How about Chili?
Even if the pepper hand is not treated, the feeling of the pepper hand will disappear automatically after a period of time, but the process of burning hands is very uncomfortable, so how can we alleviate the feeling of burning hands? Here are six effective solutions:
1. Scrubbing repeatedly with medical alcohol or liquor: capsaicin in pepper can be dissolved in ethanol and alkaline aqueous solution, and alcohol can dissolve capsaicin in hands. This method can relieve the burning sensation of hand heat, but the effect is not the most obvious.
2. Wipe your hands with white vinegar: capsaicin is alkaline, and vinegar can neutralize capsaicin, but the acetic acid content in vinegar is limited, so the effect is limited and can be slightly alleviated.
3. Wipe your hands with toothpaste: Most toothpastes are also alkaline, which can dissolve capsaicin on your hands, and it contains a cooling agent, which can play the role of cold compress and inhibit the burning sensation, but it will have a burning sensation after washing, which is a temporary solution.
4. Wipe your hands with cool oil: cool oil has the function of cooling and dissipating heat. You can try to apply cool oil to relieve the feeling of scalding your hands.
5. Apply with fluocinolone acetate cream or ointment with similar effects: fluocinolone acetate emulsion can relieve and treat dermatitis diseases, and it is effective for the treatment of skin redness and pain, and can also be relieved by proper application.
6. Wipe your hands with cooking oil: capsaicin is fat-soluble and can also dissolve capsaicin on your hands, which is the most effective of the above methods.
Summary: The effective components of household vinegar and alcohol are limited and difficult to remove. Toothpaste, cooling oil and ointment can relieve burning pain, but they can treat the symptoms rather than the root cause; Hot water will aggravate the burning sensation and will not help to remove capsaicin; Cooling with cold water can only temporarily relieve the burning sensation of fingers; The root of hand difficulty is capsaicin, which is insoluble in water and soluble in oil, so you can consider removing oil.
Why are peppers hot?
What burns your fingers in Chili peppers is capsaicin. When cutting peppers, capsaicin will stick to the skin, which will dilate capillaries, cause skin redness and fever, and stimulate pain nerves. That's why we usually feel our hands burning.