What should I do if my hands are soaked in pepper water?

When cooking, we often need to handle chili peppers. People with delicate skin may feel spicy and painful if their hands come into contact with the substances in the chili peppers. In addition, if your hands are soaked in chili water, this symptom is also easy to occur, which will make people very uncomfortable. At this time, the easiest way is to wash it off with clean water. There are also the following solutions.

What should I do if my hands are soaked in pepper water?

We all know that chili peppers contain a certain amount of capsaicin, so chili peppers are very spicy. Eating chili peppers can better promote people's appetite, so they are loved by many people. Although it is very pleasant to eat chili peppers, it is indeed very painful to cut them. It is very easy to get your hands hurt by the spiciness, especially if the peppers are very spicy. The chance of getting your hands hurt is also very high and it is very uncomfortable. So let's talk about what to do.

Steps/Methods:

1. You can use running tap water to rinse the affected area and wash away some capsaicin remaining on the epidermis. If there is no redness or swelling on your hands, but you just feel a slight tingling sensation, you can rinse them with water. After a few minutes, the acne will disappear better. Avoid rubbing your eyes with your hands.

2. Capsaicin can be better dissolved in alcohol, but it is difficult to dissolve in water. If your hands get spicy when cutting peppers, you can use the wine at home, or use white vinegar, apply it on your hands repeatedly, and then rinse it off with cold water. This can better remove the spiciness on your hands.

3. You can also use toothpaste for treatment. You can use some toothpaste containing cooling factors to apply on the injured hand. After the hand is pulled, the skin will feel burning. We all know that toothpaste contains a lot of silica, and the temperature is relatively low, so it can better help eliminate the redness and swelling on the hand and prevent the burning sensation.

Note:

You can also use ice cubes for ice compress, because the ice compress method can better remove the redness and swelling on the hands, and can also better prevent the burning sensation. When applying ice compress, it is best to wrap the ice cubes with cotton cloth, move back and forth, and massage the injured area. It can be solved in 15 minutes.