How to deal with spicy hands when cutting chili peppers

Lazi is a Sichuanese name for chili peppers. It is a very common dish. It can be used for seasoning and to dispel the cold. Many people like to eat it. However, when people cut chili peppers, they often experience symptoms such as redness and tingling on the skin of their hands. What should they do at this time? Here I will tell you how to deal with the spicy hands when cutting chili peppers.

How to deal with spicy hands when cutting chili peppers

1. Don’t wash your hands with cold water if the chili peppers are too spicy

If your hands get spicy when cutting peppers, be sure to be careful not to wash them with cold water, because the capsaicin in the peppers is not soluble in cold water. Moreover, after washing with cold water, the feeling of heat and stinging will be more obvious and will not be alleviated at all.

2. If the chili is too spicy, wipe your hands with alcohol

If your hands get spicy when cutting spicy food, you can take an appropriate amount of alcohol, pour it into a small bowl, dip a cotton ball in it, and rub your hands directly, rubbing back and forth repeatedly several times. This will allow the capsaicin on your hands to evaporate quickly and the symptoms of stinging and fever will quickly ease. Then you can wash your hands with clean water.

3. Wash your hands with vinegar if the chili is too spicy

When your hands are spicy from eating spicy peppers, you can wash your hands with vinegar. This is because capsaicin is alkaline and vinegar is acidic. After the acid and alkali are neutralized, capsaicin will disappear quickly, and the discomfort on people's skin will also disappear. When washing your hands with vinegar, you can mix the vinegar in warm water, or you can directly apply the vinegar on your hands. After three minutes, wash it off with clean water.