How about cutting peppers?
1. alcohol: the alcohol mentioned here is the alcohol used in medical treatment, because capsaicin in pepper can be dissolved in alcohol, which can reduce the smell of pepper. If not, you can use rice wine instead.
2, vinegar: Because pepper is alkaline, and vinegar is acidic, then acid-base neutralization is to dilute vinegar and then apply it to your hands, which can reduce the burning sensation.
3, sugar water: sugar can also be dissolved in capsaicin, mix white sugar with water, and then soak in sugar water, which can alleviate the burning sensation.
4. Hot water: capsaicin in pepper will also volatilize at high temperature. Just use warm water, put your hand in it and wait for a while, and the burning will be alleviated. More effective than soaking in cold water.
5. Oil: Capsaicin can also be dissolved in edible oil. We can take a proper amount of cooking oil, apply it to our hands and keep rubbing it, which can alleviate that discomfort. It is best to apply cooking oil to your hands in advance when cutting peppers, and clean them directly after cutting.
6. Iced milk: Milk is rich in protein, which can reduce capsaicin. So when we eat spicy food, we can drink some milk in moderation, thus reducing discomfort.
Why does pepper hurt?
Have you noticed that when we cut peppers, our hands are always burning, which makes people very uncomfortable. Even if we use cold water to relieve it, it won't help. It's just that as time goes on, the pain will fade away. Why is this happening?
Mainly because of capsaicin in pepper, this substance makes pepper very spicy, but it is easy to get on the skin, which leads to a certain degree of expansion and congestion of blood vessels in our skin, then it will stimulate pain nerves and feel very hot.
It should be mentioned here that when your hands are upset, don't touch other parts of your body with your hands, lest they become upset.
We often encounter this situation, so we need to get along to solve it. All the methods mentioned above are very good and can help you solve your difficulties very well.