How do you get rid of "yellow fingers"?

the_syco · 28-11-2010 03:41AM #1

As the title says, how do you get rid of "yellow fingers"? Is there any special soaps, or home-made recipes that have worked for you? Have a partial yellow finger which I'd like to see cleaned.

smog · 28-11-2010 03:45AM

bleach (diluted) and a nail brush.
Be careful with bleach though ...

tommylimerick · 28-11-2010 05:44PM

not certain
but would a lemon work??

lord lucan · 28-11-2010 11:45PM

Toothpaste is quite effective i find.:)

rubadub · 29-11-2010 06:54PM

Jif, or whatever its called now, any similar cream cleaner. The toothpaste would be a milder abrasive, same sort of idea.

A pumice stone might do it too, or a plastic pot scourer.

RMD · 05-12-2010 06:22PM

I've heard lemon juice before, the guy who told me was one of these lads who has a working solution for everything so I'd trust it to a certain degree.

stevejr · 05-12-2010 09:34PM

Mix some salt and and a tea-spoon full of tooth whitener toothpaste.

Steep your fingers in water as hot you can bare for 2 mins to soften the skin.
Then use the mixture along with a hard brissled tooth-brush to scrub the yellow areas.

Works for me.

Oh_Noes · 09-12-2010 12:27AM

Bleach is your only man, I would advise washing your hands in it once a day at low dilution to prevent the yellowing. Or else you'll have to use it once a week in high concentration.

Carl.Gustav · 10-12-2010 12:42AM

If the smoke doesn't pass over your fingers you won't get stained, watch how you hold the cigarette and just ensure the tip is above your fingers,

it's not a biggie

OldGoat · 10-12-2010 09:53AM

Prevention is better then cure so use a cigarette holder.
Now before you go off sniggering about how effete it seems think about some of the benifits of using a holder.
For rollie smokers you can get a holder with replacable charcole filters.
You can get flavoured filters.
You can get non filtered.
It keeps your fingers clean.
It helps reduce both tooth and whisker staining.

It could be the bling of your smoking accoutrements. Brass Zippo, silver tobacco/ciggy case, silver skins case, 4" ebony holder. Suave.

rubadub · 10-12-2010 12:41PM

OldGoat wrote: »

Now before you go off sniggering about how effete it seems think about some of the benifits of using a holder.

Now the yellow fingers are cured I need advice on covering up the black eye that some scumbag will give me

Off to the fashion & appearance forum!

gondorff · 11-12-2010 02:41AM

Throw away the fags and never smoke again, your fingers will be clean in a few days.

Spoiler

If only it were that easy:mad:

gigawatt · 11-12-2010 02:49AM

just get an emery board/nail file and gently buff the yellow patch away. works perfectly, no hassel with bleach, lemons soaking etc

My.testicals · 12-12-2010 10:31PM

I second the toothpaste.

kieran1141 · 19-12-2010 01:37PM

washing powder very small drop of water and scrub for 30 seconds, used to do the trick for me, 4 years off them next may 40 a day for 32 years and still love to smell them.

irelandspurs · 19-12-2010 01:40PM

cilit bang

face1990 · 22-12-2010 12:50AM

OldGoat wrote: »

Prevention is better then cure so use a cigarette holder.

Do many places sell cigarette holders? I've always wanted to pick up a cheap one, partly for the novelty of it!

OldGoat · 22-12-2010 09:51AM

I see plenty at antique fairs and boot sales and second hand shops. Picked up two for a friend -one made of ivory and the other was one of the long 12" wimminz Hollywood style - for €5.00 each.

New ones with filter systems are available online though truth be told I've never looked for them in tobacconists.

the_syco · 28-12-2010 05:36PM

face1990 wrote: »

Do many places sell cigarette holders? I've always wanted to pick up a cheap one, partly for the novelty of it!

Don't get a cheapo one, as the springs are usually fairly useless, and thus they don't hold your pre-rolled that well.

DublinWriter · 28-12-2010 05:45PM

Swarfega.

Genius147 · 04-01-2011 12:34AM

Try Brilo Pads for removing tobacco stains from fingers.Try to get the original Brillo Pads as they have some sort of pink stuff which works best.

reddevilfan · 02-02-2011 01:14AM

I agree with the bleach, cant beat good old domestos fast and quick..

Dr. Jonathan Crane · 02-02-2011 02:10PM

I've never gotten yellow fingers and I've smoked for a few years.

As another poster said, just watch how you hold it

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