Getting rid of the smell of silage of your hands

[FE35]

Has anyone any tips on getting rid of the silage stink off your hands? Normally make hay but crap weather meant silage was only option. Filled some feeders tonight & even I think I stink! My wife's not impressed & I can't imagine my work colleagues tomorrow will be either! (Work in an office!)
So far swarfega/ normal soap/ old fashioned carbolic & mint shower gel hasn't done the trick....

 

[Mum]

Try damping your hands then scrubbing them with bicarb?

 

[Bury the Trash]

Has anyone any tips on getting rid of the silage stink off your hands? Normally make hay but crap weather meant silage was only option. Filled some feeders tonight & even I think I stink! My wife's not impressed & I can't imagine my work colleagues tomorrow will be either! (Work in an office!)
So far swarfega/ normal soap/ old fashioned carbolic & mint shower gel hasn't done the trick....

Diesel works quite well .....

 

[dazza b]

Dettol gets rid if all bad smells it's tried and tested. Fill sink with water slosh dettol in and put hands to soak in it or if really bad get in the bath!

 

[Flossie]

Lemon juice?
Our vet calved a rotten calf a couple of years ago, and washed her arms in cold water. The reason being that warm water opens the pores and the stink sinks in!!
I haven't found anything, tbh I think it's best to avoid warming up anywhere that isn't agricultural

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Dad used Nulon hand cream before church on Sunday, cant you wear those disposable gloves

 

[landslave the 2nd]

Was a post last year about barrier cream put on b4 going outside........anyone got a link or remember it

 

[DrDunc]

Put on gloves before handling

 

[Ballygreenan]

Calf a cow, birthing fluids get rid of silage smell like nothing else!

 

[Flossie]

Dad used Nulon hand cream before church on Sunday, cant you wear those disposable gloves

Not sure about silage, but they only dull the smell of week old afterbirth (cows!)

 

[Courier]

I always found that a session kneading dough worked well for me....

 

[Flossie]

I always found that a session kneading dough worked well for me....

My mum always says there's nothing like making pastry for cleaning your hands up

 

[Dr. Alkathene]

Those metal bars of soap, someone on here recommended them when I first joined. Dunno how they work, but they do.

 

[FE35]

Thanks all I'll give the suggestions a go except for the calving fluids. Your right about the gloves, I'll wear them in the future, just never thought it would stick so much - this must of been a ripe bale!

 

[neilo]

Put on gloves before handling

Use a decent barrier cream before going out. Even keeps that 'stinky, rotten lamb' smell from getting in your pores and keeps your hands from chapping too.

I have been using Demashield for several years and would highly recommend it.

 

[Thick Farmer]

Swan Vestas.

 

[Alicecow]

Those metal bars of soap, someone on here recommended them when I first joined. Dunno how they work, but they do.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I'm the biggest sceptic, but I got one from amazon and they really do work. Dunelm sell them too.
Wash hands with soap, rinse then use metal soap bar, then soap again,
Or soap, rinse, soap and metal soap together.
Hands smell kind of lemony afterwards.

 

[glow worm]

local swimming pool = lily white hands and smelling of hypo!

 

[jondear]

As said disposable gloves

 

[Kevtherev]

Dairy hypochlorite and water