Comments on: Jalapeno pepper hands: how to cure the burn

By: Newley

Newley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:43:32 +0000

Absolutely, Chris! It’s amazing that your agonizing experience has attracted thousands of readers and over 250 comments. You should harm yourself in kitchen accidents for our entertainment more often!

By: Christopher Daw

Christopher Daw — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:28 +0000

Newley – I love that my story has attracted so much attention. 5 years later it’s still a funny read and it makes me laugh to look back at that night.

Great stuff.

CDaw

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:14:15 +0000

The quickest cure I’ve found is to take some type of oil, vegetable, baby, etc. and rub on your hands for about 15 minutes….I used this because I read on another post that the capsacium is oil soluble….as I rubbed the oil into my hands it turned white and I rinsed my hands with the hottest water I could stand…I rinsed and reoiled my hands for about 15 to 20 minutes and could feel the heat and sting leaving my hands….this worked very well for me….you can tell when you’ve gotten most of the capsacium out of your hands as the oil you are “washing” your hands with will eventually be the normal color…Hope this helps, it sure did for me….

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:13:54 +0000

So… I found this Stuffed Chicken with Jalapeno’s and crm. cheese recipie and made it tonight for din din. Sounds good hey? Well I dont know if it was good or not because my hands have been soaking in milk for hours!!!! Yep, I didn’t use gloves. First time with jalapeno’s! While my food was in the oven my hands started to burn. I looked online quickly on how to stop the burning and the milk was the first thing I read, so i tried it. while my hands were in there it was good but taking them out it burned. Tried the soap and hot water.. nothin. so as im typing this i have an over abundance of alo vera on my hands which seems to be calming the pain. nice thing is since your hands are wet you can blow on them to cool them even more. I know sounds silly but…. Im not peeing on my hands

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:29:15 +0000

I will never formally admit this, but it worked.
I peed on my hand, soaked it in plain cold yogurt and wiped it off, not rinse. im gross, i know, but my hands dont hurt

By: Misty

Misty — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:21:20 +0000

Cocoa butter works wonderfully, thank you Gene, i tried everything.

By: sheila

sheila — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:23:35 +0000

Okay, I don’t know if this has already been posted. Honestly, I didnt’ want to weed through all the comments. I was looking for a cure for a friend. I do, however, have a little advice. The best advice I can give is prevention. If you will cut and de-seed your peppers under cold, running water, it helps to close up your pores and prevent the oils from absorbing into the skin. If you are still affected by the oils, try wearing gloves while cutting your peppers. Also, if the fumes seem to overwhelm you, put a bandana or other cloth over your mouth and nose while cutting peppers. Hope this helps.

By: Gene

Gene — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:47:38 +0000

I’ve never experienced anything so painful as when I mistakenly carved out the seeds and membranes of 3 serrano peppers with my fingers. I suffered overnight, holding onto ice cubes constantly. I fond the remedy after trying everything in the house. Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula, balm. Coated my hands with it and 20 minutes after it gets absorbed by your skin, RELIEF! I guarantee it works.

By: kevin

kevin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:41 +0000

Ok, whoever said Urine. Thank you!! I cannot believe I just did this, but my hands feel so much better.

The toothpaste made it feel a little better, but it still hurt. Hand sanitizer did nothing for me.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:29:03 +0000

I am rolling on the floor. I have jalapeno pepper hands, too. Sanitizer seems to help.