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Old October 10, 2012   #1
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Default best remedy for pepper burn

Yes, they say, wear gloves... but we all make mistakes. I was getting seeds from some ripe Pasilla peppers this morning and I didn't bother with gloves. I didn't think they were terribly hot, and washed the sticky juice off immediately with hot water and soap - or so I thought. Many hours later my thumb and finger started to burn pretty bad.

I read about treatments for capsaicin burns online, and tried fresh lime juice - it worked pretty well right away, with a few repeat applications as it wears off a bit.

So, hot pepper lovers, what's your standby treatment for a burn?

When you cut up hot peppers, what's your protocol to quarantine the pepper juices, and cleanup afterwards your hands and tools? Soapy water alone doesn't seem to be working for me.
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