The fishy smell that won't go away from your hands. Rub this to get rid of it.

Cooking involves handling a variety of foods, including fish, kimchi, and garlic. As a result, your hands can sometimes become stinky. No matter how diligently you wash your hands, the smell of fish, kimchi, and other ingredients just won't go away.

 

How do I get rid of this lingering smell on my hands?

 

Most persistent hand odors have a cause. The smell of rotting fish is caused by trimethylamine and methyl mercaptan. The smell of rotten eggs is caused by hydrogen sulfide. The pungent bathroom smell is caused by ammonia. When your hands smell, it means these substances are attached to them.

 

Stainless steel is effective at eliminating hand odor.

 

Pick up stainless steel items such as tongs, ladles, and pots from the sink and rub them on your hands under running water.

 

Stainless steel becomes alkaline when exposed to water, generating negative ions. These negative ions bind with the ions of the odor-causing molecules, neutralizing them. Ionization often occurs in water, so it's effective to run water and rub the stainless steel against your hands.

 

Additionally, stainless steel can also be used to eliminate kimchi container odors.

 

Place stainless steel items like pots and tongs in a kimchi container, fill it with water, and wait for 4 to 6 hours. The smell will disappear. Refrigerator odors can also be eliminated using the same method.

 

Place a stainless steel object in a small bowl filled with water and place it in the refrigerator. After a few hours, it will eliminate any odors inside the refrigerator.

 

 

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