[who knows what evil?]

I wear gloves when dealing with hot peppers, but made the mistake a few years back of thinking I didn't need them when handling seed during the 'saving' process. I also made the mistake of NOT 'sitting like a girl'...

OMG...OMG...OMG.

I now wear gloves when handling peppers AND seed...

[Free Vulcan]

I found out how to deal with hot peppers on the skin. Capsaicin is alkaline, so I wash my hands in vinegar or lemon juice and scrub, especially under the nails.

Oil soaks up hot pepper so then after that I rub that on my hands and wash it all off with soap. Repeat all that again if necessary and it will go away.

[momtothree]

“OMG... OMG....OMG”

Some “mistakes” in life, we seem to repeat over and over before learning. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM! Make that mistake once and you will NEVER do it again. With those hot peppers, even if you wash your hands over and over... seems whatever you touch burns like the devil.

[Augie]

“OMG...OMG...OMG”

Been there, done that, didn’t much like it. LOL