Protect yourselves from pepper burns...

[Pepperfreak]

I decided to post this because of a recent experience I had with a Habanero. Last night I made a ham, cheese, tomato and Orange Hab sandwich and thought I was being careful while cutting up the Hab. In fact, my hands never got hot or tingly and I thought that since it was just one innocent Hab, "what harm could come out of not wearing gloves". Well, I was WRONG!!! I ate the wonderful sandwich after washing my hands a couple of times after making it. I even washed my hands after eating it. But, an hour afterward, while taking a shower, my left ear was on fire. OMG...what an experience! I can only think that I must have had some pepper oil left on my hand and somehow transfered it to my ear. Yes, it was the inside of my ear that was burning and burned for about half and hour after the shower.

Now, here's the funny part. I have a big box of heavy duty, industrial strength Nitrile gloves that are awesome, but just didn't use them. I decided to post a link where I found them since I thought I got a decent deal and wanted to share it with all of you. www.lss.com They have all of the protective gear that I think is necessary to be safe while enjoying our passion for peppers.

Lets remember to all be safe :lol: It's OK for our mouths to be burning, but other parts of the body is just plain annoying. :lol:

[rainbowberry]

I know the feeling Paul, I suffered with my hands last Monday, it's not nice at all.

[Pepperfreak]

I wish it was my hands. Having one ear burning sucked. It threw my balance off and the more I tried to wash it out, the worse it got. I hope I have learned my lesson and not take my gloves for granted again. But I guess it could have been much, much worse...:oops:

[POTAWIE]

I never wear gloves anymore but I always make sure to do the "lick the finger" test before touching any body parts.

[talas]

Its amazing where the burn gets mine was when i was removing some bhut seeds and i scratched my arm where had a nat bite and god did it sting :)

[tori]

mmmm'ham cheese, tomato and orange hab sandwich' sounds divine! I planted an orange hab on 1st March and it still hasn't flowered!

[rainbowberry]

mmmm'ham cheese, tomato and orange hab sandwich' sounds divine! I planted an orange hab on 1st March and it still hasn't flowered!


They're fantastic. I use soft cheese for mine and have the ham in a separate sandwich with salsa too. I haven't found a chilli that goes as well as orange habs though.

[talas]

At last i have some Orange hab buds..wohoo about time and the sandwich sounds divine R.B :rolleyes:

[NatGreenMeds]

scratched my arm where had a nat biteHey, that sounds kinky! It's Gnat......I'm Nat. hehe

[talas]

Hey, that sounds kinky! It's Gnat......I'm Nat. hehe

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Nat..Gnats not here...

[PrairieChilihead]

Ear...hands...Arm...there's still one place that's worse to get the pepper burn...but let's not be rude, okay?

[talas]

Ear...hands...Arm...there's still one place that's worse to get the pepper burn...but let's not be rude, okay?

In the eyes ..its got be the eyes :rolleyes:

[hixs]

Yea it`s the eyes,,,nothing worse than the eyes!hehehe

[QuadShotz]

One I've had recently that was surprising was inside my nose.

I thought I'd washed properly and all, but when i went to rub my nose after eating a similar sandwich with my funky habs in it, a few minutes later the whole inside of my nostril where I'd rubbed it was on fire.

Man, that really stung for awhile.

I really need to get gloves..the ones I have do work, but don't fit well enough for precise cutting. I'm kinda wary of doing so as this a big Meth area and a long haired dude asking for lab gloves is just asking for it...

[Diabolus]

I usually wash my hands with a good grease-cutter like dish soap. Seems to get most of the stuff off.

[Chiliac]

I am using oilve oil soap. Not the perfumed stuff, but the green blocks made of pure oil that you get in turkish/oriental stores. All natural and pretty cheap, too. Made sense to me, because capsaicin is fat solutible as we all know. Works okay.

[NatGreenMeds]

I really need to get gloves..the ones I have do work, but don't fit well enough for precise cutting. I'm kinda wary of doing so as this a big Meth area and a long haired dude asking for lab gloves is just asking for it...It's a sad day that you would be worried about buying a box of rubber gloves at a Drugstore because that type of glove is also worn by scumbags who make meth.

Better not buy any pyrex cookware either. I've heard those Meth labs have it all over the place.

