tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post3925332690951692995..comments2024-02-11T08:39:14.292-06:00Comments on Baby Toolkit: Feel the Burn: When Hot Peppers Fight Backadriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11068165000960928380noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-20772243813683237522009-12-19T00:08:16.979-06:002009-12-19T00:08:16.979-06:00First, I needed your first aid advice to treat the...First, I needed your first aid advice to treat the poison ivy... Three wks later, your blog is my go-to reference for treating chili burns! We made a fav recipe tonight: white chicken chili. Strangely, I got the chili burns from despite only chopping the relatively mild anaheims and poblanos, while Andy chopped the jalapenos & onions (oh, how the onions burn my eyes). Hours later, I could barely stand the burn on my hands to wash up our dishes. Wore gloves and so I thought my hands would be immune to the typically hot dishwater. But every time the affected hand went back into the hot water, it was like the chilis' capsaicin was reactivated! So I thankfully referred back to this source for the treatment. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! <br />By the way, Christy's image wasn't that far off. I have just rubbed it over the hand like a thick lotion -- didn't dip it into the Hellman's jar -- tee hee. But then while I waited for the relief, I *did* go sit on the sofa to wait it out! Keep posting the valuable info, friend!!!Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315382225986257788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-26386050070490936142008-08-26T12:27:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for the Mayo tip! I'd previously tried mil...Thanks for the Mayo tip! I'd previously tried milk, but we drink skimmed - which doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>Never had a problem with peppers, until today, but a supermarket packet specifying nothing other than 'Surprisingly Fiery' gave me a newfound respect. I'd read elsewhere that a 'really good scrub' would suffice, this actually made it 10 times worse, I guess because the oils cling to the skin and get exposed to new skin.Michael J. Ludgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576310536949120940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-3626890463341711102008-08-06T06:31:00.000-05:002008-08-06T06:31:00.000-05:00(addendum)Wiki mentions an additional route of act...(addendum)<BR/>Wiki mentions an additional route of action for milk products, namely as a detergent.Michael Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926937158452518195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-54372966109162919462008-08-06T06:28:00.000-05:002008-08-06T06:28:00.000-05:00For the mouth relief, it is actually the sugars in...For the mouth relief, it is actually the sugars in the milk and yogurt that do most of the good. They are competitive inhibitors for capsaicin binding sites. <BR/>The drying agents that work are all nonpolar solvents or nearly so. Oils are effective solvents in this case, as, I suspect, would be the alcohol (which while polar, is only weakly so.)Michael Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926937158452518195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32686050.post-62931739076943728022008-08-05T19:41:00.000-05:002008-08-05T19:41:00.000-05:00I'm imagining Grandma sitting on the sofa with her...I'm imagining Grandma sitting on the sofa with her hands in two Hellman's Jars. Funny image.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307433013923470467noreply@blogger.com