Stainless steel soap

Stainless steel soap

A stainless steel soap is a piece of stainless steel, usually in the shape of a soap bar. Its advertised purpose is to neutralize or reduce strong odors from the hands, present from handling odorous ingredients such as garlic, onion or fish.[1]

Stainless steel soap

The stainless steel soap has been discussed on the American radio station NPR. A professor emeritus of chemistry conducted a home self-experiment and did not notice any effect.[2] A theory has been proposed that these soaps work by binding the sulfur compounds of onions and garlic, thereby removing their scent.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Helmenstine, Anne Marie. "How Does Stainless Steel Remove Odors?". About.com. http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/blstainlessodor.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 
  2. ^ "Does a Bit of Steel Get Rid of That Garlic Smell?", Science out of the box (National Public Radio), 2006-11-11, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6473350 
  3. ^ How Does Stainless Steel Remove Odors?, About.com, http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/blstainlessodor.htm 



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