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I feel dumb, I just now rubbed my eye after eating hot sauce. Senor Lechuga Hot Sauce .003 - very good but very hot and my eye is on fire.

Avoid touching sensitive areas if you handle chili peppers or hot sauce, eyes, nose, groin...



That’s the expected burn. What surprised me, was that the non-sensitive area "hand" would burn, and that it would seep below the top layer of the skin so you can’t even clean it off.


The nerves are below the skin surface so...


Rubbing your eye after handling peppers is a definitely a problem - I’ve had that issue when peeling roasted green chile. Going to the bathroom can be risky, too. I had a vivid experience with that after chopping up a couple jalapeños at Taco Cabana one time…




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