Wait, the guys at meth labs eat bread also. NO MORE BREAD!

Water.....oh my God! The meth labs have WATER all over the place!

Dude, if you're worried about someone thinking that you're running a meth lab for no other reason than you need a box of rubber gloves for cutting hot peppers and you happen to have hair that is longer than some.....

I didn't read your bio, but do you live in Russia? China? Hell man, move to the USA. We don't do that here. The cops don't run our lives as long as we give them no REAL reasons to enter it.

The gloves are on a shelf in the drugstore, right out there near the other every day normal stuff.

Paranoia will destroy ya.....

[talas]

It's a sad day that you would be worried about buying a box of rubber gloves at a Drugstore because that type of glove is also worn by scumbags who make meth.

Better not buy any pyrex cookware either. I've heard those Meth labs have it all over the place.

Wait, the guys at meth labs eat bread also. NO MORE BREAD!

Water.....oh my God! The meth labs have WATER all over the place!

Dude, if you're worried about someone thinking that you're running a meth lab for no other reason than you need a box of rubber gloves for cutting hot peppers and you happen to have hair that is longer than some.....

I didn't read your bio, but do you live in Russia? China? Hell man, move to the USA. We don't do that here. The cops don't run our lives as long as we give them no REAL reasons to enter it.

The gloves are on a shelf in the drugstore, right out there near the other every day normal stuff.

Paranoia will destroy ya.....

It will indeed..You bonkers floridian you :lol:

[QuadShotz]

It's a sad day that you would be worried about buying a box of rubber gloves at a Drugstore because that type of glove is also worn by scumbags who make meth.

Better not buy any pyrex cookware either. I've heard those Meth labs have it all over the place.

Wait, the guys at meth labs eat bread also. NO MORE BREAD!

Water.....oh my God! The meth labs have WATER all over the place!

Dude, if you're worried about someone thinking that you're running a meth lab for no other reason than you need a box of rubber gloves for cutting hot peppers and you happen to have hair that is longer than some.....

I didn't read your bio, but do you live in Russia? China? Hell man, move to the USA. We don't do that here. The cops don't run our lives as long as we give them no REAL reasons to enter it.

The gloves are on a shelf in the drugstore, right out there near the other every day normal stuff.

Paranoia will destroy ya.....

Well Doc, with all due respect you don't live in the NW. It's different here.

They DO check if you buy any chemicals or lab type gear in quantity, or even other common household items. There are signs right at the checkstands.

http://www.gssacpreventioncenter.com/scmat.htm



The Washington Meth Watch Program is a collaborative initiative, which began in Spokane County by the Greater Spokane Substance Abuse Council (GSSAC) and the Spokane County Meth Action Team to curtail drug lab activity by making the theft or purchase of precursor products more difficult. Since inception, it has grown from a core group of retailers using signage, educating employees, and reporting suspicious activity, to a broad membership of businesses linked together to prevent theft, fraud, and abuse in our community. Our group consists of Grocery Markets, Drug Stores, Convenience Stores, Auto Parts Stores, Pet/Farming Supply Stores, Banks, Credit Unions, Security Firms, Property Managers, and Storage Facilities. The strong community partnerships and proactive involvement of business owners and citizens alike, has made this prevention program a success throughout the state of Washington.



I garantee you if I go to Wal-Mart and buy nitrile gloves, and a couple other common household chemicals I'd use for gardening and kitchen use..it's noticed. Add to that my history of buying growing supplies..well you get the idea.

It's not being paranoid, it's being cautious in a paranoid time.

-QS

[POTAWIE]

Yea it`s the eyes,,,nothing worse than the eyes!hehehe

I got a good splash of home-made hot sauce right in my eye this year and it hardly burned at all. I actually felt the acidity more than the chile. I guess there aren't a lot of pain receptors in the eye but it does get worse if you rub it around.

[Chiliac]

I just rubbed both of my eyes yesterday with some Dutch Chili liquid obviously still on my hands. I can tell you, that there ARE pain receptors!!!! Funnily enough, it was worse when my eyes were open and almost no pain when I closed them.

[POTAWIE]

There are many pain receptors near the eye so rubbing it will make it hot

[Sickmont]

Funnily enough, it was worse when my eyes were open and almost no pain when I closed them.

I think thats because of air getting to the capsaicin...

