Request: Getting Onion Smell Off Hands
Archived on 10/14/2009
What is the best soap or hand sanitizer to get rid of the smell of onion off your hands?
Anthony from Miami, FL
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RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
I didn't have good luck using a spoon, tap, the sink, lemon juice, parsley, salt or anything else either. Fortunately, a friend gave me a stainless steel odor remover that came from the gadget section of Bed Bath and Beyond. It's oval shaped, pretty much like a bar of soap that's been partly used. After chopping onions, I use that just as if it's a bar of soap, using only cold water, and it takes the smell away. No fooling. (04/06/2007)
By Jill
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Wash hands with shampoo. It works every time. (04/06/2007)
By MaryEllen
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I just tried this tip the other day. Rub a little dry oatmeal into your hands, then turn on the tap and wash hands as you normally do. Amazing. (04/07/2007)
By hsorbits
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Run cool water over your hands while you rub a stainless steel knife blade. For some silly reason it works. I also rub the stainless steel sink partition with my hands while cool water rinses them. (04/12/2007)
By lindajeang
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Lemon juice. I have a bottle of lemon juice in my fridge for cooking, etc., but I use it most for getting onion odor out of my hands. Works like a charm. (04/25/2007)
By tardev
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Vinegar also works. My husband uses vinegar to take gas smell off his hands after working on the car. If it take gas fumes off, it will just about take any odor off your hands. (07/22/2007)
By Tammie
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Wear gloves. (08/05/2007)
By Uncle Pants
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I just used toothpaste. My hands smell like toothpaste. Nice. (11/19/2007)
By dirty
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Baking soda. Pour it in your hands and wet a little to make a paste and rub it into your fingertips. Rinse and the odor will be gone and your hands have never felt softer. (12/18/2007)
By tardev
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OK, tried just about all of the suggestions on this page. Here is what worked, ironically it was the one with little feedback: Toothpaste. Make sure your hands are fairly dry and put a gritty pasty toothpaste on them (not a gel). Rub it in good, between fingers and under finger nails. Rinse with warm to hot water. Repeat 2 or 3 times. If you still have a faint smell, apply a little underarm deodorant to your damp hands and rub in. That got it down to zero onions. Hands feel minty and very clean. Smells great. Someone write back and tell me what they think. (12/31/2007)
By J
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Target sells a Chefmate brand "Scent Eraser" for, I believe, under $5. It's made of stainless steel and looks like a bar of soap. Worked great for me yesterday. (03/17/2008)
By Kelly
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
I used soap and water to get the smell off of my hand. It works, but not really. It still has a little smell to it, then I used coffee grounds and that works great. So use your coffee grounds (04/01/2008)
By Nikki
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Rub peanut butter on your hands for 5 minutes. If that doesn't work, then rub your hands in warm oatmeal. (04/26/2008)
By Christie
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
I don't know if this works for everyone. Perhaps different theories work depending on your skin type, as I've tried almost everything suggested here and nothing works completely.
Anyway, I use Olbas oil. It penetrates the skin really well as you can use it for muscular pain too, and it stays in my skin, masking the smell of onion. Added benefit, it gives your hands a "heat lotion" type of massage. It feels like you're completely rejuvenating your hands. Haven't tried heat lotion itself, but I would imagine that could work too.
I simply apply Olbas oil (which I get from my pharmacy), about 5 drops, and rub it all in to my hands, until it is fully absorbed. I personally don't wash my hands straight away as I like the smell of Olbas oil anyway, plus it helps with my sinus problem. The smell of Olbas gradually goes as I wash my hands. (04/27/2008)
By Ryan
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I know this is a little late, but I needed advice so maybe this will work for someone else. I couldn't find anything else that works so I was cutting onions one day and then washed my hands because I had to cut up strawberries for a dessert I was making. I washed my hands afterward and remembered the onion, so I smelled my hands. Nothing. Only a faint smell of strawberry. I am going to remember that next time. it really works. (07/01/2008)
By Lisa
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Try butter. (07/14/2008)
By Sami
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Prepare a mixture of minced Spam, cumin, and root beer, and soak your hands for 20 minutes. No! Seriously, I just poured some V-8 (tomato juice) over my fingers and the smell was gone. Some of these are quite funny though. (11/20/2008)
By John
RE: Getting Onion Smell Off Hands
Dish washing liquid. Just a couple of drops onto your hands, wash as normal. (08/03/2009)
By mommabruv
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Here's one that nobody mentioned: Purell (or other gelled alcohol hand sanitizer). I was really surprised when I used it between steps in a recipe, just to get my hands clean, and discovered they didn't smell either. I had just finished chopping onions and garlic, and wanted to get the residue off my hands quickly. I doused my hands in Purell, then wiped on a paper towel before they dried. It's worked for me ever since.
I'm guessing rubbing alcohol would work too, but haven't tried it yet. (08/03/2009)
By Try2Bthrifty
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Request: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Archived on 04/05/2007
You know how to get the onion smell off your hands after chopping onions? If you have a stainless steel sink in your kitchen, rub your hands on the stainless steel sink or the stainless steel faucet. It will take the odor off your hands, then wash with soapy water. Yes, it really works!
By Debi
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Removing Onion Smell
After cutting and dicing onions, rub your hands on the inside of a stainless steel sink. The odors will be removed. (12/20/2004)
By Bill Robinson
Hands Smell After Chopping Onions?
Cut a small piece off of your celery and rub it on your hands, knife, or other surfaces. The chemicals in the celery counteract the smelly chemicals in the onion.
(01/25/2005)
By Heidi
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Stainless steel works! I take a large stainless spoon and rub it under running water, like I'm washing my hands with soap, between fingers, and any place the onion has touched.
I love onion, but hated the smell left on my hands.
(01/25/2005)
By Bustersmamajo
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
You can also rub some salt on your hands. (01/25/2005)
By Michelle
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Rubbing your hands on stainless steel also removes garlic odor. I would still use soap to remove any oils, but the remaining odor is gone just with a swipe on the sink. (01/25/2005)
By beanygurl
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Lemon juice works, too, and you can also use it to get the onion smell off your cutting board! (04/06/2005)
By Darla
RE: Getting Onion Smell off Hands
Plain old table salt will take the smell of onion away and also helps with the sting of the hot peppers. Just wash hands with soap and water and sprinkle table salt on your hands. Smell gone like magic! (08/29/2005)
By QuakerMom42
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Tried the salt and the sink, neither worked completely. (11/26/2005)
By Joe
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Tried just rubbing hands on faucet - didn't work. Tried using a stainless steel butter knife handle with salt and Dawn dish detergent all over hands and between fingers for at least 3 minutes. Helped some, but not 100 percent. It did work well to dry out my skin! Gold Bond medicated moisturizer finished off the onion smell and repaired the dryness to my hands. (01/09/2006)
By Sandy
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The tap thing worked for me! (02/24/2007)
By Jasmine
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