Effective ways to remove the smell of onions after eating, from the body, dishes from the room

Onions are a tasty and healthy product, but if used raw, they inevitably leave behind a specific smell. The aroma can come not only from the mouth, but “stick” to the skin of the hands, hair, clothes, and even fill the entire room. Sometimes you can be patient, waiting for the smell to disappear on its own, but in some situations, the aroma needs to be eliminated urgently, and without resorting to such cardinal methods as taking a bath or washing clothes. Expertology Specialists We have prepared for you some simple and effective methods that will help you quickly deal with the problem.

How to get rid of onion smell coming from the mouth

Here are some methods to get rid of the unpleasant smell and taste of onions in your mouth after eating:

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   Brush your teeth. It is advisable to use a “vigorous” mint toothpaste. And process not only the teeth, but also the tongue, gums, the inner surface of the cheeks. To enhance the effect, also clean the interdental gaps with a floss, then rinse your mouth with a special rinse.

2. 
   Rinse your mouth. Chlorophyllipt, diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 3. Just be careful not to accidentally swallow the liquid.

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   Drink a glass of fresh milk + rinse your mouth with it. EThis product has properties to neutralize foreign odors.

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   Eat one orange, chew some zest (do not forget to wash the citrus thoroughly before doing this). You can also consolidate the effect by drinking freshly squeezed orange, or better, lemon juice.

5. 
   Make a mouthwash with bay leaf infusion. Take a few dried leaves, pour boiling water (200 ml.), Cover the glass with a lid, let cool and brew for 1 hour. Rinse your mouth several times.

6. 
   eat nuts. If you have a sachet of peanuts or roasted almonds (including gozinaki) on hand, eat some to cover up the onion smell and aftertaste.

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   Eat fresh sorrel. Be sure to wash the leaves before using them. Sorrel contains a natural acid that perfectly neutralizes onion odor molecules. If for some reason you do not want to use this plant, just squeeze its juice, dilute it slightly with water and rinse your mouth.

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   Drink a cup of strong black coffee or chew on natural coffee beans. Chewing grains not only deodorizes the mouth, but also stimulates the salivation process, so that the smell is “washed off” faster.

Also, in order to remove the smell of onions from the mouth, you can chew fresh mint leaves. In this case, there will be a double effect — fresh breath and benefits for the body, as this plant invigorates, relieves stress, positively affects the digestive tract and helps to reduce body weight.

How to remove onion smell from hair

There is only one way to quickly remove the unpleasant smell of onions from the hair if it is absorbed during cooking or eating without washing your hair — to cover this aroma with another, more pronounced and pleasant one. You can use hairspray, but your own perfume or essential oil is better (as an option — lemon, orange, lavender). We spray an odorous agent on the hair, put on a light hat, tie a scarf, bandana or wrap our head with a towel. And in this form we spend 30-60 minutes.

If the smell of onion remained on the hair after some cosmetic procedures were carried out (a mask was made, for example), it will not be so easy to remove it. The aroma strongly impregnates the tissues of the head — hair, skin, to remove it, you need to take drastic measures. Usually strong organic odors are absorbed by weakened, depleted, porous hair. And healthy ones after procedures with onions do not exude an unpleasant odor, but masks with such an ingredient are rarely made on healthy hair.

The easiest way to solve the problem is to wash your hair several times with shampoo, rinse with vinegar, use the detergent again. If this method does not help, you can make a mask with components that will help remove the smell of onions. It is recommended to use one of the following recipes:

1. Mix two chicken yolks with five tablespoons of honey and five drops of any essential oil. Apply to hair for one hour, rinse, rinse with fresh lemon juice.

2. We take a spoonful of colorless henna, the same amount of cosmetic clay and dry mustard, dilute it with kefir or sour cream to the consistency of a plastic gruel. Add a few drops of essential oil. Apply to hair for an hour, rinse, rinse with vinegar or lemon juice.

3. Mix in equal parts chicken yolks, honey, cognac and lemon juice. For smell, you can add essential oil of lemon or other citrus. Apply for an hour, wash off.

To enhance the effect of these saving masks, while the product is on your hair, put a plastic bag on your head and wrap a towel on top.

How to remove the smell of onion from the skin of the hands

Sometimes just washing your hands with soap does not help get rid of the lingering onion smell. What can be done in this situation:

1. We prepare liquid soap / gel and some kind of mild abrasive in advance. If liquid soap is not at hand, grate a small piece of bar detergent on a fine kitchen grater for vegetables, pour a small amount of warm water, mix. In 15 minutes, you will have hand washing gel. As a soft abrasive, you can take Extra fine salt, soda, coffee grounds, tea leaves, sugar, chopped oatmeal, chopped orange, lime, lemon zest (or a little bit of everything).

2. We mix the soap base and abrasive, start cleaning the skin before the salt or sugar, soda (if they are present in the composition) dissolve.

3. Carefully rub the mixture into the skin of the hands, paying special attention to the fingertips that have come into contact with raw onions. To enhance the effect, you can use a soft brush (or an old toothbrush).

4. Leave the mixture on the skin for a few minutes, rinse with cool water.

Also, the following methods will help to remove the smell of onions from the skin of the hands:

1. Take a slice of lemon in your hands and rub it with your fingers. Make such movements as if you were washing your hands, let the lemon juice cover the entire surface of the palms. Leave on for 3 minutes, rinse your hands with cool water.

