Comments on: Ow! My Eye! – What To Do When Hot Pepper Juice Gets in Your Eye

By: Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:23:11 +0000

@Mimi: This sounds terrifying. I’m glad to hear your grandson is feeling better and that the people at Poison Control were so helpful.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:09:23 +0000

My 6yr old grandson JUST did this. Jalapeno juice in his eyes. Due to his age, needless to say we were horrified. To see him in sheer agony. While she put him in a cool shower, I called poison control. I spoke with a very concerned man, Cecil. He agreed with the cool shower to flush the eyes, & also suggested putting a liquid Antacid on the skin, or usiing an alcohol wipe to pat the skin(not the eyes directly). He said either will pull the BLISTERING EFFECTS of the peppers out of his skin. I am half a century old and learned something new. Am so GRATEFUL to Cecil. He not only told us what to do & how. But calmed not only my daughter & myself down. But, hearing his calm demeanor on the speaker phone also calmed my grandson. Thank You Cecil.!!!

By: Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:55:28 +0000

@Marilyn: Great tips! Thanks so much for sharing.

By: Marilyn Miller

Marilyn Miller — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:05:20 +0000

wear gloves. but, if you don’t and you get it in your eye, put a piece of bread to your eye..the starch soaks up the hot!

By: ariella

ariella — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:16:19 +0000

yea, my sister definetely just was crying/screaming from jalapeno pain in her nose/eyes, and YOUR POST SAVED HER!!thank you!!!!!!

By: M

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:57:54 +0000

Vegetable oil or canola oil will most likely remove the pepper oil from your hands. Wash your hands with it, then with soap and water to remove the vegetable oil. I am guessing oil would probably irritate eyes, so I’ve never heard it recommended for that purpose.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:13:13 +0000

I got squirted in the eye by a habanero pepper today.. It sucked.

By: Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:10:22 +0000

@Renee: Ugh! Jalapeno in the eye is such a terrible feeling, especially the first time it happens when you don’t know what to expect. I’m glad these tips helped!

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:46:11 +0000

This literally just happened to my sister while she was making jalapeno jam. Going online to find out if it would end in blindness for her, I found your post. Thank you!! *^_^*

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[...] 1) In a large bowl, combine the papaya, beans, avocado, corn, raisins, peppers, cilantro, orange juice, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, 1/2 tsp chili pepper, sugar, and salt. (When cutting, take care to avoid getting hot peppers in your eyes.) [...]