A list of the most useful viral items for Gen Z

Most wickedly well-liked products on Amazon have five-star reviews in the thousands — maybe over 20,000 if they’re particularly popular. The Revlon One Step has over 200,000.

The *it* styling device aims to turn wet hair into a bouncy salon-style blowout with minimal frizz. That’s what the Dyson Airwrap does, too, but you could buy nine Revlon One Steps at MSRP for the price of one Dyson Airwrap. The evidence that the Revlon works just as well is all over TikTok.

Cleaning TikTok and pet TikTok are both backbones of the app. Bissell’s portable multipurpose upholstery cleaner has members of both crowds sold. The Little Green uses a dedicated spot formula, water, and a high-suction brush tool to lift stains from carpets and rugs, furniture, and car interiors. It saved her cheap Wayfair couch.

As made famous by Sheepadoodle @whataboutbunny, FluentPet is a system of buttons that say things like “toy” or “outside,” presumably allowing pets to tell you what they need. Cats like @justinbieberthecat_  have mastered them, too.

Not all dogs may care to learn to press buttons, despite understanding the words. But if you suspect that your pet has tea to spill like the ones on TikTok, FluentPet could be a really cool addition to your pet’s enrichment tools.

Cleaning hacks are the best kind of hack. TikTok users have been wowed at the powers of The Pink Stuff, a non-toxic “miracle cleaning paste,” on stains that no one knows how to deal with.

The Pink Stuff’s success rate is impressively high with burnt spills on glass cooktops, as well as stubborn streaks on cookware and sinks, and moldy rings around faucets. Plus, it involves far less elbow grease than a Magic Eraser.

No dishwasher? No problem. This portable one from Farberware can live on your countertop and doesn’t require hooking up to a water source (instead, the built-in water tank can be filled with an included jug and hose). Inside the 21.9 x 20.9 x 22.4 inch cube lie slots for a variety of plates and bowls, plus a cutlery rack. The digital display offers five programs: normal, rapid, fruit wash, baby care, and glass.

aking their first rounds in late 2020, the iconic butt-lifting leggings are probably the first viral TikTok item that many people can recall. Since then, this pair has garnered over 80,000 reviews on Amazon.

At their core, they’re cheap Amazon athleisure may not make it through serious squat sessions. But that cinched seam does the damn thing. “They do their job so well that, for some, it can feel inappropriate or even unsafe to actually wear out.” If you’d rather just wear them at home, know that it’s totally fine to be double cheeked up on a Thursday afternoon Zoom call.

A staple on the desks of many TikTok users, you too will wonder how you ever relied on paper towels to tidy your space after your morning toast. Though expectedly not as powerful as your full-sized handheld vacuum, this mini one produces enough suction to grab common debris like crumbs and pieces of hair. It should run for 90 minutes before requiring a swap of the double AA batteries.

Meet the clay mask version of seeing your pores in a magnifying mirror and considering crying in the Target aisle. Caudalíe’s Instant Detox Mask has been around for years, but popped off on TikTok and caught the attention of influential users like makeup artist @mikaylanogueira.

After a few minutes, the mask begins to highlight every single pore as it attempts to purify. Though the mask’s ability to visibly reduce pore size is up in the air, most users do notice a glow afterward — and for some, less-obvious pores the next time they do the mask.

Have you naively trusted a chip clip to keep your Cheez-Its crunchy for the last time? #SnackTok is pumped on these mini portable bag sealers, which use heat to bond the two sides of a bag as they were when brand new. Think pantry snacks or cereal, bread, pet food, and produce, plus non-food uses like sealing a toiletries bag for a flight.

It’s a double pack, so you can keep one in the car or with your camping supplies.

Gorgeous, gorgeous pots and pans don’t leak toxins into food.

Emily Mariko’s go-to cookware will be an aesthetic boost for your kitchen, coming in a selection of hip muted hues and cooking on a ceramic surface said to be healthier and more durable than Teflon. The splurge-worthy set includes a fry pan, sauce pan, sauté pan, and dutch oven.

