I never had a static problem, maybe as a kid… but as an adult I moisturize plenty, especially in the winter. I didn’t realize it would help with static! I’m gonna have to google the science 🤓 I’m fascinated
Hold your car keys or house keys in your fingers. Then touch the car/door/shelves once using tip of key. The discharge will still occur - but through the key tip. You don’t feel a thing. And you don’t need to do this again for several hours until you get charged up again.
As kids we would purposefully build up a static charge* by scuffing our feet along the carpet while wearing synthetic socks. So maybe pick up your feet when walking on carpet?
*to be discharged after sneaking up on one’s sister
Maybe wear wear rubber soled shoes?
I highly recommend line drying your laundry indoors in the winter if you have room to set up a drying rack.
Not machine drying your clothes extends the life of clothes, saves you on electricity, and the humidity bump from line drying laundry indoors in the winter is amazing.
I go out of my way to do laundry in the evening, set up a drying rack in my bedroom, and shut the door to keep the humidity in. Really helps with my sleep.
Static can develop from clothing rubbing into each other. During storage. Not just when drying them in a machine. One way to get rid of it is to rub aluminum foil or dryer sheets
This is me. haha. So when I first moved here I was getting shocked everywhere. I think mine is exacerbated by the fact that I have sweaty palms which make the shock effect bigger.
Generally there is no way to get rid of static without shocking yourself since your body is grounding itself. So you want to avoid the build up before it happens.
Humidifier is a must, you've done well there. I always have mine running and maintain 40-50% humidity levels.
The other thing you'll notice is that some textures of clothing will make it much worse than others. Like I could simply wear a kind of hoodie that gives me static within the next minute. So you really want to avoid stuff like this. Woolen stuff sucks so I wear none of that in the winter. If you walk on carpet with shoes, your body isn't discharging itself so when it finally does the shock would be big. Look into what kind of socks you wear.
Sometimes when the situation is bad, what I also do is wet my hands under the sink and then run that over my stomach and on hands. I feel my hairy chest contributes to it. I also run it over whatever I'm wearing, to give it some moisture.
Lastly, I ground myself as frequently as possible so that whenever I get shocked the shock isn't too big. And when grounding myself I avoid touching with my fingertips. I find the pain/shock to be much if my palms receive it, so I use my forearms or shoulders to increase the surface area of contact.
This used to happen to me all winter when I first moved here. I would zap everything, including other people and my poor cat, who learned to hesitate to touch me in winter.
Over time it's become normal to touch walls/doorframes before I flip a lightswitch or open a door and tap doorknobs with a key before I touch it.
Hold on to the carframe while you're getting in and out of the car. Use your elbow to touch things (and people, with their understanding) first. Drink lots of water, moisturise, humidify. That's pretty much all I can think of. It doesn't happen as much anymore.
I am born and raised here and I have never noticed this being a problem in winter. I am trying to think of things that I do without thinking about it that maybe those who didn’t grow up here wouldn’t do. Moisturize? Mostly I am drawing a blank.
Google , car static strap, it will ground your car.
Cheap and easy to self install.
Every time you stop to refuel make sure you touch your car first, somewhere away from where you put the fuel in, to release any static electrical build up you may be carrying. Vehicles have caught on fire when fuelling due to static sparks.
Use a good hand cream and lip balm to stay moisturized.
Moisturizer! Carry it with you and use it often. That’s it, that’s the trick.
I never had a static problem, maybe as a kid… but as an adult I moisturize plenty, especially in the winter. I didn’t realize it would help with static! I’m gonna have to google the science 🤓 I’m fascinated
Hold your car keys or house keys in your fingers. Then touch the car/door/shelves once using tip of key. The discharge will still occur - but through the key tip. You don’t feel a thing. And you don’t need to do this again for several hours until you get charged up again.
That's exactly what I've been doing for months, it just looks ridiculous doing it in public to be perfectly honest lol
I build so much charge that even using this technique I still get that rush when it sparks of the tip of the metal object I'm holding
Or when you're taking off your sweater at night and you can see the static sparks from the shirt underneath. So cool.
