diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 9785c46cf..cb4fb879c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     sanitize(Redcarpet::Markdown.new(renderer, extensions).render(text))
   end
 
+  def wysiwyg(text)
+    WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(text)
+  end
+
   def author_of?(authorable, user)
     return false if authorable.blank? || user.blank?
     authorable.author_id == user.id
diff --git a/app/views/budgets/_phases.html.erb b/app/views/budgets/_phases.html.erb
index f9791a43e..9a05b8ae7 100644
--- a/app/views/budgets/_phases.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/budgets/_phases.html.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         -
         <%= l(phase.ends_at.to_date - 1.day, format: :long) if phase.ends_at.present? %>
       </span>
-      <p><%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html(WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(phase.summary)) %></p>
+      <p><%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html(wysiwyg(phase.summary)) %></p>
     </li>
   <% end %>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
index 48e69c21a..83536298a 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_proposed_action.html.erb
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
             <small><%= t("dashboard.recommended_actions.show_description") %></small>
           </a>
           <div id="proposed_action_description_<%= dom_id(proposed_action) %>" class="hide" data-toggler=".hide">
-            <%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(proposed_action.description) %>
+            <%= wysiwyg(proposed_action.description) %>
           </div>
         <% else %>
-          <%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(proposed_action.description) %>
+          <%= wysiwyg(proposed_action.description) %>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/actions/new_request.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/actions/new_request.html.erb
index ba6486ce5..4359f17c8 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/actions/new_request.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/actions/new_request.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <div class="row expanded">
   <div class="small-12 medium-8 column">
-    <%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(dashboard_action.description) %>
+    <%= wysiwyg(dashboard_action.description) %>
     <%= render "dashboard/form" %>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_created.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_created.html.erb
index 7f4d74cb1..f43c1600a 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_created.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_created.html.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <ul>
       <li><%= first_proposed_action.title %></li>
       <% if first_proposed_action.description.present? %>
-        <p><%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(first_proposed_action.description) %></p>
+        <p><%= wysiwyg(first_proposed_action.description) %></p>
       <% end %>
     </ul>
     <br>
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_published.html.erb b/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_published.html.erb
index f4b00ba40..f120ab1bc 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_published.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/mailer/new_actions_notification_rake_published.html.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <ul>
       <li><%= first_proposed_action.title %></li>
       <% if first_proposed_action.description.present? %>
-        <p><%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(first_proposed_action.description) %></p>
+        <p><%= wysiwyg(first_proposed_action.description) %></p>
       <% end %>
     </ul>
     <br>
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/processes/milestones.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/processes/milestones.html.erb
index 8ea3b6c9b..be66be7b2 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/processes/milestones.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/processes/milestones.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <div class="row">
   <div class="small-12 column">
-    <%= WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(@process.milestones_summary) %>
+    <%= wysiwyg(@process.milestones_summary) %>
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/newsletter.html.erb b/app/views/mailer/newsletter.html.erb
index e77eaa1f0..3b45f6105 100644
--- a/app/views/mailer/newsletter.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailer/newsletter.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <td style="padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 10px;">
   <p style="font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 24px;">
-    <%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(@newsletter.body) %>
+    <%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html wysiwyg(@newsletter.body) %>
   </p>
 </td>
diff --git a/app/views/polls/index.html.erb b/app/views/polls/index.html.erb
index c4c722435..251e8493f 100644
--- a/app/views/polls/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/polls/index.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <div class="small-12 column">
     <% if show_polls_description? %>
       <div class="polls-description">
-        <%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html WYSIWYGSanitizer.new.sanitize(@active_poll.description) %>
+        <%= auto_link_already_sanitized_html wysiwyg(@active_poll.description) %>
       </div>
     <% end %>