What to do if your hands turn black after eating pomegranates

Pomegranate is a very delicious fruit. It not only contains rich vitamins, but eating it regularly can also prevent cancer. However, when eating pomegranates, it is easy to accidentally stain your fingers black. If you want to clean them, you can use vinegar to wash them. Vinegar has a good decontamination effect. There are many benefits of eating pomegranates regularly. Eating some fruits regularly can enhance the body's immunity.

How to wash black fingers after peeling pomegranate

1. Dissolve baking soda in water, then scrub it. After scrubbing, you can rinse it with clean water.

2. Pour a small amount of vinegar on your hands and wash them. Vinegar can help remove stains left by pomegranates. After washing, rinse with clean water.

3. Add appropriate amount of salt to the water, wait for it to dissolve, soak your hands in the salt water for a while, and then rinse with clean water.

4. Cut the white radish into slices and use them to rub your hands. Rubbing for a while can relieve the blackening of your hands, and then wash them with detergent or salt water.

5. Alcohol has a decolorizing effect. If your hands turn black after eating pomegranates, you can try to remove the black stains by rubbing your hands with alcohol.

Why do my hands turn black after eating pomegranates?

Pomegranate contains alkali and pigments that have a dyeing effect

Moreover, the juice in the pomegranate will undergo an oxidation reaction with the oxygen in the air, causing your hands to turn black after eating the pomegranate.

How to avoid black hands when eating pomegranates

After eating pomegranate, your hands will turn black, which is difficult to clean, so it is best to avoid pomegranate stains on your hands as much as possible.

This can be achieved by peeling the pomegranate wearing disposable gloves or peeling it in water.

How to remove pomegranate stains from hands

(1) It is true that your fingers tend to turn yellow when you eat pomegranates, and there may even be stains of pomegranate juice on your fingernails. In fact, the stains on your fingers are mainly the juice from the pomegranate peel. Because the pomegranate peel contains a substance that is difficult to remove, it is difficult to wash it off with water. So you can use some baking soda to wash your hands.

(2) If you don’t have baking soda at home, you can also use vinegar to remove the stains. Pour a small amount of vinegar on your hands and clean the stains under your nails. Vinegar can help remove the stains left by pomegranates. After washing, rinse with clean water.

(3) If you are worried about getting your hands dirty when eating pomegranates, this can actually be prevented by peeling the pomegranates in water so that the juice will not stay on your hands. You can also wear disposable gloves or use a plastic bag to protect your hands when peeling the pomegranates. This will prevent the pomegranate juice from turning your hands yellow.

(4) You can try using alcohol. Alcohol also has a decolorizing effect. The pomegranate juice oxidizes in the air and the color will disappear in a few days.

Warm reminder: In fact, the methods for removing pomegranate stains on hands and clothes are similar. Be careful when eating pomegranates so that the pomegranate juice does not get everywhere. Peeling the pomegranate in water is a good method. Wash the pomegranate, cut it into cold dishes, then use a basin of clean water to peel it directly in the water. After peeling, remove impurities and scoop up the pulp.

(5) The correct way to eat pomegranates can help avoid leaving pomegranate stains on your hands. Please refer to the following for more information on how to eat pomegranates.