Comments on: Hunan Hand

By: Stefan_Miklos

Stefan_Miklos — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:35:05 +0000

This is illegal in people's republic.

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:55:26 +0000

I've heard that if you rub stainless steel on your affected areas, it takes the scent away. You can use this trick with onions & garlic, too!

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:47:21 +0000

I used Eno's antacid powder on my hand once and sprayed a little bit of water.After about a minute of excessive burning,the pain subsided

By: scimmy

scimmy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:25:33 +0000

There seems to be a misconception that the heat in chilli peppers is acid. It is not: it is capsaicin which "burns" because it binds to the heat receptor nerves in our bodies that tell us that we are burning. Our bodies then tell us that something is burning us. It is not an acid.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:02:59 +0000

Washing hands with lime juice and rubbing it good into the affected areas works wonderously!

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protozoic » Blog Archive » A Name for my Band — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:52:35 +0000

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By: dick

dick — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:46:10 +0000

10–4 good buddy.

By: bear

bear — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:51:48 +0000

Whatever. I kind of liked having a spicy thumb. It was a little treat that was always with me for 5 days.

On a semi-unrelated note, I also learned that one of the best drinks to have with a hot spicy meal is milk. Apparently works much better than water, etc. since it neutralizes the acid. I did see notice that sugar and alcohol help, but when I'm eating a big ass bowl of hot stuff, milk seems to be a better solution than shoveling down spoonfuls of sugar.

Dick, when you come in 2 weeks, if you want to make a big pot of chili, bring up some crazy peppers for it.

By: djwebb

djwebb — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 17:37:37 +0000

This, of course, is the same stuff the police use in pepper spray. The recommended treatment for a pepper spray attack (and hence regular pepper exposure) is:

"...mineral oil followed immediately by alcohol. Some street medics refer to this procedure by the acronym "MOFIBA".

Thoroughly wet a 4x4 pad or similar material with mineral oil. Carefully avoiding the eyes, thoroughly rub the exposed skin with mineral oil. (You can use any vegetable oil in a pinch).

Quickly wet another 4x4 pad with rubbing alcohol, and vigorously rub off the mineral oil. Be extremely careful around the eyes."

By: dick

dick — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:24:42 +0000

Bleach sounds like it should do the trick, since, from what I understand, the hot sensation is from acid reacting to the skin. I hear those food joints that serve dangerously hot sauces (the urban legend kind that makes you sign wavers in case you end up damaged) keep sugar around to neutralize the acid. Of course, I'm horribly at a loss when trying to find any net resources on this.

Then again, soap should work well enough in the first place....you could try diluted bleach, which shouldn't be dangerous.

This one guy I knew down in the Indian Ocean on RÃ©union Island who had a ziplock bag of these extremely hot Indian peppers (of which I don't know the English name) in the back of his car for months. The tropical sun meant that they pretty much cooked and the oils leaked out of the bag. While cleaning out the car, he found the oily spot that he had the misfortune to stick his thumb into. Misfortune of burning skin under the thumbnail (which burned for days) quickly turned into stupid folly when he stuck it in his mouth (which also burned for a good while).