Hot peppers cause an unpleasant burning sensation, tears, and even shortness of breath. And yet, it is not for nothing that people love spicy food, it is useful in many ways, you just need to know how to soften burning sensation. Most often, hot pepper affects the mouth and hands. The skin of the oral cavity and hands is completely different, therefore, ways to relieve burning sensation also vary.
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You will need
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- milk,
- alcohol,
- salt.
Instruction manual
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Handle pepper carefully - it is easier to prevent a burn than to deal with its effects. Capsaicin - a substance contained in hot pepper, which gives it a burning taste, gets on the skin in contact with the pulp of fresh pepper, or in the mouth with pepper food. The pungency scale of different types of pepper reflects the capsaicin content in each of them. The most burning species come from the countries of South America, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, the softest of hot peppers grow in Europe, for example, Italian peperonchini. If you are cooking a dish of pepper or harvesting pepper, be careful not to get capsaicin on your skin or eyes. Wash hands thoroughly with soap if pepper was taken with bare hands.
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Drink something containing fat to counteract burning in the mouth, as capsaicin is a fat-soluble substance that is not soluble in water. Cream, yogurt or milk will do. Cold drink, such as cold milk, helps very well, since the psychological effect of cooling is added to the objective effect (dissolving a burning substance in fat milk). Folk remedies in case of contact with hot pepper in the mouth: cucumbers, salt, honey and bread. It is believed that eating these foods helps reduce burning sensation.
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If hot pepper falls on your hands, rub the affected area with salt. In this case, you can add a drop of water to the salt to evenly spread the salt throughout the skin. Finish the procedure by washing the salt with milk and then with soap and water. If this does not help, lower your hands in a strong alcoholic drink for several minutes. Salt cleanses the skin of stubborn pepper, and milk, soap, alcohol dissolve the remaining particles. Try ice as well, it can temporarily reduce the sensitivity of irritated skin. Alternative: put a piece of fresh cucumber on the affected area of the skin.
note
Do not touch the hands with which you cut the pepper, eyes and lips. The skin here is very sensitive, and the burning sensation is much stronger.
Useful advice
The burning substance capsaicin is not soluble in water. Use liquids and products containing fat or alcohol to dissolve capsaicin.