The proverbial "old wives" have led generations of people to believe that bathing in tomato juice will get rid of skunk smell, but experts say this isn’t true. The theory behind using tomato ...

Sadly, the bit of folklore telling you to wash everything skunked in tomato juice is incorrect. If only it were that easy! Skunk spray has organic chemical compounds in it called thiols ...

Debunking Popular Remedies First up is tomato juice, which is often the first suggestion for getting rid of skunk odor. The idea is that the strong smell of tomato juice can mask the skunk's scent.

The proverbial "old wives" have led generations of people to believe that bathing in tomato juice will get rid of skunk smell, but experts say this isn’t true. The theory behind using tomato juice on ...

Also, skunk spray smells worse when it gets wet. A tomato-juice bath was the traditional remedy for a spraying, and I can tell you firsthand it was worthless. All tomato juice does is mask the ...

So, question: What's the first thing you'd turn to remove the smell, should you or a pet get doused in the fine, fine stench of a skunk? Most people will turn to tomato juice or even canned tomatoes.

Sadly, the bit of folklore telling you to wash everything skunked in tomato juice is incorrect. If only it were that easy! Skunk spray has organic chemical compounds in it called thiols, and tomato ...