How do you get the burning sensation to stop after consuming chile peppers?
A. The best way to ease the burning sensation is to drink milk, eat yogurt or any dairy product. A substance found in dairy products known as casein, helps to disrupt the reaction. This substance which is a lipophilic phosphoprotein, acts like a detergent and literally strips capsaicin from its receptor binding site. If you get the oil on your skin you may want to rub it with rubbing alcohol first then soak in milk, this seems to alleviate the burning. If you get it in your eyes the only thing you can do is repeatedly rinse with water or saline. Be very careful when handling hot chiles, especially species like chinense where the habanero comes from there are reports of these chiles actually blistering the skin. Gloves are recommended when handling or peeling any types of hot chile.
