Capsaicin oil, which gives chile's their «bite», is present in its highest concentrations within the placenta (the membrane of the pods, which hold the seeds in place).
Once you get
this capsaicin oil on your skin, or in your eyes, it is extremely difficult to remove it.
Believe me, it will hurt if accidentily rub your eyes (or worse Gentlemen - go to the toilet), with even the smallest trace of
capsaicin oil on your fingers!!!
Remember that, even though the experience might be intensely painfully,
the capsaicin oil does no actual damage to your body.
Not exact matches
If you do get burned, remember that
capsaicin is
oil soluble, meaning that water will have no effect on it.
So if you come down with Hunan hand, which is the official name for
capsaicin - burned hands, the best remedy is to coat your hands in vegetable
oil, rather than soap and water.
The procedure can cause severe irritation in the skin, eyes, and noses from exposure to pepper
oil containing
capsaicin, pepper dust in the air can cause respiratory issues.
Boyce: Pepper extract is oleoresin capsicum, the concentrated
oil containing high amounts of
capsaicin.
Should your fingers or hands burn from
capsaicin contact, the best treatment is to submerge them in vegetable
oil.
The oleoresin is refined to remove the
oil, and the result is a crystalline powder called
capsaicin.
Add any whole chiles at this time to spread the
capsaicin throughout the
oil.
According to the Scoville Measurement Heat Scale, Pure 16 Million (SHU)
Capsaicin Crystals would need to be diluted with 16 Million equal parts of another liquid (
oil) before fully diluting until there is ZERO heat remaining!
Nature's Sunshine Product's
Capsaicin Gel has twice as much capsaicin as usual (0.05 rather than 0.025 percent) plus yucca, horsetail, chamomile, elder flower, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, aloe vera, and allantoin, a component of comf
Capsaicin Gel has twice as much
capsaicin as usual (0.05 rather than 0.025 percent) plus yucca, horsetail, chamomile, elder flower, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, aloe vera, and allantoin, a component of comf
capsaicin as usual (0.05 rather than 0.025 percent) plus yucca, horsetail, chamomile, elder flower, peppermint
oil, spearmint
oil, aloe vera, and allantoin, a component of comfrey herb.
The middle stage in the processing from chiles to pure
capsaicin is an
oil, oleoresin capsicum.
DISTILLED WATER, SOY LECITHIN (Granules Concentrated Phospholipids 97 % minimum), ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE (IPM)(organic emulsifying solvent), GINGER ROOT (Certified Organic Herbal Extract), CLOVE
OIL (100 % Pure Food Grade), OLIVE
OIL (Extra Virgin Olive
Oil), PURE BEESWAX, STEARIC ACID (vegetable derived), ARNICA FLOWERS (Herbal Extract), CAYENNE PEPPER (0.25 %
Capsaicin)
Other repellants use extracts of
oil of mustard and
capsaicin as both an odor and taste repellent to repel wild animals.