I can vouch for the heat of habanero on the hands...
Nothing helped until someone suggested fresh tomato juice, which seemed to bring instant relief.
We often serve side dishes of diced bell pepper and of diced tomatoes with hot chilli to dampen down the heat, or add potatoes to an over-hot curry while it is cooking. Is it mere coincidence that all these vegetables are quite closely related to each other? Any members of this forum willing to volunteer for a scientific test?
