Ok I’ve had this “problem” for a while and couldn’t find an answer so although I refrain from posting what I think may be TMI threads, I thought I’d ask the Teeming Masses ™
After “fooling around” with a female I know, my hand smells like her female excretions (if you know what I mean). I’ve tried washing said hand with soap and water but still the scent lingers. While I don’t mind being able to smell the sent because it reminds me of her, I know others don’t want to smell this sent.
I used to worry about that too. The scent comes from the moisture of the area (oversimplfication) so it figures that soap and water wouldn’t help. My suggestion: wash for cleanliness purposes and go on about your business. The smell isn’t is pronounced as you think and it will go away by itself after a few hours at most. YMMV. No one ever said anything to me, nor did I notice any odd looks or faces after I walked by.
Try a soap that’s intended to cut odors. A friend of mine made some glycerin soap with coffee grounds in it, and it cuts most odors. Citrus-scented products might also work. The metal bars that you rub while running cold water over your hands to cut garlic and onion smells might work, too.
Alternately, peel a few garlic cloves and you’ll probably overwhelm the residual odor.
As a last resort, there’s always wearing latex gloves.
Well I’ll tell you I can smell it for three days after the last time I visited her. My father seems to have a knowing look in that eye if he sits next to me at the table when I can still smell the sent, even a day afterwards (although I live at home, my day to day goings mean I don’t see my parents every day) I have gotten strange looks from people I gave money to using that hand.
I’ll try some of that Sun and Earth cleaner my parents have in the kitchen to see if that helps.
I’ve never had this particular problem, but products formualted specifically to remove (not mask) odors like Febreze (available at your supermarket) would seem to be your best bet, however, I don’t know if Febreze can safely be used directly on skin.
Here is their product’s safety sheet
It seems to be non-hazardous to use on skin but read the sheet yourself.
FWIW the alcohol based hand cleaners like Purell or Lubricare etc. are also pretty powerful at removing hand odors and are (IMO) much more effective than soap or detergents.
Try a nail brush, too. I find that odors (well, not those odors, but others) hang on longer if I don’t use a nail brush.
Also, consider that you might be hyper-sensitive to scents, and consequently you might be misinterpreting the looks and reactions of people around you. Probably no one is noticing a thing, and you’re worrying needlessly.
THREE DAYS?
Perhaps the soap and water would be better put to use by HER! :eek:
Could be you are hypersensitive,
could be your friend smells especially strong,
While there most absolutly should be a certain scent to the area in question, an infection would cause a strong and unpleasant smell, might be worth checking out. No, I have no idea how you would broach that question without getting a smack in the chops.
However, there absoloutly should be a distinct scent, I am in no way an advocate of these “sprays” etc I have heard are common usage in USA…
Oops, forgot to say, that I find (when cooking!!) that strong smells are well neutralised by a “metal soap bar”. This is a little block of metal that you can buy for the purpose. Running your hands around the inside of your clean metal sink works just as well. For strong food smells that is.
Mr. Cynical has a point. I’ve never been with a girl who’s smell didn’t cooperate immediately with a little bit a soap and water. Sticking around for three days seems beyond excessive. Does the smell jump out and punch you in the face when you pull her panties down?
i’m really sensitive to smells as well, and while i haven’t had the problem with that particular smell, i’ve noticed that, say, garlic has a tendency to stick on my fingers even if i’ve washed them and taken a shower. here are some suggestiongs:
-lemon (this works really well on lobster, which is a really strong scent)
-water you’ve washed dry rice in (i haven’t tried this, but a cookbook i read suggested it)
now, i realize that food smells are a little different than female smells, but these might be things to try.
i’ve had a similar experience (kinda) - when i have my period, sometimes it has a distinct odor to it that i can smell if i’m just sitting in a chair or something, and i’m paranoid that everyone around me can smell it too. but i’ve actually asked friends before, and apparently they can’t. so maybe you’re dad was reacting to you being out all night?
[weezer]
smell you on my hand for days,
i can’t wash away your scent
[/weezer]
Buy a bottle of Fisherman’s Helper.
When I used to go deep-sea fishing in FL, I used squid as bait. After a day of slicing and handling dead squid, nothing could get that nasty squid-smell off my hands (even gasoline), except Fisherman’s Helper.
Maybe this’ll work for you too.
Well, supposedly washing your hands with a squirt of toothpaste helps when you don’t want your hands to smell like formaldehyde.
Or maybe you can try Summer’s Eve?
Now I know women are meant to smell a bit ‘fishy’ at times…but if I was the GF, I think I’d take Great Offense at the sight of the Fishermans Helper next to the KY on the bedside table…
MannyL , I’ll agree with the others here who suggest that it may only be YOU who can ‘smell’ the lingering fragrance, or if the scent really IS that pronounced, your GF might have a problem.
I don’t know. Different women have different potencies. My current bf has mentioned back in hs being able to smell his x-gf on his hands for days. However, with me, it’s gone in a matter of minutes.
Perhaps she could change her diet? When it comes to men, veggetarians taste better (trust me, I’d know)… so perhaps there’s a certain diet that can make the female excretions less pungent. That’s just a guess though. Good luck!
Are you sure the smell is coming from your fingers? Perhaps you should wash your nose. 
Try this: Wet your fingers and rub them over something stainless steel…the faucet, the sink, etc. If it works for my fingers after I’ve diced garlic, it’ll work for you.
Have you heard the old retort to the question, “What’s that smell?” As a kid we used to say, “It’s your upper lip.”
Seriously, though, are you sure it’s your hand that smells? If your finger routine is followed by placing your face in the, um, “fishy area” maybe it’s a case of not washing your face well enough. In that case, all the hand washing ("Out! Out, damned spot!) won’t solve the problem.
Completely unsubstantiated sorta opinion:
If you’ve ever got warmed up with a woman and smelled the gravy without going there, it’s generally a lot more than she has. In other words, although guys might not be the most sensitive creatures, I’d guess our nostrils are acutely attuned to sniffing out the truth in what might otherwise be a mixed girlie signal scenario (especially with regard to English women…) - I suppose it wouldn’t be unreasonable to think nature/evolution would include that potentiality.
Not sure that helps you a whole lot but ain’t nature grand ?
I also wonder if you may have ‘tuned in’ to this particular scent in ways others – men and women – won’t have. But, again, its just an ‘IMHO’.
As an aside, I recall the report of a good friend who found gusset gravy extremely useful in removing nagging changing-the-car-oil stains…TMI ? I thought so.