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| lovelady |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 4:50:38 PM
I am not sure if this should really go here, but I discovered something cool tonight. I didn't use any gloves while I was chopping jalapenos tonight and when I got done my hands were burning. So, I remembered my husband's bottle of Technu, the poison ivy cure, in the medicine cabinet! I put a little on my hands, rubbed it in, rinsed and the burn was completely gone! Usually, if I just use soap and water to wash them, even several times, my hands still burn all day, but this really worked! I have even rubbed my eyes since then, and no burn!
I have alot more jalapenos in the garden, and I hate wearing gloves, so I think that Technu is my new best friend! |
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| Amejames |
Posted - Aug 12 2008 : 3:15:30 PM
I worked at a Mexican restaurant here in Maine for awhile, they had us stick our hands in cut up green bell peppers to take the burn out of your hands after cutting the hot peppers. It really helped a LOT. ~Amy |
| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 3:30:47 PM
I never heard the coffee one before. I wonder if it would work on nettles, too? I somehow end up getting into them at least a couple times a summer.
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 12:11:42 PM
Linda, that's the standard remedy in some Indian, Thai etc, restaurants, when a dinner guest gets more spice than they bargained for. Happened to me once, which is how I found out. They specifically used warm milk, though. It was one of the first dates I went on with my husband-to-be. Been uphill ever since ;-) |
| LindaMAlbert |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 07:02:36 AM
You might also try soaking your hands in a bowl of milk. Milk has been shown to be the most effective way of cooling off the burn in your mouth from hot peppers because the casein in the milk binds to the oil molecule that causes the burning sensation, it actually disengages the molecule from your skin receptors.
Linda
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 8:35:53 PM
Technu works by dissolving the oils that burn, I think. Detergent-type dishwashing liquids will also do this. (I'm told that for some reason, Dawn is a good choice.) Considering the cost of Technu, I wonder if dishwashing liquid would work just as well. Has anybody given it a try? I'm too chicken to experiment on my own pepper patch! |
| JudyBlueEyes |
Posted - Aug 04 2008 : 10:24:06 PM
Coffee soap works well for this also. It is just homemade soap with coffee grounds in it. I have also had people just wash their hands while scrubbing with a palm-ful of coffee grounds if you don't have the soap to hand. Put a dab of dishwashing soap in your hands and some coffee grounds and scrub. The coffee somehow absorbs the oils from the hot peppers. Also takes out any garlic, fish or onion smells too. I usually keep a bar of coffee soap on my kitchen sink for just such adventures :-)
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Aug 04 2008 : 2:50:17 PM
This makes sense as TEchnu is supposed to remove the oils. I guess that is what the peppers leave behind on your skin. What a great tip!
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| lovelady |
Posted - Aug 04 2008 : 09:31:23 AM
We picked it up from the pharmacy section at our grocery store, so I am sure you can probably get it at any pharmacy. It was only about $5 or $6. The bottle is fairly small, but I used smaller than a dime-sized amount, so I am sure it would last quite a while. My husband was amazed that it stopped his poison ivy, too. Good stuff! |
| City Chick |
Posted - Aug 04 2008 : 08:57:07 AM
That is an excellent tip! My parents went to the ER after prepping a bushel of mexi-bell peppers. Their hands were burning so badly. The ER couldn't do anything for them. They had no idea that the membrane in there would effect them so badly.
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 5:43:58 PM
Wow! Thanks for the tip! I might have to get a bottle to keep around the house!
Alee
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