What can i do to get rid of the burning chilli pepper juice on my fingers?!
Answers: after chopping chillies, i wash my hands with warm water and soap, as i know i'll end up touching my face or eyes. but if i do, it still stings. last night i washed my hands about 4-5 times with soap, and gradually hotter water, and i could still smell the chilli on my hands. after having my eyes majorly burning from chilli pepper before, i'm paranoid about it. what can i do to effectively get rid of the chilli on my hands?
Next time, rub a little olive oil into your hands before you start chopping the chillis. And when you have finished, wash your hands with soap, hot water, and some more olive oil.
Chilli is not soluble in water but it is soluble in fat, such as oil. That's why the best stuff to drink if you eat something that's too spicy for you isn't water or beer but milk or yoghurt.
After dealing with garlics, onions it often left a very strong odor around your hands. To remove this odor, wash your hands under running water while rubbing against some stainless steel devices, such as pot, bowl or utensil, can be spoon
Try soaking your hands in milk.The fat in milk counter-acts the active ingredient in the chilli pepper.
Take a shower. By the time you have scrubbed yourself all over (be careful of lips, nipples and private parts) the chilli should be diluted. If you are still troubled, hand wash a few garments - always works for me.
I too once had a bad experience with chili peppers. That is the reason I use food grade latex gloves before I even start to deal with peppers. Because the capsaicin (that's what creates the burning sensation in your mouth when you eat a chili) is not very water soluble, it will remain on your hands after just washing, even if you scrub up with soap. It is soluble in alcohol though, so try using a little rubbing alcohol or vodka (the cheap, non-drinkable kind, not the martini kind) to rinse your hands before scrubbing them with soap and water.
If you soak your hands in warm, soapy water for about five minutes, you'll be fine - but it's a hassle - maybe use latex gloves when you prepare food.
Rinse your hands with fresh lemon juice. After 5 minutes wash off with soap and water. That should do the trick.
Odd as it may sound, Leo is right, rub your hands with something stainless steel, it takes it all away.
pore vinegar on your fingers then wash and don't do that again without vinegar at hand