Chili pepper neutralizer

[wrcsixeight]

I am a hot sauce addict. I also have high blood pressure so am trying to cut back on sodium intake.

To get the desired spice I have been adding Anaheim Chili peppers to me prepared meals instead of Hot sauce.

Yesterday, after dicing some up, then washing my hands, I scratched an itch under my nose, and withing 30 seconds it started burning, and lasted for 4 hours.

Extremely uncomfortable. Washing the area did nothing.

Short of wearing nitrile/ latex gloves when I prepare the chili's, is there anything that neutralizes the burning agents in peppers?

 

[rjacket]

Something sweet or dairy.

Yoghurt might help or maybe sugar syrup.

 

[Kuato]

Baking soda is a base, which may neutralize the acids. I've only heard about this, never tried it myself.


edit: and I've also had the burning eyes, nose, hands from cutting peppers. Not fun!

 

[SuperDave456]

The capsicum is a oil. Same stuff in pepper spray, just in organic form.

So anything fatty or greasy will work to help spread it out. Milk seems to do a good job.

I know that Police officers that get hosed down with pepper spray and then have to run courses and shoot stuff say that bathing with dish washing liquid kind of works. Typically it just washes it off your face and spreads the oils out all over your body. But it is better than letting your face burn for a few days.

However, I hope you are not dealing with that many peppers.
If you are, then YES Gloves, or double up your gloves.

Chemical burns are the real deal when dealing with habaneros and other crazy hot peppers.

 

[wrcsixeight]

I had put some milk on a paper towel and it might have reduced the burning under my nose slightly, but it is skim milk.

I cannot feel the burning on my hands, only when I touch more sensitive skin areas. Glad I did not have to take a leak.



Thanks for the input. I really got to be more careful. Sriracha hot sauce might be convenient, but I can go without any, or any additional salt with only the Chili peppers.

 

[rjacket]

For your blood pressure, you can substitute sodium salt with potassium salt

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Good thing you didn't happen to use the rest room.

I had a friend who did that once. We were frying some hot peppers, and he needed to use the facilities. A few minutes later he was in significant pain that lasted a very long time.

That's the reason why I was using latex gloves, and still do if I do much with hot peppers.

 

[wrcsixeight]

I pretty much never add table salt to anything, except my cast iron Skillet after cooking, to abrasively wipe out the remains and not let water or soap touch it.

Besides what is already in the pre prepared meals I eat, most of my sodium intake was via hot sauce, so removing that from my diet removes a large portion of my intake.

I'd really like to lower my BP without putting money in some pharmaceutical company's pocket.

I was not aware of potassium salt though. Thanks.

 

[JHZR2]

Wasn't aware that hot sauce had that much salt! Never looked though.

I've always heard solvency (with fat/oil, not water), and absorption with bread or crackers are best.

I'd consider saltines, butter bread, milk, olive oil.

 

[SuperDave456]

Actually now that I think of it there may be some abrasive cleaners for getting grime off your hands that would work real well.

However, I learned from experience that bathing with Lava soap is not a good thing. In Highschool and College while working in a garage I started doing that. The pumice gets you clean, but it also clogs your pores and gives you huge boils on your face and back.
Don't get me wrong It's great for your arms and legs for when you have been crawling under a car for a few hours. Just don't use it anywhere else.

 

[wrcsixeight]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Wasn't aware that hot sauce had that much salt! Never looked though.



I just looked at my bottle of Sriracha, and another sauce. Each contains Only 100 mg per tablespoon, But I'd use a lot of it.

That is not too much, considering how salty it tastes.

Perhaps I need to rethink this strategy.

 

[Rand]

milk will neutralize it.

but not instantly.

(why ranch sauce with hotwings is cooling)

 

[BigCahuna]

I've had good results with either eating an apple, or drinking apple juice. The first time I tried it I was working on a ship that was serving Indian food. In an attempt to stop the burning, I grabbed an apple out of the galley. Worked for me.,,

 

[wrcsixeight]

I don't mind the inside the mouth burn, it is the residue from preparing the peppers getting onto exterior sensitive skin areas which I am looking to neutralize.

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

Wonder if rubbing some isopropanol or ethanol (vodka) on it will take off.

 

[snoofer]

Rinse fingers...hands with regular store-bought rubbing alcohol.
I love making home-made salsas n pico de gallo. The Jalapenos and serranos can do a number on your eyes when inserting or removing contact lenses. That [censored] will stay on your skin for HOURS.

 

[volk06]

Whole milk or heavy whipping cream will take care of it. You need a diary product with lots of fat in it. Skim milk has no fat so it doesn't work well. The reason why ranch works so well with hot wings is because it is loaded with fat... 16g per 2 tablespoons.

 

[urrlord]

I've been through Pepper Spray training which includes being sprayed!!Baby Shampoo is your friend...after the spraying a handful of baby shampoo and cold water will lessen it by about 60%.I'm sure it would have been better with warm water.Repeated washing with the shampoo and flushing with running water will get rid of 90-95%.
I'm pretty sure the baby shampoo and warm water would greatly lessen the skin discomfort.For oral discomfort hot coffeee will break the oil loose and wash it down.

p.s. after spray training my eyes discharged pepper dust for 3-4 days.uncomfortable.

 

[Cogito]

I'd try the alcohol rub on your hands. Since vodka will neutralize the mouth burn, it makes since that it would also work on your hands. Also, I have one of those metal bars that neutralize onion and garlic smells when used on your hands, I wonder if they also work for pepper burn?