ABT Warning...

Unknown

Someone needs to put a warning label on these jalapenos I bought today... as I was core-ing them, my hands started burning... then, my 5 week old baby girl started crying (you see where this is going)... so I picked her up b/f washing... stupid move - now I think she's stinging too.[p]You folks know a remedy for the stinging?[p]I hope the ABTs are worth it...

EggMaster

One of the King's Men,
Seems like I remember lemon juice works pretty well and maybe cucumber slices. HTH.

HolySmokes

One of the King's Men,
as a somewhat knowledgable member of the
chili list, I can tell you that above all,
time is the only answer. Milk, and other
milk compounds (yogurt, cheese) are able
to dissapate the capsacin, water is a bad
choice; disperses without any assistance.
in your situation, wash your hands really
well, and anything else you touched, and
wait it out.
then use gloves next time, which you can
dispose of.
sorry, but...
HS

GaDawg

One of the King's Men,[p] I actually had to call poison control once because
my sister-in-law's hands swelled so bad from handling
peppers bare handed. The recommended making a flour and
water dough and just kneading it over and over to
transfer some of the capsaicin (sp?) from her hands to
the dough ball. It seemed to have helped some. I think
the reaction varies from person to person. I don't
have any problems with my hands even with habeneros.
Rubbing the eyes or going to the bathroom is a whole
'nother story.[p]Chuck

Unknown

One of the King's Men,[p]Little eggett is doing just fine now. She seems very happy and content... can't say the same for Daddy (me) - my hands are killing me.[p]I'll try some of these home remedies you guys have thrown out... thanks for the advice. [p]I guess I'm not cut out for the truly atomic abts... next time I'm ordering mild. [p]By the way, the ABTs were a hit with the dinner crowd.

Smoked Signals

One of the King's Men,
Been here and done that ... oh the pain. My hands actually turned red .... I think I cored about 30 peppers. Anyway ... I tried straight vodka, milk, even burn cream. I think sunburn stuff worked best. You just have to wait it out.[p]Sorry.
Doug

Unknown

One of the King's Men,
you need to do some hard work... toughrn up the skin a bit...

Right.Brainer

One of the King's Men,[p]Following my first experience with habeneros, a trip to the john and the "hot chili pepper dance", I found on the web some advice that included rubbing alcohol as an agent to remove the irritating oil from one's skin.

Dawgtired

HolySmokes,
I agree. The absolute best thing is to go to the drug store and get some disposable "exam gloves". Usually about 100 to a box. Remember prevention is worth a pound of cure. Hope you are over it.

djm5x9

One of the King's Men:[p]Reminds me of a couple that I know making salsa one evening. He was cutting the peppers, later there was some foreplay . . . She told me that hands cutting peppers unprotected and sex don't mix . . .

Unknown

One of the King's Men,[p]
yep the last time i made them i ran out of gloves and "improvised" by using gallon freezer bags on my hands.[p]
The first time i made them i didnt use "protection"(Heh)
and went to take a wiz and.... nevertheless i have used gloves from then on

Unknown

as a teen ager in mexico in the fifties, i will be 61 real soon, my father had me urinated on the exposed hands, and it helped, since then i either avoid them or use lates gloves. hope this info is not too late.

Unknown

One of the King's Men,
When Alton Brown was testing chilis for Scoville measurements using blended chilis and an acomplice tester,
didn't he he rehabed the tester by squirting sugar water into the poor fellow's mouth? How about a mixture of yogurt and sugar???
Also, one time I was in Germany and bought some Ben Gay equivalent to help my touristed out aching legs. The label was in German, I only knew a little French (I bought it in the International Drugstore and wasn't totally certain they understood what I wanted. However, it came in a tube so I was feeling good about being able to communicate.) I put it on a small spot (thinking that Germans would not make something as mild as Ben Gay) and nothing happened. So I got irritated that it didn't work and decided to use it as dry skin cream -- slathered it on my legs and climbed into my Doctor Dentons (it was the early 70's.) 15 minutes later I thought I had been napalmed; no more aching legs but I seriously thought all my skin would slough. I woke up my friend who could read the label and it said use gloves to apply, don't touch anything, and if you overdose (!) use OIL to remove. We were new acquantance guests at a family's house on one of the military bases and it was
two am, and I didn't want to wake them up...so I snuck off to raid the pantry-- only they didn't seem to have any oil! With increasing despiration I ransacked the kitchen; the only thing I could find was used bacon grease. So, to the lights and sounds of the artillary practice shining through the bay window I coated myself with it and in fifteen or twenty minutes was able to laugh again. You should have some bacon grease leftover, don't you?

Unknown

EggMaster,
Great idea! Cucumber, yougurt and sugar--isn't it called Raita and isn't that what it does for your tongue?

Unknown

One of the King's Men,[p]Hope one of the several remedies worked out for you. If they didn't, try putting some vegetable oil into disposable or rubber gloves and then put them on your hands. It takes about an hour, but it works well.[p]Rod