PSA: After eating jalapeno chips...

[rasczak]

Do NOT rub your eyes.

That is all.

 

[PenguinPower]

Screw you. I'll rub 'em all I want.

 

[ProchargeMe]

PSA: wash your fuckin' hands!

 

[dank69]

or fap, just sayin...

 

[highland145]

or fap, just sayin...

hawt.

 

[Slew Foot]

fap while rubbing your eyes?

 

[CraigRT]

I've rubbed my eye by accident after eating salt and vinegar chips.
Was painful as can be.

 

[Sixguns]

I did this once after eating a crap ton of hotwings. I now have a one hand rule when eating wings to prevent this.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I helped my girlfriend (at the time) chop habanero for a dish she was preparing, washed the knife off in hot soapy water, and then brushed the back of my hand against my eyes... 8 years later and the burn still hasn't subsided.

 

[TraumaRN]

As an ER nurse please flush your eyes with cool running water and if you cannot get the pain under control consider seeing an eye doctor. That is all.

 

[Krazy4Real]

As an ER nurse please flush your eyes with cool running water and if you cannot get the pain under control consider seeing an eye doctor. That is all.

Pfft... nobody comes to ATOT for sound medical advice.

OP, all that means is that you need to rub your eyes with jalapeno fingers more. You will develop a resistance to it eventually.

 

[dank69]

As an ER nurse please flush your eyes with cool running water and if you cannot get the pain under control consider seeing an eye doctor. That is all.

or fap, just sayin...

 

[jaedaliu]

or if you need help getting contacts out, don't ask your girlfriend who has been eating Trader Joe's Chili spiced mangoes.

 

[zinfamous]

i will chop an habanero and toss it in jambalya or whatever...and I nearly always forget about this and end up rubbing it into my eyes later that evening. ...and no amount of washing, or dipping fingers in milk (for lipid binding) will remove that capsaicin.

the odd thing is, I am now quite used to it. It doesn't hurt so much as it gives me a rush.

 

[andylawcc]

I see what you did there

 

[Jodell88]

or fap, just sayin...

I did something like this once. The following few hours wasn't fun at all.

 

[vi edit]

Yeah, cutting up a pile of habaneros, not being very diligent about getting all the oils off your hands and then taking a leak is not a fun experience. That was a dull burn that lasted several hours.

 

[zinfamous]

I see what you did there

what was it my mom always told me about putting pepper oil in my eyes?

:hmm:

 

[SphinxnihpS]

As an ER nurse please flush your eyes with cool running water and if you cannot get the pain under control consider seeing an eye doctor. That is all.

Capsaicin is not water soluble. It also won't cause any damage unless you have an allergy.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

i will chop an habanero and toss it in jambalya or whatever...and I nearly always forget about this and end up rubbing it into my eyes later that evening. ...and no amount of washing, or dipping fingers in milk (for lipid binding) will remove that capsaicin.

the odd thing is, I am now quite used to it. It doesn't hurt so much as it gives me a rush.

Alcohol. Milk is worthless.

 

[Baked]

WHAT?!

 

[TheFamilyMan]

Capsaicin is not water soluble. It also won't cause any damage unless you have an allergy.

Lies...lots of damage can come from a bit of capsaicin...PSA...wife and I were making dinner one night while the kids were away. The recipe included some jalapeno and habanero peppers chopped up and I bravely took that duty on. Little did I know things would take an amorous turn shortly thereafter. It wasn't my fault I wasn't thinking clearly when my fingers wandered to her naughty parts. She damn near killed me that night.

 

[TraumaRN]

Capsaicin is not water soluble. It also won't cause any damage unless you have an allergy.

It can cause contact dermatitis and flushing with water will help to an extent. It can cause damage I've seen it in the ER.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

It can cause contact dermatitis and flushing with water will help to an extent. It can cause damage I've seen it in the ER.

Pepper spray?

Just saying that if that's your basis for comparison, it's not the same ballpark as a little potato chip residue on a finger.

I have yet to see anyone have a visible skin reaction to any pepper.

Contact dermatitis can be a severe allergic reaction, but un-concentrated capsaicin is not going to cause a severe (medical attention necessary) irritant reaction, even in someone with sensitive skin like mine.

Water flushing is common-sense medicine for chemical eye injuries, but in this case I fear will make things worse.