Silica gel packets are made of amorphous silicon dioxide, which is not biodegradable. The beads can persist for hundreds of ...

Ever dive deep into a bag of beef jerky and, just when you get to the good stuff, you feel like you’re chomping down on plastic? Surprise! That’s a silica gel packet. Silica gel packets are desiccants ...

"I was just about to throw mine away." Woman reveals genius reason why you should never throw away silica gel packets: 'Why ...

You may have simply thrown them away, not knowing what to do with them. But the silica gel packets are in your products for a good reason - they absorb moisture and keep things dry. Silica gel can ...

Since silica packs easily absorb moisture, they're often used to prevent mold and spoilage in packaged food and stored goods. As Ky's hack shows, you can use them to protect books on an open shelf by ...

You open a pack of vitamins, and there's one. You buy a new cellphone, and there's one packed in there, too. A new pair of shoes? Probably will find one or two tossed in the box. Those tiny silica gel ...

Ever noticed the tiny small packet with little gel like granules that often come with your new pair of shoes or the new bottle? It is often discarded with the rest of the packaging. Well, to brush up ...

If you drop your phone in water, experts and major manufacturers warn against using rice to dry it, instead recommending air ...

You've probably never given much thought to silica gel packets beyond noting that they're a mild inconvenience. The tiny white packets are often included by brands in deliveries of shoes and bags - ...