Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
water normally when the half hour is up.


--Lia

Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
water normally when the half hour is up.


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
newsrX9c.123097$1p.1727489@attbi_s54...
> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
> water normally when the half hour is up.
>
>
> --Lia
>

Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
kili

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
newsrX9c.123097$1p.1727489@attbi_s54...
> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
> water normally when the half hour is up.
>
>
> --Lia
>

Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
kili

kilikini wrote:

> Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?


I don't think so. The abrasiveness only helps spread it around so you
don't have to use too much. If your skin doesn't like abrasiveness, I
believe you could get the same effect by dissolving the baking soda in
water and rubbing in that.


Baking soda is the basic household hint for removing odors. It can be
used on puppy mistakes on the carpet (though a product called Nature's
Miracle is better), thrown in the washing machine when clothes smell
funky, used to clean the refrigerator. Toss baking soda in any time
something needs freshening up. I don't smoke, but I've heard of placing
bowls of baking soda around the room where there will be smokers. It
absorbs odor.


--Lia

kilikini wrote:

> Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?


I don't think so. The abrasiveness only helps spread it around so you
don't have to use too much. If your skin doesn't like abrasiveness, I
believe you could get the same effect by dissolving the baking soda in
water and rubbing in that.


Baking soda is the basic household hint for removing odors. It can be
used on puppy mistakes on the carpet (though a product called Nature's
Miracle is better), thrown in the washing machine when clothes smell
funky, used to clean the refrigerator. Toss baking soda in any time
something needs freshening up. I don't smoke, but I've heard of placing
bowls of baking soda around the room where there will be smokers. It
absorbs odor.


--Lia

> "kilikini" writes:
>
>"Julia Altshuler" wrote:
>>
>> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
>> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
>> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
>> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
>> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
>> water normally when the half hour is up.
>
>Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
>kili

Hmm, some wear their onion/garlic fingers proudly, as a badge of merit... yoose
obviously ain't 'talian.


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> "kilikini" writes:
>
>"Julia Altshuler" wrote:
>>
>> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of the
>> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take your
>> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
>> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
>> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
>> water normally when the half hour is up.
>
>Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
>kili

Hmm, some wear their onion/garlic fingers proudly, as a badge of merit... yoose
obviously ain't 'talian.


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"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> > "kilikini" writes:
> >
> >"Julia Altshuler" wrote:
> >>
> >> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of
the
> >> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take
your
> >> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
> >> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
> >> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
> >> water normally when the half hour is up.
> >
> >Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
> >kili
>
> Hmm, some wear their onion/garlic fingers proudly, as a badge of merit...
yoose
> obviously ain't 'talian.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

Nope, I'm not. I'm Dutch/German. <smile> To me that constant stale smell
is just overpowering!
kili

"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> > "kilikini" writes:
> >
> >"Julia Altshuler" wrote:
> >>
> >> Put baking soda on fingers on one hand. Run water on the fingers of
the
> >> other hand. Rub both together. It will feel scratchy-sandy. Take
your
> >> time, and give it all a good scrub taking care to rub around each
> >> finger. Rinse all. Your fingers will smell like baking soda for about
> >> an hour. They'll smell like fingers thereafter. Wash with soap and
> >> water normally when the half hour is up.
> >
> >Is it partly the abrasiveness that helps?
> >kili
>
> Hmm, some wear their onion/garlic fingers proudly, as a badge of merit...
yoose
> obviously ain't 'talian.
>
>
> ---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> Sheldon
> ````````````
> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
>

Nope, I'm not. I'm Dutch/German. <smile> To me that constant stale smell
is just overpowering!
kili