I've always found a lemon does the trick for both onions and garlic. Chop one in half and squeeze the juice all over your hands. Wash your hands vigorously with the juice paying particular attention to your finger tips, cuticle beds, and the webs of your fingers.
Then just wash them afterwards with regular soap.
-bear
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