Science Behind Stainless Steel Getting rid of Garlic Smell...

This works for me. I have read things saying it did not work for others, but it worked so well, that I used to just rub my hands on my stainless steel sink--i never bought the "bar" for this...

But Why? Can anyone direct me to someplace scientific that explains this?

Thanks.

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The iron atoms of the stainless steel chelate (coordinate-bond) to the major organic compounds in the juice of the garlic responsible for "that garlic smell".

Iron atoms are very, very good at this. Haemoglobin (the protein that delivers oxygen to our body cells) is one such compound--four iron atoms coordinate-bonded to the globin protein reversibly coordinate-bind to oxygen molecules, and carries them through our bloodstream.

Most likely the iron atoms of the stainless steel sink bind to the aromatic garlic compounds--and thus pull them from your skin so that they're held in the sink. You of course don't smell them there, as nobody goes around sticking their heads into the sink, sniffing closely at the metal to see if it's absorbed food odors.

-Paul W.

Thanks for that little chemistry lesson, Paul. I appreciate it...

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