How to Remove Citrus Smell From Hands

Enjoy a nice orange as a snack at work, but know that afterwards you must remove the smell from your hands. The citrus smell may offend people you shake hands with at work, so you must learn how to effectively remove the smell.

Things You'll Need

• Baking soda
• Antibacterial soap
• Fragrant soap
• Scented hand lotion

Instructions

1. Sprinkle baking soda on your hands and rub thoroughly. Dust off your hands to remove the excess baking soda.

2. Wash your hands thoroughly with some antibacterial hand soap and water.

3. Repeat Step 2 with a scented soap. This process will remove all but a faint odor of the citrus smell. Normal wear through the day will finish the job.

4. Apply hand lotion to eliminate any lingering odors. The scent of the lotion will overwhelm the citrus smell on your hands.

Tips & Warnings

• Try washing your hands with Boraxo or using it when you clean your kitchen. It has absolutely no scent and will get rid of citrus odors you don't want.

• Citrus smell is not necessarily a bad thing, since many cleaners add orange or lemon juice scent to their cleaners. The pleasing aroma means that an area is clean when most people smell it. Therefore, people may just think you use a citrus scented soap.

Resources

• Buy Boraxo cleanser from Amazon.com.