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So does that mean these steel inox "soap bars" for getting the (cooking) smells off your hands actually work? I told my girlfriend that they did not work... Bu
by ojosilva 6y ago
So does that mean these steel inox "soap bars" for getting the (cooking) smells off your hands actually work?
I told my girlfriend that they did not work... But maybe I was wrong, the OP talks about the catalytic effect of some metals reacting with the oils in your hand or food traces.
- qlm 6y agoThey've always worked for me. I was pretty surprised that rubbing a bit of metal was more effective than soap at getting smells off my hands.
- ZeljkoS 6y agoFrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel_soap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel_soap: "The aim of the stainless steel soap is to then bind to the sulfur molecules, thus removing them and the associated smell from the hands. However, scientific evidence of the efficacy of these soaps appears lacking."
- askvictor 6y agoYep, they work. You can also use a spoon.
- yosamino 6y agoI cut garlic with my chef's knive, for the added benefit of being able to use the large blade area of the knive to wash my hands with afterwards. Works really well to get the smell off and "I wash myself with a knive" has a pretty good ring to it.
- raverbashing 6y agoI wonder what kind of degradation this might have over the sink metal (probably very minor, still...)
- refurb 6y agoYes they work. As a chemist, sulfur compounds tend to bind quite tightly with metals. We actually have to look out for this with metal catalysts, as trace sulfur impurities can kill a reaction. It’s called “poisoning” which gives you an idea how tightly they bind.
- FriedrichN 6y agoYes they work, but I just rub my hands on the faucet as I'm washing my hands. That'll fix those onion fingers and save space in the kitchen.
- xondono 6y agoIt’s a question of what “actually work” means, because if your purpose is getting your hands clean, you’ll be doing a very bad job.