i just had about the most painful experience in my life. i was mincing some red hot chili peppers and a bit of the juice squirted in my eye. now that wasn't so bad, but unfortunately, i had the stuff all over my hands, and the first thing i thought of doing naturally was to rub my eyes(stupid asshole)so it ended up spreading to both my eyes.(very painful) that eventually went away, however the pepper juice is still on my hands and i can't think of any way of getting it off. i've tryed washing with soap and water, but that just did nothing. how the hell can i get this damn stuff off of my hands(among other areas)?
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Ouch
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I don't know how to get rid of the chili oil (besides washing and scrubbing like crazy). To avoid the problem, I've started to put plastic bags on my hands when I'm cutting hot peppers. Although the eyes are bad (I've had that experience), it could get much worse... NEVER finger a woman after cutting chilis...
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yeah i have to admit the chili oil, as you call it, has found it's way downstairs which suprisingly wasn't as painful as the eyes.
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Lol, I'm sure it will go away in time.
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That's very nasty. There wouldn't be much you could possibly have chosen more painful to get in the eyes than chilli juice.Try rubbing some vegetable oil or butter or margerine in the affected areas. If it still hurts, then wash again with soap and water, then repeat the oil treatment.
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Hey, try rubbing alcohol (isopropanol), or purified ethanol (drinking alcohol) if you have it. I just googled "hot pepper" to find out what chemical is responsible for the burning sensation. Apparently it's "capsaicin," an alkaloid. It's very soluble in ethanol, but as you're unlikely to have ethanol at a greater concentration than 50%, you might try isopropanol (rubbing alcohol is usually about 70% isopropanol---which is similar to ethanol [thought certainly not similar enough to drink]). Ineligible is probably right that it's more soluble in oils than water, but as I understand it, ethanol is the solvent of choice.
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id have to go with ineligible and try some lemon juice or something, it usally works
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When using chillies for cooking, the #1 tip from all chefs is to rub olive oil in to your hands before handling the chillies. Once you have finished preparing them, just give your hand a good clean and job done.The natural juices from chillies can not permutated through the oil over a short period of time.