6 Effective Ways To Remove Icky Garlic Smell From Your Hands I absolutely love garlic and use it all the time in my cooking. If you are a garlic lover like me, I’m sure you are also familiar with “ garlic hands ”. That stubborn garlicky smell on your hands comes from sulfur molecules in the garlic and when you chopped them, you release the sulfur molecules. As much as I love garlic, honestly, it’s a love-hate relationship. There are times when the potent odor on my hands lingers days even after vigorous hand-washing. Not sexy at all. So I would understand if most of us don’t want a whiff of that garlicky smell when we are applying face cream or putting our glasses on. Surprisingly, it’s quite easy to get rid of the garlic smell on your hands. Here’s how. Garlic Removal Tip 1: Coffee Grounds Coffee grounds are known as odor absorbers and work as an exfoliator to remove the garlic or onion smell from your hands. All you have to do is pour a spoonful of co...