How do you get fish smell off of your hands?

Question

Is there a product that is sold that gets rid of the smell completely? Or maybe another way to remove the smell completely. I plan on doing some fishing on my camping trip and don't think the wife will enjoy me trying to get close to her smelling like a trout.

Answer 1

I am a Cajun girl, born and raised in Southern Louisiana, where we boil seafood on a regular basis, which results in the smell of crawfish, shrimp and crab on your hands. A sure fire way to remove it....

Put dishwashing liquid (Dawn works best) in your hands with salt, regular table salt, use a good bit, about a tablespoon or so, and rub your hands together, working the salt and dishwashing liquid, then rinse. Trust me on this one, it never fails.

Try it before you doubt it... The funny thing about all of this, almost all restaurants in Southern Louisiana that sell boiled seafood for eat in, and at the "rinse counters" they have the salt and dishwashing liquid. Also, I come from a long line of fishing boat owners, and again, its a tried a proven remedy.

Answer 2

Seafood Smell

Answer 3

Here's some thing you should try:

To remove fish odor from your hands, hold a stainless steel spoon under the cold water faucet and rinse your hands with the water that cascades off the spoon.

To keep your hands from smelling when you're working with fish, chill the fish thoroughly before you begin to prepare it.

Answer 4

Borax with water will do the trick. A good quality grease cutting soap sold in an auto store should do it as well. Enjoy your fishing. I used to fish and I became very good at it but had to give it up.

Answer 5

I always keep lemons on hand. All you have to do after handling something smelly like that is to cut a lemon and rub your hands with it. It works great after cutting onions also. Good luck!

Answer 6

A lite soap and bleach solution or perhaps lemon juice. Soak your hands in them for alittle while.

Answer 7

Mix a little water and baking power into a paste and rub it into your hands. Wash. Rinse. Done.

Answer 8

Take a couple of lemons along. Lemon juice really does work.

Answer 9

Try rubbing your hands with a fresh lemon

Answer 10

Vinegar.