| No one has a quick and 100% effective neutralizing agent for
Capsaicin.
Capsaicin is the chemical agent in peppers (not the seeds)
which stimulate tissue and fake the brain into thinking there is
pain. No doubt the pain is real though!
Milk, baking soda paste and honey do a good job removing the
sting from the fingers and face, but trace amounts of Capsaicin
will remain on the fingers even after dozens of hand washings.
Advice from a Bio-Chemist at Michigan State University is to
wash the hands in alcohol. Please be aware that this will only
help to a certain degree.
Ultimately you will need to wait for the skin to slough off the
microbes of Capsaicin.
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