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BB on 10/08/2010 - 12:42 ozstock.com.au (679 clicks)

Imagine a bar of soap that never runs out…

The Incredible Stainless Steel Soap is a novel way to eliminate persistent food smells from your fingers. Beautifully engineered, this sleek-textured stainless steel soap bar is easy to use, never wears out and requires no special cleaning or treatment - just use it like a bar of ordinary soup! A modern accessory for anyone who loves cooking, it removes the strong odors of garlic, fish, onion and more and is a boon for the modern kitchen.

Features:

  • Rub soap in your hands under cold water like any other soap
  • Use alone with water to clear odors on your hands
  • Wash right after working with odor-intense foods
  • Shape is comfortable in your hand with an easy-hold grip
  • Sits neatly in its own suction mount holder
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  • portmac on 10/08/2010 - 13:17
    +2

    ~$2.10 delivered (without holder):

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Stainless-Steel-Soap-Kitchen-Bar-Elim…

    That said, washing your hands with a stainless steel spoon has the same end result (albeit less comfortable).

    • Horizon on 10/08/2010 - 13:19
      +2

      …washing your hands with a stainless steel spoon has the same end result (albeit less comfortable)

      But elsewhere, at least you can get into those hard-to-clean, nooks & crannies.

    • lbft on 10/08/2010 - 14:02

      I've seen them in Kmart for a couple of dollars too.

  • Horizon on 10/08/2010 - 13:17
    +1

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12074

    USD $3.45 - close, but no cigar…curse you eBay!

    • portmac on 10/08/2010 - 13:19

      LOL!

  • seboya on 10/08/2010 - 13:30
    +6

    "… just use it like a bar of ordinary soup!"

    Mmmmmm, soup bars…

    • casey2 on 10/08/2010 - 15:10

      Uncle Campbells?

  • Timski on 10/08/2010 - 13:32

    Anyone confirm if these actually do anything?

    • Horizon on 10/08/2010 - 13:36
      +1

      I had one (lost now) and it seemed to work OK, however you can work soap (and soup) around a lot easier of course.

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/08/2010 - 14:36

      When handling seafood etc I'll rub my hands on the metal sink or faucet and it does the trick :)

  • WaywardOne on 10/08/2010 - 13:35

    Is it just an exfoliating thing? How does it actually CLEAN your hands? If it offers no disease-killing features, it really shouldn't be called soap

    • nulled on 10/08/2010 - 13:39
      +1

      Not all soap kill all diseases.

    • lbft on 10/08/2010 - 14:00
      +2

      Stainless steel gets rid of some smells from your hands, like onion or garlic. There's speculation that it does it by providing a reaction site or by catalysing some reaction, although I don't think anyone's done a rigorous scientific study on it so shrug. It does seem to work, although as said above any stainless steel thing (like a spoon) will provide the same result.

      It's not "cleaning" in the sense that it's not killing bacteria, but it is removing (and not masking) a smell which is, I think, within most peoples' definition of it.

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/08/2010 - 14:41
        +1

        with regards to the lack of scientific investigation, all I know, from a sample of about 3 people is, handling seafood, then trying to wash off the smell with soap doesn't seem to work. Rubbing the hands against our metal sink or faucet though, possibly with water, does get rid of the smell. (Mindful not to knock loose the faucet or something)

  • weezlebub on 10/08/2010 - 14:25
    +1

    or you could just use stainless steel wool … that'll get those hard to reach spots

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/08/2010 - 14:37

      In case anyone is unaware, weezlebub is making a joke :P

  • superkieu on 10/08/2010 - 14:37

    Bought it last year and tried it myself.
    it's pretty good for reducing fish/seafood smell on your hands.
    It would reduce about 70% of the bad smell.
    (no smell right after you wash your hand, 5 minutes later, about 30% smell come back :) )

    have to say, it feel like magic the first time I tried it.
    the novelty factor wears off soon after but still pretty fun to use.

    This won't clean your hand. You still need regular soap for that.

  • greenzeto on 10/08/2010 - 15:31

    A stainless steel soap is a piece of stainless steel, usually in the shape of a soap bar. Its purpose is to neutralize or reduce strong odours from the hands, present from handling odorous ingredients such as garlic, onion or fish.[1] The shape of a soap bar is merely ergonomic and decorative; in reality, any piece of stainless steel, such as a spoon, can be used for the same purpose.

    • blitz on 10/08/2010 - 17:56
      +7

      Copied from Wikipedia? Zero marks. See me after class.

      • Cripto on 10/08/2010 - 22:39

        Don't you know Wikipedia is an academic source?

        • scrimshaw on 10/08/2010 - 23:24

          Copying from Wikipedia usually nets you an insta-fail, not just in uni but also in high school

  • Click_It on 10/08/2010 - 16:02

    Rubbing your hands with stainless steel, this just sounds so silly to me.

    My hand wash pump bottle works just fine and I have confidence my hands are clean after wards.

    • insanityrules on 10/08/2010 - 17:18

      as a few people said - it's not for cleaning your hands - it is for getting rid of the smell of onions etc. I've had one for years.
      If you wet it and rub it under your eyes it also stops the stinging from the onion juice ;-)

      • anthony on 10/08/2010 - 18:15
        +1

        Water alone will remove the stinging.

        The sting is caused from the sulphur in a gas released by onions turning into sulphuric acid once it comes into contact with the water in your eyes.

        If you are using the wet stainless steel soap all it is doing is bringing water to your eyes to reduce the sulphuric acid. Wetting your hands and rubbing your eyes will do the same thing.

    • anthony on 10/08/2010 - 18:11
      -1

      You still use soap
      The stainless steel soap is supposed to react with some things which cause a smell and remove them

  • happykamper on 10/08/2010 - 23:54

    If anything, this thing will prob just collect germs over time (I know its already been stated not to "clean" hands).

    • anthony on 11/08/2010 - 00:19

      Germs will not build up, they need things to live and a cold piece of steel is not one of them.

      Ever notice how hospitals and commercial kitchens have lots of stainless steel surfaces?
      That is because it is very hard for things to stick to stainless steel and there are also some antibacterial properties associated with stainless steel.

      If that is still a concern then use it with soap (which i think people will) so the soap can kill anything sitting on the stainless steel surface.

      • scrimshaw on 11/08/2010 - 15:56

        there are also some antibacterial properties associated with stainless steel.

        A stainless steel pair of scissors or forceps will still need sterilisation before and after use.

        There's nothing antibacterial about stainless steel. It's just a solid surface, which is harder to have germs to stick on, but it doesn't mean they will die within minutes / hours of touching it.

        Bacteria can create biofilm — a large colony of bacteria they can thrive on for long periods of time no matter what surface they're attached to.
        So even a stainless steel bench or kitchen sink, will need to be dried regularly and kept clean.

        so the soap can kill anything

        Again, wrong, your everyday normal household soap doesn't kill germs, it only removes dirt.

        What kills the germs is the 60c+ hot water and detergent you use to wash the dishes with.
        Normal hand soap, (unless they're the anti-bacterial type used in hospitals) will not kill germs either.

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