2. Wash your hands with soap and water, take a piece of a raw potato and rub its juice on the spots on your skin that give off an unpleasant onion smell.

3. Rub a few fresh mint leaves with your fingers.

To avoid such a problem in the future as the smell of onions from your hands after cooking, cut the vegetable with rubber gloves. Or at least rinse your hands with cold water before cooking, the pores of the skin will narrow and the epidermis will not absorb the onion flavor too much.

How to remove onion smell from dishes and kitchen appliances

Usually, the kitchen board on which it is cut is most affected by the ingrained smell of onions. And it does not matter what material it is made of (except glass, which is not susceptible to food odors). If made of plastic, onion juice penetrates into small cracks from cuts, and the unpleasant aroma lasts for a long time. If the board is wooden, this is even worse, since even the densest and strongest wood perfectly absorbs vegetable juice with all its flavors. Therefore, let’s start with how to remove the smell of onions from a cutting board, here are a few ways:

1. Rinse the product under cold running water using a stiff bristled brush.

2. Take equal proportions of salt and soda, add a few teaspoons of lemon juice, mix. Before the loose ingredients have time to dissolve in the citrus juice, apply the mixture to the entire surface of the board and begin to rub it with a brush. Make circular motions as if you are polishing the surface. Rinse the cutting board with plenty of cool running water.

3. Wash the board with detergent (preferably liquid laundry soap or soap shavings dissolved in water). Then rinse the surface with table vinegar, rinse the product.

4. Moisten the board with water (copiously), apply dry mustard to the surface, rub it with a sponge or brush, rinse with water.

5. Pour abundantly over the already washed board with an aqueous solution of citric acid. We take the proportions “by eye”, for one glass of water a few teaspoons of powder. Leave on for 5-10 minutes, then rinse thoroughly under the tap.

If the smell of onions has ingrained into other wooden or plastic kitchen utensils (dishes, for example), simply soak them for 30 minutes in a solution prepared according to one of the above recipes. In order for the solution to completely cover the products, they can be placed in a large container and pressed with some kind of load. If the dishes / kitchen utensils are made of glass, ceramics, steel, covered with enamel, it is very easy to eliminate the onion smell — just wash the products with detergent in cool water.

How to remove the smell of onions in the room (room, kitchen, apartment)

The smell of onions can remain in the room after cooking for two reasons. The first is that a large amount of this vegetable was used during cooking, the room simply smelled of it literally “through”. In this case, you can: wash the dishes that were used in the cooking process; ventilate the room by opening the window for 15-30 minutes; turn on a fan for better air circulation. It is recommended to close the door to the room so that the unpleasant odor does not spread to other rooms.

The second reason for the persistent smell of onions is that after cooking, a cut onion remained on the table, which was not covered by anything. Onion smell molecules are very volatile, it is enough to leave half of the vegetable cut up for 10 minutes so that the whole room is saturated with a specific aroma. And airing in this case may not be effective at all until the hostess “packs” the onion and puts it in the refrigerator. But even after that, it is not easy to cope with the smell of onions. What can be done in such a situation, in addition to the standard ventilation of the room:

1. Take a spray bottle, pour water into it and add a few drops of any essential oil. The smell of onion is well camouflaged and interrupted by the smell of lemon or any coniferous aroma.

2. Put a saucepan of water on the stove, put in it a few slices of an orange with a peel, a lemon, a couple of heads of dried cloves or a few mint leaves, drip essential oil, etc. Bring to a boil, let the steam fill the room and displace, drown out, camouflage the smell of onions.

In general, you can use any pleasant-smelling substances to achieve the desired effect, boil a vanilla stick or a few pinches of cinnamon, for example, it depends on your imagination and the products that are on hand.

Useful information on the topic

So that the smell of onions that remain in the mouth for a long time, corrode the eyes, remains on the hands, hair, kitchen utensils and in the room after cooking, no longer bother you, follow the recommendations of experienced housewives and professional chefs:

1. When cutting onions, do not forget to wear gloves. You can use thin disposable polyethylene products that are removed and thrown away immediately after cutting vegetables.

2. If possible, protect your wood or plastic board by chopping onions on it. For this purpose, you can put clean paper under the vegetable or wrap the board with several layers of thin cling film.

3. From the pungent smell of onions, from which tears appear in the eyes, any impromptu respirator will help, even a regular bandage on the nose and mouth. To protect your eyes from caustic fumes, you can wear glasses, including sunglasses.

4. So that the knife does not smell like onions, first hold it under a stream of ice water, then grease it with vegetable oil.

5. During meals, it is recommended to first eat dishes that contain fresh onions, and then enjoy other dishes. Thus, the food that will be eaten after the onion will kill its taste and smell.

6. If the onion itself smells very strongly, you can reduce the severity of the aroma by dousing the vegetable with boiling water or immersing it in an aqueous solution of table vinegar for 15 minutes.

7. If after cooking you have a half of an unused onion left, do not leave it on the table. Be sure to wrap with cling film or put in a small container with a tight-fitting lid, put in the refrigerator, otherwise the smell will fill the entire room in a matter of minutes.

These simple tips will help you enjoy dishes with fresh onions and at the same time not suffer from the unpleasant smell that penetrates the skin, hair and fills any room.