How to Get Rid of Garlic Smell

If you are a fan of garlic you may also be concerned about the potential problem of garlic breath, or of the scent of garlic emanating from your pores. This is a problem that occurs very commonly and many people often wonder how to get rid of garlic smell once they have eaten it.

When you consume garlic, it is broken down within your digestive system and a gas called Allyl Methyl Sulphide (AMS) is released. This gas cannot pass through your digestive tract and leave the body in the usually way. Therefore it passes into the blood stream and from there it can leave the body in two ways. Firstly, it can pass into the lungs, and hence into the breath. It travels upwards into the mouth and results in bad breath or halitosis. The presence of the AMS gas in your lungs will also cause you to belch, releasing a cloud of this gas, which carries with it a very strong odour. It is therefore important for you to know how to get rid of garlic smell in your breath.

The other method through which the AMS gas exits your body is through your skin, i.e. through the pores. This means that the scent of garlic will emanate from you, and that people around you will be able to detect it. As many people find garlic odour anathema to them, you should try to find out how to get rid of garlic smell in your body also.

There is a lot of advice on how to get rid of garlic smell in your breath. You can chew herbs such as parsley and basil, which can help to reduce the effects of the AMS gas on your breath. These herbs are best eaten after you have had some garlic. You can also chew cardamom seeds when you are trying to work out how to get rid of garlic smell. These seeds have a strong and pervasive odour also, but the majority of people find them less offensive than garlic. You can also drink milk while you are eating garlic. So far this has been found to be the most effective way of getting rid of garlic smell.

There is also advice on how to get rid of garlic smell in the body. You can try a strong perfume, which can mask the smell. Rubbing alcohol will have the same effect. You should also try to avoid any strenuous activity when you are around others for a few days after you have eaten garlic, as sweating will release additional gas from your pores. In the same way, taking a sauna can also get rid of the garlic in your skin, as the heat in the sauna will extract most of it from your pores. Another natural but effective means of removing garlic smell from your skin is to bathe in lemon juice.