India, Feb. 24 -- A travel influencer has sparked widespread outrage online after revealing that she uses hotel room coffee makers to wash her undergarments. Tara Woodcox, who has nearly 400,000 Instagram followers, shared the unconventional travel tip in a now-viral video. She described it as a clever solution for moments when travellers run out of clean underwear and have no access to laundry facilities.

In the video, Woodcox explained that she placed her undergarments in the compartment where coffee grounds are typically added, shut the lid, and pressed the brew button, allowing boiling water to run through the garments.

"Say you're travelling and you didn't pack enough underwear and you're like, 'Oh my gosh, what am I going to wear ...