Help! I've got jalapeno around my eyes... what do I do?!


Question: Help! I've got jalapeno around my eyes!.!.!. what do I do!?
I was making dinner, and after I diced up the pepper!.!.!. I rinsed my hands!.!.!. but didn't scrub under my nails!. I touched my eyes, and now it's burning like crazy!.!.!. I've washed my face with soap and water!.!.!. but it still burns!. Yes, I know!.!.!. I'm a doof!Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Wash them out a couple more times using cold water and no soap,that will dry your eyes out,and then use Visine
If still really irritated or in pain tomorrow,go ahead and see your optometrist!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Seek medical attention ASAP!. You have had an allergic reaction, or a burn from the pepper!. Imagine what this is doing in your stomach if this is what it is doing to your eyes!.

I did the SAME thing once and had to go to the Emergency Room to get medication to stop it!. Nothing helped!. None of the home remedies people suggested, they just made it worse!

Seek treatment ASAP!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You have to do more than just rinse!. You need to wash with dish soap because what you're trying to remove is the OIL left behind by the pepper!. Dish soap is designed to cut grease!. I learned this after an unpleasant episode involving using the restroom after cutting jalapenoes!.!.!.LOL

Don't get all freaked like some of the answers!. Use the dish soap and it will soon fade away!. Nothing to be alarmed about!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Try putting in some eyedrops!. It should help stop the burning!.
Oh and don't wash them with soap, it will only make it worse!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Dab your eye with milk!. It's the only thing that'll take away the burning!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

take a hot shower!. trust me!. i wear contacs and i had jalapenios before i put them on once and didnt wash my hands!. HOT SHOWER!! The steam will helpWww@FoodAQ@Com

You might want to go see your local doctor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

rinse wit cold water thin put 2 drops of eye drops in each eyesWww@FoodAQ@Com

KEEP COLD,WATER AND TRY CRYING AS WELLWww@FoodAQ@Com

One word: VISINE!Www@FoodAQ@Com

get an eye water and wash with warm water like 11 timesWww@FoodAQ@Com

try rubbing your eyes with your own hair
it should workWww@FoodAQ@Com

wash and rinse hands and keep rinsing eyes with waterWww@FoodAQ@Com





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