What about cutting chili peppers? Why is it so hot? I'll tell you the 6 most effective solutions!

At ordinary times, after cutting chili peppers, my hands are like being burned by fire, which is so hot that no matter how I wash it, it can only be relieved temporarily, and it will be hot again after a while. What about chili hands? What are the most effective solutions?

First, why are chili peppers so hot?

The thing that makes the fingers hot in chili peppers is a kind of capsaicin called capsaicin. When cutting chili peppers, capsaicin sticks to the skin, which dilates the microvessels, causing the skin to turn red and hot, and at the same time irritates the pain nerves. This is why we usually feel like burning hands.

Second, what about hot chili hands?

Hot chili hands even without any treatment, the feeling of hot hands will automatically disappear after a period of time, but the process of being burned is very uncomfortable, so how can we reduce the feeling of burning hands? Here are six effective solutions:

1. Scrub repeatedly with medical alcohol or liquor: capsaicin in pepper can be dissolved in ethanol and alkaline aqueous solution, alcohol can dissolve capsaicin on the hand, this method can relieve the burning pain of hot hands, but the effect is not the most obvious.

2, smear hands with white vinegar: capsaicin is alkaline, vinegar can neutralize capsaicin, but the acetic acid content in vinegar is limited, so the effect is also very limited, can be slightly alleviated.

3, smear hands with toothpaste: most toothpaste is alkaline, which can dissolve capsaicin on hands, and it contains coolant, which can play the effect of cold compress and inhibit burning sensation, but once washed off, there will be a burning sensation, which belongs to a temporary cure rather than a permanent cure.

4. Wipe your hands with cool oil: cool oil has a cool heat dissipation effect, you can try to apply cool oil to relieve the spicy feeling.

5. Smear with fluorine acetate cream or ointment with similar function: fluorine acetate milk relieves and treats diseases such as dermatitis, and has an effect on the treatment of skin redness, swelling and pain, so proper application of some can also play a role in relief.

6. Smear your hands with cooking oil: capsaicin is fat-soluble and can also dissolve capsaicin on your hands, which is the most effective of the above methods.

Summary: household vinegar and alcohol, the effective ingredients are limited, difficult to remove; toothpaste, cool oil, ointment can relieve burning pain, but not a permanent cure; hot water will aggravate burning tingling, and does not help to remove capsaicin; cooling with cold water can only temporarily relieve the burning sensation of fingers; the root cause of hot hands is capsaicin, which is insoluble in water and soluble in oil, so you can consider using oil to remove it.

Third, how to cut chili peppers so that they won't get hot?

In fact, if you want to avoid spicy hands, the most direct and effective way is to cut off contact with chili peppers, as long as you wear kitchen gloves when cutting chili peppers, so you don't have to worry about your hands getting hot.

Warm reminder: if ① is accidentally hot, don't rub your eyes; every time ② cuts the chili, don't forget to wash your hands with water; ③ should not put the chopped chili into the pan with your hands when stir-frying chili.