Last night, i sliced 1 chili pepper for the Fish Fillet In Spicy Garlic Sauce recipe i'm cooking without using gloves. Few minutes after, i can feel my left hand fingers started to itch. I knew it's because of the pepper but i told myself it will disappear once i wash my hands. I did washed my hands but instead the pain got worse and it scattered all throughout my left hand. I tried to put my left hand inside the freezer and hold some ice for few seconds. The pain stopped but it comes back again after few minutes. The pain is still bearable so i ignored it. After like 4 hours, the pain is excruciating anymore that i almost wanna cry so i panicked. I opened my laptop and search for the remedy coz my mom and aunt were sleeping already. I found a site about the remedy for japalenos pepper burn. So many people posted about their experiences and true, i felt relieved to know i'm not the only one who is stupid not to use a glove. Someone recommended alcohol so i did tried. Same effect like putting ice coz the pain came back. I waken up my aunt and asked if she has any idea about it. She said it should be the coconut milk but it's not helping coz it's almost midnight and we don't know where to get it. I went back to my laptop and asked some help. I was instructed to put salt, didn't work. I tried fish sauce, didn't work also. I continued reading the super long post and someone suggested to try baking soda paste (baking soda in small amount of water). We have lots of it, so i never hesitated. I went down again in the kitchen and soaked my left hand in a bowl of baking soda paste. It felt good. After a minute, i pour the paste all over my hands, left & right. I let it dry for a while. After 15 minutes, omgg the pain starts to disappear! My hands were all white coz of the paste which dried up already. 30 minutes approximately, the pain disappeared 99%. I'm so happy and thankful. So guys, if ever you're new in the kitchen and you want to cook, when you slice some peppers, make sure you use gloves. If ever it's too late, hope you'll stumble on my blog and be able to help you stop your suffering :D
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