I'm a cleaning expert and here's 3 easy ways to keep spiders out of your home

tend to emerge more in the spring as they come out from their winter hibernation, begin to mate and lay their eggs, and while it might be nice for them to come out of hiding, it's not so great for the many people who find them creeping around in their homes.

can be tricky, and therefore, the best thing to do would be to prevent them from making their way into your home in the first place. Thanks to cleaning expert Anna Louisa, you can completely "spider-proof" your home using three.

The cleaning and home content creator shared the tips on her account, where she boasts a huge 1.2 million followers.

She said: "Join me while I spider-proof my whole house. So if you don't like spiders in your house either, then keep watching because I've got some tips to help keep them out."

The first two tips she revealed are to spray peppermint oil and water around windows and to place cinnamon sticks around your home. She added: "They also dislike the smell of cinnamon so dotting some cinnamon sticks around your home will keep them away too."

The final hack you can use to banish spiders from your house involves adding orange oil to your mop, and according to Anna, this last tip also works as a treat for keeping insects out of your home.

The video gained over 102,000 likes and over 400 comments of questions, and praise.

One person wrote: "This is definitely needed! Spiders in Australia are not ideal."

Another added: "Didn't know about the cinnamon or orange oil! Fab tips."

One person dubbed the tricks are "genius" but asked "what if you have pets?," Which is something a number of viewers touched on in the comments.

As well as people applauding the tips, many people took to the comments to inform others that the tips are not pet friendly. Therefore those with any furry friends should avoid the hacks as the components used are either completely toxic to pets or can be if consumed in large quanities.