We have all had the experience of cleaning up some kind of stinky mess and then having to deal with the smells left on our hands. Whether you are cooking, cleaning, etc. Our hands will always smell a little funky. Fortunately, it’s not hard to get rid of the odors that cling to your hands.

Natural Odor Remover: Julia Child

During the filming of the hit movie Julie and Julia, the story of a blogger’s attempt to recreate every recipe in Julia Child’s classic book on French cooking, actress Meryl Streep ran into a predictable problem. Especially after scene in which she chopped an entire bag of onions, Meryl Streep had a problem with lingering onion odor.

Fortunately, the late Julia Child had also left a remedy for this common kitchen odor problem. You just dip your fingers in salt and rinse them in cold water. The lingering odor of onions and garlic goes right away. Of course, onions and garlic are not the only odors that cling to the fingers in the kitchen.

Getting Rid of Fishy Smells

Working with raw fish and shellfish can cause some powerfully fishy odors to cling to your fingers, too. You can wash your hands with soap and the smells actually get worse, especially if you have been working with frozen fish.

One way to get rid of fishy odors is the same treatment Julia Child developed for getting rid of onion odors. Dip them in a little salt and rinse with cold water. If you have been working with frozen fish or an octopus, however, you may need something a little stronger.

If salt does not work right away, try a squeeze of lemon juice. Wash your hands and dry them. Then squeeze at least half a lemon into the palm of one hand and work the lemon juice into your skin. Reconstituted lemon juice will work, too, but it won’t work as fast.

And if you still have fishy odor on your hands, rinse with white (not red or wine) vinegar. Just be sure you don’t have any nicks, cuts, or scratches before you apply any acidic liquid to them.

Getting Rid of Gasoline Smells

The other smell that clings to our hands is gasoline from using the self-service pump at the filling station. If you have any actual gasoline on your hands, wash them right away. The solvents in gasoline quickly penetrate your skin and carry toxins straight into your system. But even after you wash, the odor may linger. Here’s how to get rid of it.

In addition to any of the methods mentioned above, try a little vanilla extract. Vanilla does not really get rid of gasoline odor. It only masks it. But since the net effect on your nose is no scent at all, it’s an easy and inexpensive remedy for a common odor problem.

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Jul 16th by Fit Gizmos