Why is it so hard to wash the ‘heat’ off your hands after handling/cutting chillies?
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Dish soap doesn’t do a very good job at dissolving capsaicin (the hot chemical) on it’s own. You can dissolve it using cooking oil or alcoholic hand sanitizer, and wash that off using soap. If you go the hand sanitizer route, add liquid soap before the alcohol evaporates, then water. If you skip the soap, the water will just make the capsaicin redeposit onto your hands.
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