[Necrocannibal,]

Not to be gross or anything but I cut up some Habs one day and forgot I had done it so I didnt wash my hands, they werent burning or anything. Well I had a few alcoholic drinks and really had to go to the bathroom. Well you guessed it. I spent the next 30 minutes feeling like a had spme kind of STD from the horrid burn on the end of my unit. It really sucked.

[imaguitargod]

Not to be gross or anything but I cut up some Habs one day and forgot I had done it so I didnt wash my hands, they werent burning or anything. Well I had a few alcoholic drinks and really had to go to the bathroom. Well you guessed it. I spent the next 30 minutes feeling like a had spme kind of STD from the horrid burn on the end of my unit. It really sucked.
Ya, I've done taht a few times too....the pepper wee wee burn...not the STD.

[talas]

Ya, I've done taht a few times too....the pepper wee wee burn...not the STD.

rofl :lol:

[QuadShotz]

SO, if ya had Tepins..it'd be the "wee pepper weewee burn"?

[NatGreenMeds]

Well Doc, with all due respect you don't live in the NW. It's different here.

I'm not trying to talk down to you or anything man, but I've lived all over the US, including several of the western states.

They DO check if you buy any chemicals or lab type gear in quantity, or even other common household items. There are signs right at the checkstands.

If you buy the right combonation of items, sure. Meth is a real problem. However, buying a package of surgical gloves isn't suspicious in any way at all. Every single person who has ever had any medical reason for using the gloves buys them all the time. You say they "check". What in the world are they going to check if you buy a box of rubber gloves?

You're not buying lab type gear in quantity. You're not buying chemicals. You're buying a freakin box of rubber gloves for God sakes.

I guarantee you if I go to Wal-Mart and buy nitrile gloves, and a couple other common household chemicals I'd use for gardening and kitchen use..it's noticed. Add to that my history of buying growing supplies..well you get the idea.

If Grandma had balls she'd be your Grandpa. You're *not* buying a couple of other common household chemicals, you're buying a box of rubber gloves!

It's not being paranoid, it's being cautious in a paranoid time.

I'm sorry man, but yes, you're being seriously paranoid for no reason. I can guarantee you that I can buy ten boxes of rubber gloves at any store in the USA without a single person saying squat to me other than common interest. If asked, I'd simply tell them the truth that I grow and prepare large amounts of seriously hot peppers and really want to be able to pee without a real problem.

If someone decided to call a cop at that point, I'd be more than glad to let my attorney handle the harassment in a civil courtroom. I will NOT be intimidated by anyone who has some fantasy about what I do with common items purchased in any store. They can watch me 24/7, 365 if they like to be really bored.

On the other hand, if you are growing illegal things and THAT'S why you're nervous and paranoid, then I guess you'd be doing something perfectly normal for that type of activity.

Even then, buying items at a common sense rate would avoid any questionable looks or abnormal curiosity.

I'll move to another country before I'll submit to paranoia about being able to purchase normal every day quantities of common household goods because some Barney *might* think I'm up to something.

No hard feelings man, but being that paranoid is like holding a sign over your head saying "HEY I'M UP TO NO GOOD, WATCH ME CLOSE".

hehe, good luck to you man. Whatever you're into, chill and enjoy life.

[QuadShotz]

No worries mate, I just have my own reasons ot never trust cops or any gov't agency in general.

And, I've never grown pot..that's the funny part. But I'm still listed with Interpol and a lot of other fun TLA's. Verryy long story.

I'm also not a US citizen, legal and here for 40 yrs, but in this day and age I do watch my back a lot more than in previous years.

My town is pretty whacked, I admit...but I can't afford to leave.

cheers,

QS

[NatGreenMeds]

No worries mate, I just have my own reasons ot never trust cops or any gov't agency in general.

And, I've never grown pot..that's the funny part. But I'm still listed with Interpol and a lot of other fun TLA's. Verryy long story.

I'm also not a US citizen, legal and here for 40 yrs, but in this day and age I do watch my back a lot more than in previous years.

My town is pretty whacked, I admit...but I can't afford to leave.

cheers,

QS
Sounds like you'd have an interesting story to tell, my friend. Each of us has parts of our lives that are out of the norm. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope things work to your benefit.

Peace!

[QuadShotz]

Peace to you as well. :)

Namaste.