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The scent of sautéed garlic and onions wafting through your home is heavenly, but the odor left on your fingers after all that chopping is…not as nice. Whether you’re cooking with pungent ingredients, pumping gas, or cleaning with odorous products like bleach, sometimes you can’t help getting strong smells on your hands. When regular soap and water fails, there are plenty of other easy ways to deodorize your hands and fingers. Go ahead and check your pantry and cabinets—you’ve probably got most of the products you need already!
Things You Should Know
- Try washing your hand with mild cleansers like hand or dish soap, hand sanitizer, or even mouthwash or toothpaste first.
- Lather up your hands in odor-fighting kitchen ingredients like lemon or tomato juice, diluted vanilla extract, salt, or coffee grounds.
- Rub your hands with common household cleaners like distilled vinegar, a baking soda paste, or diluted hydrogen peroxide.
Steps
Warnings
- Ingredients like salt, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, or alcohol can irritate dry or sensitive skin or cuts and wounds on your hands. Try mild methods first and use harsh ingredients for extra stubborn odors.[19]⧼thumbs_response⧽
References
- ↑ https://beezzly.com/how-to-get-the-smell-of-gas-off-your-hands
- ↑ https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/8-health-benefits-of-cinnamon-you-never-knew-about
- ↑ https://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/get-rid-of-onion-smell-on-hands
- ↑ https://www.getsmellout.com/how-to-get-poop-smell-off-hands/
- ↑ https://www.fishingduo.com/simple-tricks-to-get-fish-smell-off-your-hands/
- ↑ https://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/get-rid-of-onion-smell-on-hands
- ↑ https://lifehacker.com/remove-fish-smell-from-your-hands-with-toothpaste-1791581272
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/help-how-to-get-that-pesky-garlic-smell-off-hands-198025
- ↑ https://www.getsmellout.com/how-to-get-poop-smell-off-hands/
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/help-how-to-get-that-pesky-garlic-smell-off-hands-198025
- ↑ https://www.thekitchn.com/help-how-to-get-that-pesky-garlic-smell-off-hands-198025
- ↑ https://homelyville.com/gas-smell-removal/
- ↑ http://www.getsmellout.com/how-to-get-skunk-smell-off-hands/
- ↑ https://home.onehowto.com/article/how-to-get-the-smell-of-bleach-off-your-hands-6847.html
- ↑ https://www.getsmellout.com/how-to-get-poop-smell-off-hands/
- ↑ https://gudgear.com/how-to-get-diesel-smell-out-of-clothes/
- ↑ https://homelyville.com/gas-smell-removal/
- ↑ https://home.onehowto.com/article/how-to-get-the-smell-of-bleach-off-your-hands-6847.html
- ↑ https://www.fishingduo.com/simple-tricks-to-get-fish-smell-off-your-hands/
About This Article
After you've washed your hands with soap and water, try splashing some mouthwash on them to get rid of the bad smell — mouthwash can kill smelly bacteria. If that doesn't help, try washing your hands with vinegar or rubbing alcohol. For really strong smells, soak your hands in a bowl of 1 part hydrogen peroxide and 3 parts water for several minutes. For more ways you can get a bad smell off your hands, like using baking soda or coffee grounds, keep reading!
