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| Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: Stainless steel soap |
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I heard this on the radio yesterday and had to try it out. An easy way to get rid of the smell of onion , garlic , horseradish from your hands is to wash your hands in water using any stainless steel object ( spoon , fork ) as a type of lather. The smell disappears immediatly  Not sure of the science but it works  Bugs
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Just read this interesting article Why do onions make you cry?. It also contains some interesting solutions e.g. holding a piece of bread in your mouth while cutting the onion.
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Primsong
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It works to just run your hands around in your sink if you have a stainless steel sink too - I have no idea why, but it does.
For onions I just cut them in the sink, under a trickle of water and it works great.
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eileen
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I have no idea either what kind of reaction the stainless steel sets off to get rid of the smell of onions but it really does work!!! I wash the knives I've used after cutting onions and my hands never smell oniony. 
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Crazy Orchid Lady
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Ok, we all know I'm crazy but I really LIKE the smell of onions and garlic on my hands! Why in the world would you want to get rid of it??
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Not my favourite smell I'm afraid but I love the smell of tomatoes on my hands. Takes all sorts I suppose!! 
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