I cut up some habanero peppers this morning. Well, after washing, scrubbing and virtually removing my skin, I can’t get the burning to stop. I go anywhere near my eye they begin to burn like you can’t imagine, made that mistake twice today accidentally. 
So, what can I wash my hands in to stop the burning??? 
try lime juice…… its what i think i recall my mother using but its been along time since then so im not positive… cant hurt though!
My wife said to try either vinegar or milk. Hope that helps, and be careful going to the bathroom!!! 
Ed
try lime or lemon juice not sure which one but remember one works. Good luck!
I would try a solvent. Kerosene, alcohol, diesel. Give er a good soak, 5-10 min. The hot stuff in these peppers is hydrophobic (an oil) so it will take an oil to clean it. After soaking wash well with soap. BTW be VERY careful if you touch any…private areas. Not just yours but a ladys. Trust me, you WILL lose vagina priveliges indefinately.
Don’t touch your weiner. Don’t ask how I know….
-J.
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Don’t touch your weiner. Don’t ask how I know….
-J.
I’ll second that – – – –
and I won’t tell either.
tooth paste works very well. also if you clean a bunch of fish it works great to get the smell off your hands too. amazing what i have learned working at good ole meat on mille lacs
So far, milk, lemon juice and many different soaps in my house have had no affect. I’m headed to try the tooth paste next!!
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Don’t touch your weiner. Don’t ask how I know….
-J.
I’ll second that – – – –
and I won’t tell either.
Let me guess………to late. At least when your doing the “Sturgeon Dance” in the bar Thursday night we’ll know why. 
They just had this on myth busters, for neutralizing Habeneros in your mouth… the #1 was Whole Milk.
big G 
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Don’t touch your weiner. Don’t ask how I know….
-J.
Or any one elses,you will lose friends that way. 
Well, after nearly 22 hours, lots of soakings in whole milk, washing with tooth paste a couple times and many other household products. I’ve still got minor discomfort under my nails. Not like it was yesterday. But man, that stuff really sticks with a person.
Apparently cooking with these peppers wasn’t such a good idea. I hope the beans I made aren’t as hard on my guts as they are on my hands. 
My fishing partner better plan to fish upwind this weekend.
Kooty 10w-30 or some kind of oil 
disposable latex gloves work great for seeding and cutting peppers! I learned that after cooking with Jalapeno’s and then removing my contacts… 
Too late now but since it’s an oil I would think dish soap would work very well. Use rubber gloves next time.
Just have the neighbor lady cut them. 
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I hope the beans I made aren’t as hard on my guts as they are on my hands.
I hope I don’t read the details of the outcome here! 
Agreed, in the future gloves are the way to go. I do a lot of homemade salsas and I always use gloves to handle the peppers.
After you finish, wash your hands with the gloves on to get the worst of the pepper oils off (the oils don’t soak in to rubber or latex like they do on skin) but still be careful when you pull the gloves off not to touch any parts of the gloves that were in contact with the peppers just to be on the safe side.
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