How To Cure A Jalapeno Burn
When I make guacamole, I chop through 2-3 jalapenos without a problem. Then the other day, when I was attempting jalapeno jelly, I had to chop through about 8-10 of them and before I knew it, my hands were on fire and I could not get rid of the excruciating pain. They just felt like they were on fire. I tried to do so many things and while they relieved the pain while I was applying the treatment, once I stopped applying it, the pain would just come back.
I tried:
Cold water
Half ānā half
Alcohol
Hand sanitizer
Soap and water
Oil
Toner
Lotion
Baking soda
And probably a few more things.
After a few hours the pain wore off a tiny bit, but was still extremely painful. I had asked Mr. Juice to pick up a bottle of Maalox on the way home because after Googling the subject extensively, found out that the poison control center recommends this remedy. Lo and behold, after soaking my hands in Maalox, I had no more pain. This will definitely be a staple in my apartment from now on.
FYI, my jalapeno jelly was crap, which made me even madder about having to go through the pain.
-Joyce Huang
Aww! I’m sorry the jelly didn’t turn out well, but now you make me want to stock Maalox in the house since I eat so many jalapenos.
Milk would have worked too I bet. Nice blog Joyce.
I didn’t have any so tried half ‘n’ half thinking it might have the same affect as milk.
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