This sounds like a baking hack from a witchy grandma, but it works: sprinkle a generous layer of table salt or baking soda all over your furniture. Fleas have exoskeletons that are basically tiny suits of armor, but salt acts like microscopic knives that slice them up when they crawl over it. Baking soda works similarly, plus it absorbs moisture like a gossipy sponge.
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Leave the powder on for at least 24 to 48 hours (do this on a day you’re not hosting a dinner party). Then, vacuum it up with vengeance. You’ll be amazed at how many dead fleas and eggs get sucked into oblivion—it’s like a tiny, powdery battlefield cleanup. Just don’t lick your couch afterward; salty furniture is not a snack.
