I cut some onions up for a salad last night, and my hands still smell like it a day later, no matter how many times I've washed my hands. Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of the oniony smell?
Best method for getting rid of onion smell?
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Try some of these methods; I've used the stainless steel one before and it works ok.
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Onion-Smell-From-Hands
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Onion-Smell-From-Hands
Lemon Juice
I agree that stainless steel works, I have a little SS plate I got at some cooking shop, had it for years and it works. However if you have some stainless flatware just us it under warm water.
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I can confirm the salt method works as well. About a tablespoon of salt and a tad of warm water rubbed around vigorously for about 30 seconds. It leaves your hands a bit softer too.
Absolutely nothing works for me. Any time I touch onions or garlic I have to put up with hands that smell for as long as two weeks. Stainless steel, lemon juice, anything else already mentioned, nada. It really stinks, literally and figuratively.
Disposable food handling gloves.
Stainless steel works best for me. I lather up and while my hands are soapy I rub them on stainless steel then rinse, repeat if needed.
Same as others have mentioned.... stainless steel here. I just rub my palms on the bottom of my sink basin for ~30 seconds with warm to hot water running, and the smell is gone. Onions, garlic, and shallots... the smell is gone immediately after for me.
B
buyandhold2018
Wash your hands with a Potassium Alum Rock.
Another vote for stainless steel.
Wonder if the tomato juice trick used for skunk sprays would work to rid onion smell?
Why would you want to get rid of the smell of onions? It's one of the things that makes my life better!
Slice a lemon and rub on your hands-conversely, slice a lemon, make a drink w/ it and then rub on your hands. Onion power destroyed! 
marty
marty
Make a scrub out of lemon juice and kosher salt. Onions are no match. It'll get the fish smell out of your hands after a day out on the salt.
Lilac Vegetal. Smells so bad, you will forget about the onion.
Jeff
Jeff
Try out a coffee based soap.
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