Lemon Juice should do the trick.
It's the citrus acid in it that removes the stains.
I used to work with a lot of mahogany that turned my hands purple.
It works for me,
Jerry

"Clemens" wrote in message
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I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
tannin in walnut's shell.

Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
hands ?

I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.

Thank you.

I've used WD40 to remove various stains. Works well on removing grease
from automotive work as well.. It may work for you, spray it on, scrub,
wash with soap.

-astria

Jerald Houk wrote:
Lemon Juice should do the trick.
It's the citrus acid in it that removes the stains.
I used to work with a lot of mahogany that turned my hands purple.
It works for me,
Jerry

"Clemens" wrote in message
...

I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
tannin in walnut's shell.

Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
hands ?

I tried with acetone, alcohol, lighter fuel, paint thiner, windex,
washing soap, laundry detergent, but it didn't help.

Thank you.

In article ,
says...
I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
tannin in walnut's shell.

Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
hands ?


You're not going to believe this, and I don't know if the product is
still on the market with the same formula, but a friend of mine had the
same problem several years ago and got the stain off with Purify
mouthwash!

Have you tried lemon juice?.
Hotfoot.

"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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: In article ,
: says...
: I was picking and halving walnuts, and my hands got dark brown from
: tannin in walnut's shell.
:
: Please, is there any effective agent to remove dark stains off the
: hands ?
:
:
: You're not going to believe this, and I don't know if the product is
: still on the market with the same formula, but a friend of mine had the
: same problem several years ago and got the stain off with Purify
: mouthwash!