When cooking, you often handle various foods such as fish, kimchi, and garlic. As a result, your hands can smell, and no matter how diligently you wash them, the odors from fish, kimchi, and similar foods are hard to completely remove.

 

How can I get rid of the smell left on my hands like this?

 

Most persistent odors on the hands have underlying causes. The smell of rotten fish is caused by trimethylamine and methylmercaptan. The smell of rotten eggs is due to hydrogen sulfide. The sharp smell of the bathroom is primarily caused by ammonia. When there is a smell on the hands, it means these substances are attached to them.

 

Stainless steel is effective for removing the smell from your hands.

 

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

 

Stainless steel, when in contact with water, exhibits alkalinity and produces anions. These anions bind with and neutralize odor-causing molecules. Ionization often occurs in water, so turning on the water and rubbing stainless steel with your hand is effective.

 

In addition, stainless steel can also be used to eliminate the smell from kimchi containers.

 

Stainless steel items such as pots and tongs can be placed inside a kimchi container, filled with water, and after waiting for about 4 to 6 hours, the odor will disappear. The same method can be used to eliminate refrigerator odors.

 

Put stainless steel items in a small bowl, fill it with water, and place it inside the refrigerator. After a few hours, it can help eliminate odors inside the fridge.

 

 

The fishy smell that won't go away from your hands, rub this and it disappears © Provided by Health Chosun