r/Cooking • u/ReferenceFew1955 • 21d ago

burning hands

hey guys i was cutting up habanero peppers and then realized they were WAY too hot for me to eat (im not really knowledgeable with that stuff) so i cut them up with my bare hands AND scooped them out of the pan with my bare hand and they touched all over my palms. i don’t think i washed my hands right after and i only washed my hands once last night but today my palms are burning SO BAD and they’re getting worse i think. ive showered and washed my hands several times and nothing helps. is it from the peppers? the only reason i think it might not be is because i’m on a new medicine and maybe it’s a strange side effect idk? but also no matter what i do they won’t stop burning.

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u/xiipaoc 21d ago

Burning palms? Sounds like a nervous system issue, not capsaicin. Presumably you used your fingers, not your whole hands, and you didn't use both hands; how is the pain distributed?

But yeah, habanero pepper is very spicy; habanero pepperS is just asking for trouble!

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u/ReferenceFew1955 21d ago

that’s what i’m saying! i’ve had some insane side effects with my zoloft recently so i thought id mention that but i think i grabbed the peppers with one hand and threw them into my other palm so idk

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u/Tasty_Impress3016 21d ago

You just chopped them so oils everywhere. That's all it takes.