Fingertips still smell like garlic...after cooking?

Question

Almost 4 days ago I helped make white pizza, which we needed alot of garlic for...
I chopped up the garlic cloves, and it was almost 4 or more days ago!!
My fingertips have smelt like garlic since!
And also I wash my hands all the time with soup and shower once a day...
What to do to get the garlic smell off?! It's annoying me now.

Answer 1

Have you tried sticking your hands in tomato juice?

(Personally, I love the smell of garlic and would keep it as long as I could)

Answer 2

There are special hand soaps made to "cut" garlic and fish odors, but if you don't want to bother with that, just rub a lemon half all over the affected areas until the smell goes away. Good luck!

Answer 3

Cut a fresh lemon and wash your hands with the juice. It is the best thing to remove the garlic smell, plus it smells pretty good on its own.

Answer 4

When I wash my hands after using garlic, I touch the stainless steal sink as I wash my hands and that usually relieves the nasty smell of garlic on your fingers. Again just hold that stainless steal and run water of your hands!!

Answer 5

try rubbing your hands all over with a lemon wedge, or rinsing thoroughly with lemon juice or white vinegar. Allow lemon or vinegar to stay on your hands a few minutes & then wash normally with soap & water. Also try buying minced or crushed fresh garlic in the produce section of the grocer in the future.

Answer 6

I remember that Cannery Row lemon scene after working with fresh fish all day. Try lemons and use disposable gloves next time. It has to be driving you crazy!

I really don't believe in the stainless steel theory, but they sell a lot of bars wistfully thinking they work even at Williams Sonoma who should know better.

Answer 7

My Wife used to tell me I stunk like garlic after work - especialy my hands - the best remedy I found for this is to rub your hands with kosher salt - it absorbs the oils from the foods youre working with. It works on most odors stuck on your hands.
Try it - it does work.

Answer 8

I know it sounds really odd, but wash your hands again under cold water holding with something stainless steel (like a spatula). This works for that onion smell too!

Answer 9

I've heard rubbing them on a raw, cut potato will get rid of the smell...good luck!

Answer 10

take a stainless steal spoon (anything will do) and rub it all over your hands under some cold water.