cayenne burning fingers - help!

[PunkinPeep]

I'm hoping y'all can tell me something pretty fast.

I was trying to do a nice thing and made some deep fried cayenne peppers for my hubby for dinner. And he loved them.

Problem is i didn't count on how badly the oil would affect my fingers (i didn't use any gloves while cleaning the peppers). After a couple of hours, the heat seemed to diminish. Then i washed some dishes, and it came back with a vengeance!

Do you know what i might have in my house that would help? I don't want to put anything on it to make it worse. And i don't have any aloe vera.

alcohol?
vinegar?

an ice cube feels great until it melts.

 

[TanksHill]

I know you drink milk to cool your mouth. Maybe you can stick your fingers in some. I hope someone else can help.

g

 

[PunkinPeep]

I know you drink milk to cool your mouth. Maybe you can stick your fingers in some. I hope someone else can help.

g

That's exactly what i thought. And it helps momentarily - kind of like the ice cube. :/

 

[woodwzrd]

OLIVE OIL.


My wife and I use theraputic grade essential oils and some of them can be very strong. If they get to strong you can dilute or neutralize them with olive oil. just dip your fingers in a bowl of olive oil and rub them together to neutralize the oils from the peppers.

 

[tortoise]

Full strength chlorine bleach. I haven't tried it, but apparently it works.

 

[freemotion]

Hmmm....try "washing" your hands with some oil. It is probably the pepper oils that are in your skin and the water won't get them off. Your hands may have somewhat absorbed them by now, though....ow.

 

[freemotion]

Wow, three at once....look how fast we come to the rescue!

 

[PunkinPeep]

God bless you ALL!

I'm out of olive oil (Lord have mercy!) but tried some canola oil, and it seems to be working. I thought i might keep it on and wear a glove to bed.

Should i keep the oil on there? Or wash it off and start over?

Thank you so much!! I already feel much better. My thumb is being a little stubborn, but it is still much better than it was.

 

[freemotion]

I think it will dilute the pepper oil, so try washing it off and re-oiling your hands a few times to see if that will get all the pepper oil out of your skin.

 

[freemotion]

And for goodness sakes, don't touch your eyes or other sensitive areas!