The temperature is dropping, and for drivers, this means an icy windscreen and precious morning minutes spent "warming up the car" before setting off. With overnight temperatures often tumbling below freezing, motorists face a frosty coating that can wreak havoc on vehicles and disrupt their morning commute.

This ice can make your windscreen virtually impossible to see through, creating hazardous driving conditions unless you take the time to remove the frost . Clearing a frozen windscreen can be tedious, especially when you're already running late in the morning. Yet it doesn't have to be such a burden if you have one specific ingredient hiding in your kitchen cabinet.

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