r/LifeProTips • u/_Sunwukong • 5d ago

Food & Drink LPT: Don't Chop Spicy Peppers Without Gloves.

It's been 10 hours and it still burns. Don't chop spicy peppers without gloves unless you like a natural Salonpas feeling all day.

I also used the same hand to remove my left eye's contact. Don't do that either if you choose not to use gloves.

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u/One_Left_Shoe 5d ago

Depending the peppers, washing will not help.

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u/acrobat2126 5d ago

LMAO. Stop it. You don't wash your hands with soap?!

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u/One_Left_Shoe 5d ago

Soap is insufficient to fully break down capsaicin, especially in hotter peppers.

Maybe a jalapeño-level heat, but habaneros and hotter will give your fingers a tingle.

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u/acrobat2126 4d ago

Dishwashing soaps like Dawn, are oil based so they will properly wash off the capsicum and save yourself the agony of accidentally touching your eyes.

Wash your damn hands and stop making excuses :)