How to Get the Gasoline Smell Off Your Hands (and Why Soap Alone Fails)

You filled the mower, the nozzle dripped, and now your hands…

How to Get Ink Off Skin (Ballpoint, Gel, Fountain Pen, Printer and Toner)

A pen leaks in a pocket, a cartridge splits while you…

How to Get Fake Tan Off Your Hands (and Self-Tanner Off Skin)

The body looks fine. The hands are the giveaway: orange knuckles,…

How to Get Epoxy Off Skin (Wet, Cured, and the Rash That Comes Later)

Epoxy on skin arrives in one of two states, and they…

How to Get Permanent Marker Off Skin (and Whether It Is Dangerous)

A toddler found a Sharpie and decorated both forearms. Or you…

How to Get Spray Paint Off Skin (and When It Is an Emergency)

You were spraying a chair leg in the garden, or touching…

How to Get Lash Glue Off Skin (and Why Acetone Is Never the Answer)

There is a hard, shiny line of glue along your lash…

How to Get Tree Sap Off Skin (and the Sap That Burns a Day Later)

You brushed against a pine trunk, or carried the Christmas tree…

How to Get Tar Off Skin (and When It Is Actually a Burn)

You walked across a freshly sealed car park in flip-flops, or…

How to Get Henna Off Skin (and Why It Takes So Long)

The wedding was lovely, the design was beautiful, and now it…

How to Get Gorilla Glue Off Skin and Hands

You reached for the acetone, held it against the patch for…

How to Get Wax Off Skin Without Taking Skin With It

The strip came off, most of the hair came with it,…