Been chopping loads recently (they dont really affect my eyes so it's become my job) but even after washing my hands loads and applying moisturising cream i still smell them hours later! Any tips guys?
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Maybe... I'm starting to think it must be in my head Baz 
I went to put a load in the dryer tonight (it's in my bedroom through a really tiny kitchen housing a mahoosive fridge) and when i opened the dryer i was hit by a smell that nearly made me 
..... Turns out my little one had an accident on her fav blanket... rinsed in the bathroom sink and threw it into my dryer!! It was sooo nasty and dripping... So i chucked it into the bath while i cleaned the dryer (FUN!) annnnyyywaaaayy........... The point of this nasty story is i had to bleach the bath, once I'd finished the dryer yet i can STILL smell oinions on my friggin hands! Is that even possible?
I was thinking lemon too, Baz.
Or perhaps rubbing some parsley on your hands? I've forgotten originally what I was told to use parsley for but I know it was for something stinky.
Next time, you might be better to put a moisturiser on before chopping, Jen - it'd be a barrier to the oils seeping into your skin.
I'm sure a bottle glass of wine would solve most of your problems, Jen
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Maybe... I'm starting to think it must be in my head Baz
I went to put a load in the dryer tonight (it's in my bedroom through a really tiny kitchen housing a mahoosive fridge) and when i opened the dryer i was hit by a smell that nearly made me ..... Turns out my little one had an accident on her fav blanket... rinsed in the bathroom sink and threw it into my dryer!! It was sooo nasty and dripping... So i chucked it into the bath while i cleaned the dryer (FUN!) annnnyyywaaaayy........... The point of this nasty story is i had to bleach the bath, once I'd finished the dryer yet i can STILL smell oinions on my friggin hands! Is that even possible?
Bless 
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
I was thinking lemon too, Baz.
Or perhaps rubbing some parsley on your hands? I've forgotten originally what I was told to use parsley for but I know it was for something stinky.
Next time, you might be better to put a moisturiser on before chopping, Jen - it'd be a barrier to the oils seeping into your skin.
I might try that Cosi... the moisturiser... I think the parsley could be for garlic? Dunno why i think that but it makes sense in my head
Garlic, rub it in you will not smell the onions then.
Just realised I have channelled my inner Saint. 
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
I was thinking lemon too, Baz.
Or perhaps rubbing some parsley on your hands? I've forgotten originally what I was told to use parsley for but I know it was for something stinky.
Next time, you might be better to put a moisturiser on before chopping, Jen - it'd be a barrier to the oils seeping into your skin.
Parsley is jolly useful in getting rid of smell of garlic
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:
Garlic, rub it in you will not smell the onions then.
Just realised I have channelled my inner Saint.
Jen - lemon or vinegar ? Some people spray vodka on household odours too [ I kid you not 
] I'd rather pour it down my throat though 
See, I knew parsley was good for something 
Dear god, who are these mad people that splosh vodka around with abandon???
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
See, I knew parsley was good for something
Dear god, who are these mad people that splosh vodka around with abandon???
They want locking up! 
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
See, I knew parsley was good for something
Dear god, who are these mad people that splosh vodka around with abandon???
They want locking up!
Well if they miss the glass completely then I agree..!
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
See, I knew parsley was good for something
Dear god, who are these mad people that splosh vodka around with abandon???
They want locking up!
Well if they miss the glass completely then I agree..!
If they miss completely they've probably had enough
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
See, I knew parsley was good for something
Dear god, who are these mad people that splosh vodka around with abandon???
They want locking up!
Well if they miss the glass completely then I agree..!
If they miss completely they've probably had enough
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
If they miss completely they've probably had enough
Pardon..? 
Originally Posted by Jen-Star:
Been chopping loads recently (they dont really affect my eyes so it's become my job) but even after washing my hands loads and applying moisturising cream i still smell them hours later! Any tips guys?
Where did my reply go?
Anyway, I said wash your hands in really cold water. That's the trick.
Rubbing your hands on steel helps get rid of onion and garlic smells bu,t if you can still smell it after loads of hand washing it is likely that some of the onion oil has got up your nose and it is from there you are smelling it not your hands..
Shove a mint or menthal lip salve up your nose to get rid of any residual onion oil up there or sniff some water and blow hard