If your skin burns like crazy after chopping hot peppers, you’re not alone.
I diced and seeded my jalapenos and put the peppers into my pan to cook down a bit.
The burning got worse as the night progressed.
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I finally reached a breaking point and started searching online for DIY remedies.
Learn from my mistake and check out these dos and donts for preventing and treating jalapeno hands.
Do: Wear Gloves
If you already have jalapeno hands, youre thinking, No duh, Jaime.
Because I thought the same thing as I frantically Googled remedies to stop the intense burning on my fingers.
Spoiler alert: I wasnt.
“Milk has a protein in it that replaces the capsaicin on the receptors on your tongue.
It’s really the quickest way to alleviate the burning feeling.”
They surround the capsaicin molecules and wash them away, in the same way that soap washes away grease.
If only I knew this a few days ago!
