50 Weird Products That Have Caught On Like Crazy With Amazon Shoppers

Bring instant relief to sore hands, knees, and necks by applying this joint and muscle therapy cream directly to the place that hurts. Feel free to pair it with heat, massage, and other treatments while the arnica, vitamin B6, and MSM soak in and alleviate pain. “I’ve probably tried a dozen different pain relieving jells, lotions, and oils,” said one reviewer. “But this actually works! […] After the first application, my pain disappeared all day!”

When the spot that itches is out of reach, pull out this back scratcher. The two-sided scratcher has 1/2-inch spikes on one side and 1/4-inch spikes on the other. Slide it to the right spot on the strap, grab the ends, and drag the effective scratching and exfoliating cactus over your back. “Love it!” said one reviewer. “I cannot believe the relief this back scratcher gives. Where has it been all my life?” It comes in six colors.

When you want to eat a bowl of cherries, pistachios, or in-shell peanuts, pull out this double pedestal serving dish. Fill the upper bowl with your nuts or fruit and drop the pits or shells into the lower bowl through the openings. It makes snacking easier and leaves less mess.

These two multi-tool pens have an array of useful tools secreted into the form of a pen that is small enough to tuck into a pocket or purse so that you always have a writing implement — and an LED light, level, ruler, stylus, and a couple of screwdrivers — handy. “A great stocking stuffer,” said one reviewer. “My gadget sons love theirs!”

Plug this color-changing night-light into any standard outlet and enjoy lighting that does exactly what you want it to, hands-free. Set it to come on when the room is dark and turn off when it’s light. Choose the color you like. Or have it cycle through all the colors for a calming light show.

Hand pain can be debilitating — making you resist doing even simple tasks like opening containers and using a can opener. This finger massager gets into those sore hand muscles and joints and brings instant, customized relief. The large single roller is great for the palm and muscles while the two smaller rollers feel great on the fingers.

Whipping up a batch of pancakes does not have to trash the kitchen. Use this batter dispenser to mix and measure the ingredients. Then pour directly from the bottom by pulling and releasing the trigger. It’s fast and works great for dispensing batter into muffin pans, too.

This toiletry bag might look like a cute purse. But hang it somewhere in the bathroom from the hidden hook and it unfolds from the top and it displays everything you need for self-care — from shampoo and lotions to cosmetics and tools in two big mesh compartments and one detachable pouch. It comes in five colors and three sizes.

Spend one weekend with this bidet attachment and you will question all your previous life choices. Toilet paper? Barbaric. Why would you think that dry paper is a way to get yourself clean when you can turn a dial to have an instant, targeted shower and achieve real cleanliness after every bathroom visit? “It has completely changed my bathroom routine,” said one reviewer. “I HATE using bathrooms without a bidet now.”

This foot file makes it easy to do a bit of foot care whenever the mood strikes. It is gentle and won’t overdo it so you can grab it and do a bit of grooming whenever you feel the urge — in the shower, in front of the TV, or whenever works for you. It looks cute and fits comfortably in your hand, too. “This little tool is the best and easiest tool I’ve ever used,” said one reviewer.

If your favorite hat shrank or your new hat isn’t breaking in as quickly as you’d hoped, put it on this hat stretcher. Instead of getting a headache making it fit, you just turn the dial to the size you want your hat to be and let it rest on this form overnight. You can use steam to boost the process. It’s also a great way to safely store a hat.

Pro tip: Microwaved bacon is the best. Once you determine how much cooking time gets the crispiness you like, it’s foolproof and tidy. And this microwavable bacon grill lets you do lots of it at once. Line the strips up on the ridges and pop the grill in the microwave. As it cooks, the grease flows away from the meat and into the ridges while the lid keeps the splatter off the oven.

Is that headache the result of dehydration? How much water did you drink today? Don’t leave this important health metric to chance. Fill this half-gallon water bottle and let the hourly water markers printed on the side track your intake. It comes with two lids that let you sip from a straw, chug from the bottle, or pour your water into a glass. You will know where your water intake stands at every hour of the day. It comes in 29 colors.

Take your Apple Magsafe wireless charging on the road with this folding charging station that has a spot for your phone, smartwatch, and earbuds. It charges your gear up super fast, fits easily into a suitcase or travel bag, and holds onto your iPhone magnetically so it stays put while it’s charging. “I love that it charges all my devices at once without a bulky brick,” said one reviewer.

It’s safe, quick, and easy to thaw fish and meat if you submerge it in water — except the meat tends to float and defrost unevenly. This thaw claw prevents it from floating by suctioning it to the sink and holding the package underwater. Clever, weird, and super useful.

Get your netherbits clean as a whistle wherever you are in the world when you have to go. If you pack along these booty wipes, you won’t have to rely on what’s available in public toilets. You will have these flushable, damp wipes that are infused with aloe vera and vitamin E to clean you while soothing irritation. “These wipes are awesome,” said one reviewer. “I keep them in my gym bag and they always come in handy.”