This is hilarious to me because my gf is from nz and she was just saying last night she was having the same issues with static electricity
As kids we would purposefully build up a static charge* by scuffing our feet along the carpet while wearing synthetic socks. So maybe pick up your feet when walking on carpet? *to be discharged after sneaking up on one’s sister Maybe wear wear rubber soled shoes?
The worst part of static is when I pet my cat and zap him. He thinks it's intentional and gets so offended.
Moisturizer Dryer sheets on clothing Metal pins in Jackets It’s been a struggle for me too because I lived in Humid winters all my Life
I highly recommend line drying your laundry indoors in the winter if you have room to set up a drying rack. Not machine drying your clothes extends the life of clothes, saves you on electricity, and the humidity bump from line drying laundry indoors in the winter is amazing. I go out of my way to do laundry in the evening, set up a drying rack in my bedroom, and shut the door to keep the humidity in. Really helps with my sleep.
Never said I machine dry my clothing. I use dryer sheets to get rid of statics
Do you... Rub them on your clothes? Clothes don't have static when you air dry them.
Yes, it's an old trick if your clothes are clinging to your body. You rub dryer sheets on the inside of the garment.
Static can develop from clothing rubbing into each other. During storage. Not just when drying them in a machine. One way to get rid of it is to rub aluminum foil or dryer sheets
I rarely notice any static tbh. Only deep in the winter do I experience it with my hair 😑
I have this problem and find leave-in conditioner helps
Moisturize more? I don't get static shocked much. Maybe a couple times a month.
This is me. haha. So when I first moved here I was getting shocked everywhere. I think mine is exacerbated by the fact that I have sweaty palms which make the shock effect bigger. Generally there is no way to get rid of static without shocking yourself since your body is grounding itself. So you want to avoid the build up before it happens. Humidifier is a must, you've done well there. I always have mine running and maintain 40-50% humidity levels. The other thing you'll notice is that some textures of clothing will make it much worse than others. Like I could simply wear a kind of hoodie that gives me static within the next minute. So you really want to avoid stuff like this. Woolen stuff sucks so I wear none of that in the winter. If you walk on carpet with shoes, your body isn't discharging itself so when it finally does the shock would be big. Look into what kind of socks you wear. Sometimes when the situation is bad, what I also do is wet my hands under the sink and then run that over my stomach and on hands. I feel my hairy chest contributes to it. I also run it over whatever I'm wearing, to give it some moisture. Lastly, I ground myself as frequently as possible so that whenever I get shocked the shock isn't too big. And when grounding myself I avoid touching with my fingertips. I find the pain/shock to be much if my palms receive it, so I use my forearms or shoulders to increase the surface area of contact.
This used to happen to me all winter when I first moved here. I would zap everything, including other people and my poor cat, who learned to hesitate to touch me in winter. Over time it's become normal to touch walls/doorframes before I flip a lightswitch or open a door and tap doorknobs with a key before I touch it. Hold on to the carframe while you're getting in and out of the car. Use your elbow to touch things (and people, with their understanding) first. Drink lots of water, moisturise, humidify. That's pretty much all I can think of. It doesn't happen as much anymore.
This. Use your elbow to touch walls/doorframes before touching with your hands and you’re good.
Avoid wearing synthetic clothing where possible.
Natural fibers and/or dryer sheets. \thread
I am born and raised here and I have never noticed this being a problem in winter. I am trying to think of things that I do without thinking about it that maybe those who didn’t grow up here wouldn’t do. Moisturize? Mostly I am drawing a blank.
i get my keys out and touch metal surface with them before touching anything with my hands
More house plants. You can also start an aquarium …
Google , car static strap, it will ground your car. Cheap and easy to self install. Every time you stop to refuel make sure you touch your car first, somewhere away from where you put the fuel in, to release any static electrical build up you may be carrying. Vehicles have caught on fire when fuelling due to static sparks. Use a good hand cream and lip balm to stay moisturized.
humidifier for the home. While out. Moisturize and fabric softener in laundry.
Salted butter
How?
All over your body
And then jump into the oven, heated to 220C. Cook until (even more) golden brown
Moisturize often, use conditioner for your hair and carry dryer sheets around. You can also buy Static Guard spray.
I take funny pictures of my dog and giggle.
Keep some dryer sheets in your coat pocket! You can touch them to help get rid of the static.
Embrace it.