There’s a sting in the tale of every fishy story. A blissful dayspent on the river or lake with rod, bait and groundbait can oftenleave hands smelling distinctively of fish, maggots and all sorts ofstrong bait flavours.

The most effective way of removing the odour, so say the makers ofLava, as well as any slimy residue, is with this revolutionary newheavy-duty hand cleaner that is “certain to become every fisherman’snew best friend”.

Lava, from the makers of WD-40, can remove even the most stubbornground-in dirt, stains and smells caused by handling oil, fish baitsand flavours and groundbaits – common hazards after a day on thewaterside. But whilst other hand cleaners can leave skin feeling dryin order to remove stubborn dirt, Lava has added moisturisers sohands are left feeling soft and in excellent condition.

With Lava Liquid Hand Cleaner no tell-tale traces will be left.It’s also an indispensable cleaner for all those household, motoringand gardening jobs.

Lava Liquid hand Cleaner is available in either a convenient pumpdispenser or with a handy flip top lid. Priced around £ 2.49.Handy pre-moistened Lava hand towels are also available for whenaccess to running water is a problem.

Lava’s Hand Cleaner Liquid comes as a 225m1 pump action dispenserwhich perfect for keeping by the kitchen sink, and a 500ml bottlewhich is ideal for those who often get their hands dirty.

Lava Hand Cleaner also comes in two other formats – as a soap barand as pre-moistened hand cleaner towels and features a uniquecombination of pumice particles that work hard to remove ingraineddirt and grime with added moisturisers that leave hands soft and ingood condition.

The Lava soap bar (100g or 150g) is priced around £ 1.10, Lavaliquid in a pump-action dispenser (225ml) is priced around £ 2.49and Lava Hand Cleaner Towels come in packs of 10 priced around£ 2.49. Lava can be purchased from DIY stores, Woolworths andWilkinsons.

Graham says:

I’ve tried all three types, the soap bar,dispenser and pre-moistened towels and they really are excellent. Thegrit (pumice) soon gets rids of ingrained dirt and the liquid leavesthe hands clean and pleasant smelling. The towels are handy forleaving in the car following a session at the waterside.