What to do if your eyes are stung by peppers

Many housewives may have encountered such a problem, that is, the pepper water accidentally splashed into the eyes when cutting peppers, or the hands that have just cut peppers touched the eyes. At this time, you will feel excruciating pain, tears will fall from the spicy taste, and it will be very uncomfortable. At this time, most people will wipe it with a towel or wash it immediately with clean water. However, these methods are ineffective and not appropriate. So is there any better way to solve it? Let’s take a closer look.

Solution:

1. Don’t panic if your eyes are burned by chili peppers, and don’t continue to rub your eyes with your hands. There are some ways to solve this problem. The simple way is to wash the eyes with hot water that the eyes can tolerate. This can quickly eliminate the discomfort symptoms, but it is not suitable for directly washing the eyes. You can also use vinegar to clean it, which can also effectively eliminate the spicy feeling. Although using soap can eliminate the spicy feeling, it is not appropriate because soapy water can cause eye discomfort after entering the eyes. Of course, it is okay if the soapy water does not enter the eyes.

2. You can immediately wash your eyes with clean water, or soak your face in clean water for a while. Applying ice packs can also relieve the symptoms. . Rubbing your eyes with a mixture of water and vinegar can also relieve the symptoms to a certain extent. If these don't help, seek medical attention immediately.

3. You can also put a few drops of eye drops after rinsing to relieve the pain symptoms. Use eye drops 3 to 5 times a day, but don't use too much. Remember not to rub the eyes. Let nature take its course. This situation should get better soon, so don't worry.

Prevention methods:

After washing the chili peppers, your hands will feel spicy no matter where they touch. Therefore, if we want to prevent being spicy, the first thing we should do is to wash our hands immediately after washing the chili peppers. We need to wash them with hot water, or apply post-meal cleanser, or wash them with rice water, or wash them with soapy water. These can remove the capsaicin on our hands and avoid being spicy from the chili peppers.

Note:

When handling peppers, especially when cutting peppers, a large amount of capsaicin will be on your hands, and the capsaicin will enter the skin through the pores, causing greater stimulation to the nervous system, so it is easy to cause symptoms such as spicy pain and redness of the skin. In this case, you must take protective measures when handling peppers. The best way is to wear gloves for isolation.