This fidget toy lets you distract your hands and fidgety brain with something engaging so you can focus on work, have fun at a party, or study. Just work the flippy chain to distract the part of your brain that needs to worry about something. “I recently had to go to a stressful social situation,” said one reviewer. “I already knew that my nerves would be acting up. This fidget is the perfect solution. It’s small, so it can fit in the palm of your hand, but it’s occupying.”

Apply heat to your back, neck, abs, or any ache or pain on your body with this portable cordless heating pad that straps on with a belt. You can wear it while you work, rest, or drive and choose from three levels of high-frequency massage and heat. It’s rechargeable so you can wear it anywhere. “It truly helps the pain,” said one reviewer. “The band is stretchy and very comfortable to the point I often forget I have it on!”

This pair of unique vases turns a few flowers into an art display that evokes both science lab and Scandinavian design. The iron art frame holds a beaker for water, creating a display that is both stable and elegant. This set includes two vases in different sizes.

Jam these handy shoe deodorizer sticks into your shoes for a fast and easy way to stop the stink after a run or workout. They absorb moisture and are lightly scented with essential oils. The removable handle makes it easy to keep them together but you can separate them and use them individually for gym bags and other equipment.

Once installed, you will never know this banana bungee is there — unless there are bananas in the house. When you bring home a bunch of bananas, hang them by nestling the beads amid the fruit and they will ripen evenly without getting bruised. “It keeps my bananas off the counter [and] keeps the bananas away from our other fruit in the fruit bowl so that the ethylene gas given off by the bananas doesn’t shorten the lifespan of the other fruit,” said one reviewer.

Do you hate pulling hair out of your hairbrush? This self-cleaning hairbrush makes it easy because the bristles retract, pushing all the hair off. No more picking, using a comb, and giving up before the brush is clean. It’s so much more hygienic than brushing with a dirty brush and comes in four colors.

Get your cap collection organized so you can easily find the one you want to wear by clipping them all into this hat rack that attaches to a coat hanger. It wraps around any style of hanger in seconds, holds 10 hats of any kind, and displays them so they are easy to see. It’s great for scarves, stockings, baby clothes, or any other difficult-to-store items.

Rein in the wires in your life with these magnetic cable organizer clips that snap onto anything from your clothing to the fridge. Just loop them around the wire to your headphones, charger, or anything else and touch the magnetic ends together to keep it wound and stick that wire to something. A loop makes it easy to hang wires from a hook.

Packing a salad, sandwich, or collection of vegetable sticks or chicken strips for lunch presents the problem of where to put the dressing, condiments, and dips so lunch doesn’t turn into a soggy mess before you get to eat it. This six-pack of condiment containers solves this problem elegantly. The stainless steel cups are the perfect size and have silicone lids to keep sauces separated and safe.

Make those nocturnal wanderings you and your pup enjoy safer by using this LED dog leash that makes you both visible from 1,000 feet away. Cars will have plenty of time to stop because this rechargeable glow-in-the-dark leash is bright enough to see no matter what you or your canine companion are wearing. “Any time we have to walk the dog in the dark, we use this one,” said one reviewer. “It makes it so you don’t need to carry a flashlight in addition to the leash and it ups your visibility in the dark.”

If you have pain in your feet, stretching the muscles and fascia between the toes can offer enormous relief. It also feels great even if your feet are simply tired. Wear these toe stretchers to create room and a gentle stretch amid those hard-to-access foot joints. “I can feel the muscles and joints in my feet loosening up and moving much better,” said one reviewer. “I am surprised by how quickly I am seeing results.”

There’s no need to live with ugly — or expensive — cat trees. This large cat house gives your pet several lounging options, plenty of satisfying scratching areas, and a toy to make it all fun. “A big hit with my cat,” said one reviewer. “She’s pretty much glued herself to them, as they are the perfect height for looking out the windows.”

Whether you dropped too much money or found a bargain in a big-box store, your wine will taste better — and look like a work of art — if you pour that bottle into this decanter before you drink it. The elegant shape is fun to pour from and aerates the wine as you do so that it tastes better. “The swirling stream of wine pouring into our glasses looks beautiful,” said one reviewer. “[It’s a] graceful S curve, which looks wonderful on or off the table. I also display it when empty.”

Turn any meal into a game by eating or sipping from this mug with a hoop. Toss marshmallows into your hot chocolate. Make adding goldfish to a mug of soup a challenge. Or add an element of sport to an otherwise simple snack. It comes in five sports themes and holds plenty of food.

These storage straps make it easy to carry hoses, extension cords, ladders, and other unwieldy items. Just wrap the strap around your coiled hose or wire and pick it up with the carrying handle. You can use them to store that same item by hanging the handle on a hook.

No one will ever find your sensitive documents, cash, or other valuables if you hide them in the closet in this hidden pocket hanger that fits over a standard hanger. It holds everything from cash to documents, can handle up to 20 pounds, and disappears completely if you hang a garment over it. It’s small enough to toss in a suitcase to keep valuables hidden while you travel.

