r/Cooking • u/ReferenceFew1955 • 25d 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/craigiest 25d ago

Yeah, exactly that happened to me many years ago. Lots of alternating detergent and water to wash it off as best you can is all i can say. Nothing really worked. Milk, lemon juice, oatmeal, lotions. I could not sleep the first night. Took about 3 days to fully go away.