Gasoline on your hands? Yikes! Whether you’re often fiddling with things under the hood or you have a little spill at the pump, it’s a smell you don’t want to linger. But don’t worry – here’s help.

The basics start with soap. It may be enough for a small issue, but try a gritty soap for a more in-grained odor. If you don’t have a gritty soap, you can use coffee grounds to make your hands smell fresh and clean.

Here are a few tips and tricks to get rid of the gas.

1. Get the soap under your fingernails and into the knuckles, where skin folds can trap dirt and odor.
2. Work the soap or anti-grease detergent into your skin while it’s dry, using a nail brush on your nails.
3. Rinse well with water and dry with a towel.

If there’s still an odor of gas on your hands, you’ll need to pull out the big guns: a mechanic’s soap that’s specially designed to get rid of grease, grime, and oil. Remember that you’ll need to wash your hands with regular soap after using this harsher formula.

Home remedies for getting gas off your hands can work well. You may have what you need to get rid of the smell right in your cupboards. Here are some tips for homemade hand-cleanser:

1. Make a paste of baking soda and vinegar.
2. Slice a lemon in half and rub it over your hands, getting it into all the folds and your nails.
3. Use eucalyptus in the same way you’d use the lemon halves, thoroughly reaching all the nooks and crannies.
4. Raid your laundry room and mix a small bit of the detergent you’d use on your clothes with some water.
5. Rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball can do the trick, too.

No matter what method you use to cleanse your hands, it’s crucial that you rinse them thoroughly with clean water when you’re done.