Instead of a stack of coasters, set this cactus coaster set on your coffee table. It acts as a piece of art. But as soon as someone needs to set a glass or mug on the table, grab one of the cactus branches and set it under that beverage. It’s fun to reassemble the cactus in different configurations so putting the coaster away will never be a problem.

Modern life is a recipe for hand pain. Screen tapping and swiping, keyboards, and so many activities lean hard on the fine muscles in your hands. This hand strengthener helps to combat fatigue and strengthen hands so they can survive without developing RSI, arthritis, and many other painful ailments.

Turn your favorite juice or other tasty beverage into a quiescently frozen treat in these mini pop molds that dish out a tiny, guilt-free popsicle. Just fill the mold, add the sticks, and freeze. They are perfect for small children who can’t handle a full-sized popsicle and adults looking for a treat that isn’t a meal.

If your shower curtain constantly creeps away from the wall, leaving a wet puddle on the floor, this shower curtain clip will stop that annoying behavior. Stick one to the wall and slide the shower curtain into it to hold it right where you want it. “These clips are fantastic, and just what I needed to stop water from escaping my shower,” said one reviewer.

No floor space for a laundry hamper? This laundry hamper hangs over the back of the door on the two included steel hooks so you can toss dirty laundry without giving up any space. Or use the adhesive hooks to mount it to a wall. A zipper on the bottom makes dropping the laundry into a basket easy.

If you are one of those people who sleep through your alarm, it can impact everything from your grades to your career to your relationships. This alarm clock on wheels will get you up. When the alarm goes off, “Clocky” leaps off the bedside table and runs around the room making a racket. You have to get up to stop that. Then you are up. “This clock saved my job,” said one reviewer.

The wrist scrunchie has gone from a convenience to a fashion statement. And this Apple watchband scrunchie takes it one more step into a functional accessory that has nothing to do with hair management. This set of four, in different colors, lets you match your watch band to your mood and ensemble and is comfortable to wear and easy to get on and off.

This lovely jar of hair serum pods does much more than look pretty in your bathroom. Each pod wraps your hair in a protein-infused treatment that boosts moisture and hair strength to prevent breakage. It’s great for treated, brittle, dry hair or locks that have been exposed to the elements.

This ramen cooker is the only tool you need to make ramen. Just drop your ramen pack into it, add water, and pop it into the microwave for a few minutes. No need for dirty pans or a stovetop to prep your favorite snack. It comes in 15 colors to brighten your kitchen or break room and over 16,000 people give it five stars.

Turn your fridge — or any piece of metal — into a colorful bulletin board with this big pack of push pin magnets. Each one has a magnet embedded in it that is strong enough to hold 50 pieces of paper. And the bright colors make it easy to color code a map or turn memories into pretty decor.

Create an at-home facial ritual with this cooling gel face mask and jade face roller set. Store them in the fridge so they are cold. When your face is irritated or puffy, they will be ready to cool, calm, and refresh your skin. You can also microwave the mask and use it to add heat to a mask or serum application.

This mini peanut-shaped vibrating foam roller is the perfect tool for getting at the hard-to-reach muscles between your shoulder blades, in your lower back, and on your thighs. It vibrates as you roll for more myofascial release with less effort from you.

This scalp massager makes lathering up for a shampoo easier and more like a spa treatment. It has two easy-to-switch bristle heads so you can change up the reach and sensation for different effects. “I didn’t know how much I needed a good scalp massage until I used this,” said one reviewer. “My scalp felt energized [and] my dull dry hair [got] soft.”

Turn ordinary plants into sculptural displays with a geometric hanging planter. This set of two hangers comes with plant pots that fit it perfectly so your plant becomes an airborne art element but is still easy to care for. Or you can use a standard 6-inch clay pot. There are three styles and colors to choose from.

Don’t let car problems take you by surprise. Plug the dongle of this car health monitor into the OBD port of your car, connect it to your phone with the FIXD app, and it will tell you when there is a problem anywhere in your car. It reads the same fault codes a mechanic uses to diagnose cars and tells you — without mechanic’s jargon — what’s happening and what you should do about it.

When you are scrolling through TikTok or reading on the Kindle app on your phone, wear this ring remote control to make scrolling easier. Connect it to your phone with Bluetooth and you can tap the buttons on the ring instead of wearing out your thumb scrolling. “I use it to scroll TikTok when I’m in bed,” said one reviewer. “Love it! You can scroll up and down, pause, and even double tap to like stuff.”

Stop relying on the kindness of hotel rooms and hosts for your hairdryer needs when you travel. This inexpensive hair dryer folds to fit easily in your bag so you can take it with you wherever you go. “Do not let the size of this dryer fool you,” said one reviewer. “It is lightweight [but] very powerful. It dried my hair quickly and it looked even better than it normally does with my larger dryer.”

This makeup brush drying rack makes staying on top of the necessary chore of cleaning makeup brushes so much easier by allowing you to easily hang the brushes upside down. That way water doesn’t get into the handles and adhesives. “When washing brushes, it is important to dry them upside down,” said one reviewer. “But without a gadget like this, it is nearly impossible.”