A WOMAN who spent years in and out of prison has revealed the genius life hacks she learnt behind bars.

Tina Tsakonas spent much of her life behind bars, but finally put an end to it seven years ago when she got sober and now shares what life in a US prison was really like.

Taking to social media Tina, who is a recovering drug addict and now works as a bartender, shared the top life hacks she learnt while doing time.

In the clip she revealed these four hacks were so handy she still uses them to this day.

She first recommended her users to eat mustard if they were suffering from heartburn.

In prison, they would often keep extra sachets of mustard in their cell for such occasions.

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Next, Tina recommended a simple 2p cleaning trick to get your white trainers clean again.

In the clip, she used a toothbrush and a small amount of toothpaste to rub into the stain and it got rid of it in seconds.

In prison you may not get the chance to spritz your favourite body spray or perfume, but of course, that wouldn't stop the women from smelling their best.

Instead, Tina revealed they would often take a small amount of hair conditioner and rub it over their body like moisturiser to smell good.

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Lastly, the former inmate revealed that stick deodorants work wonders at getting rid of razor burn after shaving.

The clip posted to her TikTok account @tinassee has gone viral with over four million views and over 200k likes.

People were quick to comment on the post and thanked Tina for her genius hacks and many were left stunned they worked.

One person wrote: "WAIT. deodorant helps razor rash?!"

Another commented: "Mustard?? I get constant heart burn I must try!"

"The toothpaste on shoes works so well," penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: "I just scrolled across this and I actively had heartburn…just tried it and it works immediately!"

"We love a resourceful queen,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: "Thank you for sharing these!"

In another clip, Tina explained how she ended up in jail. 

"In high school, I was partying, I was drinking and smoking, just having fun. After high school, I started working in the restaurant industry while I was trying to go to college and that's where I was introduced to painkillers," she explained. 

At 19, Tina had her first miscarriage and was prescribed pain medicine for three weeks, which she became addicted to. 

"When my prescription ran out, I went back to the streets and I never stopped. And as time passed, my tolerance got higher and higher, I started doing stronger drugs for a cheaper price. 

"I tried to get clean but I kept relapsing. In my late 20s I was introduced to the needle and from then on I spiralled," she explained. 

Tina revealed that at this point she was in and out of jail after being caught with drugs in her car and had lost everyone in her life.

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The second time she went to jail she asked for the jail to help put her in sober living and has been clean for seven years now. 

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