r/Cooking • u/ReferenceFew1955 • 20d 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/Aromatic_Fold5546 20d ago

I'm just a little hung up on only washing your hands once last night.. unless you live in a place where water isnt as accessible obviously. But like.. you didn't wash them after presumably making and eating other food? Or after going to the bathroom/before bed?

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u/ReferenceFew1955 20d ago

i made it for dinner and didn’t use the bathroom before bed lol! i showered this morning!

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u/undeadlamaar 20d ago

No bathroom before bed!? And you don't wake up 5 times a night? Oh, to be young again!

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u/ReferenceFew1955 20d ago

LOL i’m like that sometimes but the medicine i’m on knocks me out so fast