
A travel 'hack' shared by Canadian influencer Tara Woodcox in late 2025 resurfaced months later and quickly became one of social media's most talked-about hygiene controversies.
The 43-second TikTok clip showed Woodcox describing a method of washing underwear in a hotel room coffee maker using the brew cycle's hot water, followed by blow-drying the garment with the bathroom hairdryer.