20 Genuinely Helpful TikTok Life Hacks: Beauty, Home, Food & More

20 genuinely helpful life hacks on TikTok

Whether it’s how to keep your veggies fresher for longer or how to fold your t-shirts so it looks like you live with Marie Kondo, Tik Tok provides a wealth of life hacks to make your life easier.

So we took on the challenge to compile the 20 top tried and tested genuinely useful TikTok hacks out there - someone had to!

Welcome to TikTok University.

TikTok Home Hacks
From keeping your house looking as clean as a 5-star hotel to dialling up your DIY skills, TikTok is a treasure trove of home hacks.

1. Keep your Tupperware sparkling
No one likes dirty Tupperware. Well, fear not. All this handy hack requires is a squirt of washing up liquid and a bit of paper towel. Your Tupperware will be the envy of the office lunch break before you know it.

This hack has saved so many of my Tupperware friends. Try it!!!! #fyp #cookingvideos #cookinghacks #lifehacks #hacks #stainremover #foryou #foryoupage

2. Grid mirror hack
If you’re into home decor you’ve probably seen the West Elm Grid Mirror knock-offs that have been popping up all over the feed. There are a few viral home TikToks around on how to recreate it, with various levels of DIY skills required. Are you up for the challenge?

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3. Reduce wrinkles on linen without ironing
There are better things to be doing in life than ironing your bed sheets. That’s why this hack is up there with our favourites. Spray some water on your sheets as you tuck them in and voilà, a bed fit for royalty.

https://www.tiktok.com/@casitaideas/video/7083168677939498286?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

4. Say goodbye to water rings 
Warning: this guy likes to shout, so maybe lower your volume a bit. His cleaning hacks are top-notch though; who else knew that you could iron out water rings? Or that a tea bag wasn’t just for a cuppa?

https://www.tiktok.com/@creative_explained/video/7062767695359659310?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=%23lifehacks&t=1659052520948

5. Viral TikTok folding trends
TikTok has so many videos and creators dedicated to keeping your house and home organised, with a whole sub-genre dedicated just to folding. Is it wrong that this looks super satisfying? 

Tag a friend who would enjoy this level of folding ⬇️ #organize

TikTok Food Hacks

Everyone’s gotta eat. Maybe that’s why #food hacks on TikTok has had over 4.8 billion views. To help stop you from falling down a binge-watching food hole, we’ve hand-selected a few of our fav food trends to help make your next meal a hack-filled masterpiece.

1. Cut down food waste and make your veggies last for ages
From immersing your carrots in water (a GAME CHANGER) to making sure your onions and potatoes never, ever meet, these TikTok hacks will cut down waste and give you fresh, tasty veggies for weeks.

https://www.tiktok.com/@goingzerowaste_/video/7124711215384857898?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

2. How to fold a chip packet
This food trend is a good one. Keep your chips fresher for longer with this handy chip packet fold (unless you’re like us, and a bag of chips is gone in one sitting, that is).

So much easier than keeping track of clips or putting them in a ziploc #fyp #cleantok #hack #snackhack #foru #clean

3. TikTok ramen hack
Adding mayo to instant noodles might not sound like something you want to do, but don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. The viral TikTok ramen hack will be a game-changer for lazy dinner times.

https://www.tiktok.com/@itslisanguyen/video/7012998318296993029?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=ramenhack&t=1659053579183

4. TikTok wrap hack
You’ll never eat a tortilla wrap the same way again after trying the tortilla TikTok wrap hack. Simply cut a slit in the middle of the tortilla, pack each quarter with your fav fillings, fold each quarter, give it a griddle and you’re good to go.

https://www.tiktok.com/@ainttooproudtomeg/video/6916592124066663686?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=wraphack&t=1659054113542

5. TikTok cake hack
Lock-down turned half the world into bakers, and we reckon the other half could easily join the trend with this simple cake hack that turns packet cake mixes into a gourmet masterpiece.

#quarantine #baking #bakingtip #karlycakes

TikTok Beauty Hacks

Hair, beauty, skin health….TikTok has so many beauty hacks that you could easily spend the whole day getting ready before realising you forgot to actually go out. You’ll look good though, so there is that. Here are some of the best TikTok beauty hacks to help you look and feel amazing.

1. Use tape for winged eye-liner
Getting that perfect 1950’s wing has always been a tricky game. Not any more. One viral TikTok beauty hack that did the rounds is using tape to help get the perfect line. Not sure how we feel about pulling the tape off afterwards, but beauty comes at a price, hey.

#eyeliner tutorial❤️‍🔥

2. Introducing the contour filters
Drawing on your face and rubbing it in is a whole sub-genre within viral TikTok beauty hacks. Real name = contouring. There’s even a range of filters that show exactly where you should be scribbling.

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3. Add your foundation to water
If you’re looking for skin that’s dewier than an Autumn morning in a meadow of sunflowers, all you need to do is squeeze your foundation into some water before applying it to your skin.

#makeup #foundation #waterproofmakeup #waterprooffoundation #coveragefoundation #foryou

4. How to use a sheet mask
Sheet masks can be a bit tricky to use as they never seem to fit. Well, not anymore. TikTok trends to the rescue once again.
https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahdobson_/video/7064325462184545542

5. TikTok hair hack
TikTok is awash with hair hacks, but this one is one of the best. Heat-free curls with nothing but a t-shirt. You’ll look like you’ve just walked out of a salon. Promise.

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TikTok Life Hacks

“Show me the life hack you saw one day that is now an unconscious standard practice in your life…”, this is just one of the soundtracks set to a myriad of life hacks and general life hacks that’ll blow your mind every time you use one. 

1. TikTok travel pillow hack
Nobody’s going to know. Nobody’s going to know….that you've stashed a whole extra year’s worth of clothes into your luggage with this simple TikTok life hack.

#travelhack #travelhacks #pillowtransformation #lifehack #travellight #noonesgonnaknow #traveltips #travellife #traveltip 

2. Do you bracelet up with a paperclip
You’ll no longer need a helping hand to do a bracelet up thanks to this TikTok life hack. All you’ll need is a paperclip and a congratulatory nod to yourself over your victory...

Bracelet hack #fashionover40 #bracelethack #makeupover40 #fyyp 

3. Splitting names in GSheets or Excel
There is a whole world of spreadsheet tips and tricks just waiting for you to find on TikTok. Like this one that’ll make getting people’s names sorted faster than it takes to accidentally hit delete.

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4. Let the internet decide what you’re going to watch
Ever spent more time deciding what to watch on Netflix than actually watching a show? Yep, same here. Luckily, Netflix Roulette exists to help you out.

https://www.tiktok.com/@miryyyh/video/6806383693385485574?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

5. TikTok photo editing hack
This is one for the iPhone users out there. Although there are quite a few steps to the TikTok photo editing hack it’s still pretty simple and will make your photos look fine, fine, fine.

Go try it now !! #SkipTheRinse #foryoupage #editing #photo #filter #iphonehack #photohack #xyzbca #fyp #newtrend #musttry #inspo #fypシ #viral #fypp

These TikTok General Life Hacks will change your life

So, there you have it. Twenty of the best hacks out there on TikTok right now. We reckon there are at least a few in there that’ll change your life (seriously, try the carrot trick…).

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