My Boyf's quiting smoking and has cut back dramatically how can he get remove Nicotine Stains off his fingers

Question

Please all you against smoking people don't say stop smoking as I have already as a not smoker got him to cut back and he has 2 friends who are going to quit with him and they go to a help group in town so thats a step in the right direction.

However his fingers are yellow and Nicotine/tar badly stained and it is gross and I am sick of nagging and saying it looks scankie as this is not really helpful so I am calling on Smokers to give some advice and methods to help out. Please

He's a nice guy and is now 26 but has smoked since he was 11

Answer 1

You can use a bit of bleach but it is hard on the skin. He can try to hold his smoking hand so that the smoke isn't flowing over his fingers. The stains should wear off his skin as he smokes less..

Answer 2

I smoked for 20 years and did not like the yellow stains either. One way that reduces staining is the way you hold the cigarette. Hold it upright so that the smoke rises into the air, but not onto your fingers leaving stains. I used to notice stains alot after I'd been partying b/c of course you smoke more when you drink, and you get sloppy about how you are holding the cigarette.

Other than that, I'd say get a really porous pumice stone (I got a really good one at Pier Imports which worked great and lasted for years). Also, you can put nail polish remover on a cotton ball and rub your fingers with that. It is corrosive,but I'd trust it over bleach anyday. And definitely not lye (old-fashioned Liquid Drano) that would burn your skin right off - not a good plan.

I was super addicted but quit by going to a smoking cessation retreat. I always said that I'd have to go to a place where I had absolutely no access to cigs, to be locked up, before I could kick the habit. It;s been 5 years for me now. If I can do it, anyone can.

Answer 3

well done to both of you, giving up anything deserves a huge pat on the back. Don't listen to all the negative stuff and just take one day at a time.

as for the stains lemon juice is a brilliant natural bleach, it may hurt if you have cuts, but other than that won't harm in any way.

keep up the gr8 work, your doing brilliantly =)

Answer 4

As long as he is still smoking, the stains will always be there, however, ask him to help you clean your house/apt just once. Let him get his hands into the sudsy water for a few hours. When I had this problem, I just figured it would eventually wear off, which it will, but I cleaned my apt. and used two things. A pine cleaner and Murphy's Oil. When I was done cleaning, my hands looked sparkly! Hope this helps some.

Answer 5

He can use Lemon Juice to remove the stains or while doing dishes pour a capfull of bleach with the dishes as he washes them...less hard on the skin that way instead of straight bleach.

Answer 6

i used to get this when i smoked.it depends on how you hold ya cig.if the smoke is running over ya fingers it will stain easier.
as for actually removing the stains i dont think you really can without resorting to bleach and a scrubbing brush....ouch.
however if you leave it a couple of weeks it will eventually wear off.

good luk

Answer 7

Try soaking them in a solution of white king & lemon juice, then scrub with a scrubbing brush. Also a coarse exfoliating wash might help remove the dead skin cells or a pumice stone.

Answer 8

Water and a piece of pumice stone Will clean fingers.

Answer 9

I expect he is a big boy so soak them in bleach diluted 50/50 with water and then scrub with washing up liquid neat. Yes it may slightly damge his skin. Think what goes down into his lungs though...

Answer 10

NO to bleach and scouring etc. The skin renews itself from beneath constantly, and the outer layers wear away and gone. Is only time to solve this, and quicker than you think.