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.

Body Odor Remedies: Hands

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It is not only visible but your armpit does sweat. Sometimes, it can be quite embarrassing if you are out for meeting because of the excessive amount of sweat under your arms. Hence, you don’t want to raise your arms causing it to sweat more.

Once you reach a certain level of body temperature, you start to sweat in order to cool your body. It is only natural. However, for those who have more than average armpit sweats may need something to absorb them. Have you heard of under arm sweat pads?

Sweat Absorbing Pads

Underarm sweating absorbing pads are self-adhesive and can be purchased with different sizes, shapes and colors. Colors are available from white to skin tones. Since the material is  soft cotton, it can stick to inside of your shirts without irritating your sensitive underarm skin.

The underarm sweat absorbing pads are very useful for your daily activities. The pads protect you from having smells and bacteria as well as staining your shirts. Remember the pads are disposable and cannot be used more than once because of the bacteria.

Alternatives

-Using armpit absorbent pads are not the only way to

-Deodorant, Antiperspirants, Talcum Powder are also available. I often    used  baby powder, gets messy.

-Shave or wax your armpits. This helps you to eliminate bacteria which causes unpleasant smells.

-Exfoliate armpits gently with pumice during a shower to get rid of dead skin cells.

-Exercise and manage your weight. The heavier you are, the harder your body to cool you down. Therefore, you may have very unpleasant smells around you.

-Eating. What you eat will affect what your body releases. Avoid too spicy or salty foods.

Underarm Sweating Absorbent Pad

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