What Are the Treatments for Jalapeno Pepper Burns on Skin?
The pain that comes from having jalapeno pepper oil on your skin is no laughing matter. The pain can be excruciating, can spread, and frequently requires morphine as a pain killer, should you have to go the hospital. Here’s the thing: washing your hands with soap and hot water does nothing at all, as the oil in jalapenos–oleorsin capsicum–is not soluble in water. This stuff is potent, which goes a long way towards explaining why oleoresin capsicum is the active ingredient in pepper spray.