Like a lint roller but better, the ChomChom tackles fur on surfaces like furniture and carpet without wasting adhesive strips. It works similarly to the wood and wire lint roller that also went viral, but stores the hair in a compartment rather than rolling it into a ball for you to pick up.

People on TikTok are ChomChom-ing their lives and documenting the success, from suede couches to black fabric car mats to the carpets themselves. Almost 100,000 Amazon users are also impressed.

Originally a staple on sustainability TikTok, the silicone Stasher bag has become quite the versatile kitchen hack past replacing single-use sandwich bags. Countless users have posted their experience trying a quick zero-waste popcorn recipe using a Stasher bag to pop kernels in the microwave, while 311.1K were mind blown at @marlierosenberg using a Stasher bag to steam and rehydrate her son’s dried Play-Doh.

Passing up a pair of pristine, once-in-a-lifetime vintage Levi’s just because they’re too big? In this economy? These pin-like adjustable buttons can pierce denim, corduroy, and more create a more snug (albeit asymmetrical) fit without a belt — or the shoelace trick that only looks good from the front.

This could create a bunching effect depending on how big the pants were on you originally, but it is a quick fix that doesn’t require sewing.

The fun, quick recipe opportunities are endless with this precious mini waffle maker from Dash. (Your options exceed just waffles, but you can definitely make waffles.) Users have found creative ways to utilize the four-inch nonstick iron to make cheesy garlic bread, scrambled eggs, cinnamon buns, quesadillas, and so… many… breakfast sandwiches.

Try a generalized recipe that you’d like to cut down to personal size or scroll through countless ideas just for this Dash.

TikTok has revived the humble nightstand alarm clock. One of a handful of identical models on Amazon, this mirrored digital one is minimalist in looks and maximalist in function.

The giant numbers are clear-cut and easy to read, with adjustable brightness for when the room’s dark. Three USB ports turn it into a charger, and dimming the display enough turns it into a makeup mirror.

TikTok loves a good organization hack and kitchen hack. This dish soap dispenser is both. It solves the lifelong quest of finding something better to do with a soggy sponge and Dawn than store them on the sink ledge. Not only does a quick pump keep soapy hands from grabbing a bottle, but the uniform drops could help your dish soap last longer. Parents in the Amazon reviews mention that it’s been a less-messy solution for kids taking on the chore.

Thrive Causemetics’ Brilliant Eye Brightener didn’t exactly blow up the old-fashioned way (everyone scrambling to buy a product after someone used it in their routine and didn’t gatekeep it). It was the ads. But the cream-to-powder highlight continues to shine as more and more users gush about it working as well as the ads assert.

This brightening stick goes past its shimmery effect by using natural emollients like macadamia and meadow foam seed oil to hydrate the eye area and smooth fine lines. Makeup TikTok digs the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed look and versatile liner or smoke eye possibilities.

Wasting conditioner? In this economy? This genius set of bottle emptying caps allows bottles to balance face-down and drain the remnants that won’t squeeze out. The kit comes with six adapters and two stands, fitting bottles holding skincare, hair products, or lotion, to condiments, to dish soap and detergent.

This whimsical take on the traditional key hook has saved countless TikTok users from the familiar spiral ignited by misplaced keys. Three magnets sit inconspicuously inside the cloud, offering a sturdy home for multiple sets of keys right inside the door. Installation requires nothing but a smooth wall and the included double-sided adhesive (though Command Strips may be safer on paint).

A third party has entered the “Are matches or gas lighters better for the environment?” debate. Flameless lighters replace a traditional flame with a lightsaber-like plasma beam to provide a wind-resistant, smokeless light. 500 lights later, it can be recharged via USB.

A handful of flameless lighters have been apart of popular videos. The one highlighted here is long enough to reach down into depleted jar candles (rather than the short Zippo-like design) and has nearly 19,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.

The famous “pickle jar flip thing” (TikTok autofill thing said it, not me) does actually take after an hourglass in its shape and mechanism. Flipping to the straining side allows you to grab a pickle without dunking your fingers in juice. Then, flip it back to re-soak your pickles in their bathwater.

The one from @paytopotatoe’s original viral video has sold out (as viral TikTok items do), so we’re suggesting an identical alternative for now.