Ouch!

[unixronin]

About three hours ago, while making room in the refrigerator for the milk I knew cymrullewes would be bringing with her when she came home, I noticed spots of mold on two of the five fresh habaneros in a bag in the refrigerator.  So I took all five out, de-stemmed them all, trimmed out the two spots that were going bad, de-seeded four of the five, and put them in the freezer.  Since then, I have washed my hands thoroughly, at least twice -- possibly three times, I'm not sure -- using Simple Green (if you're not familiar with it, it's a non-toxic, biodegradeable, food-safe, industrial-strength degreaser and detergent).

I just rubbed my eyes with my knuckles.

OW OW OW OW OW FUCKING OW.  High-strength capsaicin in my limpid orbs.  OW.

Right now I can't get my right eye open for longer than about a second.  But it's improving ... for about the first thirty seconds, I couldn't open my left eye either.

Comments

Been there, done that

[jilara.livejournal.com]

My sympathies. This is why using rubber gloves when handling peppers is recommended. For future reference, though, in washing hands afterward, when the mistake has already been made, coat your hands with oil and rub it around really well. THEN wash off the oil with your choice of solvent/detergent. The capsacin will bond to the oil, and you will then be washing away the oil. It's not a perfect solution, but it's much better than other alternatives.