a plate and placed it in those areas and they’ve pretty much stayed gone... till the smell ran out.”;

“Do you have an idea of how long the smell lasted?”; another asked.

And when the person said the soap scent lasted for around two to three weeks, the posted replied: “This could be a good frugal solution!”;

“I guess I’ll try applying it every two weeks and see how it goes.”;

“Basically no flies this year where in the past, despite fly trap and ribbon and tape everywhere, it was still a big issue,”; a third added.

“I am 1000% sold. It really is a miracle...

“And we did not shave the bars, we just hang the whole bar in sachets.”;

The hack can stop flies getting anywhere near your BBQ treats too