Water sure helps my mouth cool down temporarily, stop saying there is no point
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- branno@lemm.eeEnglish1 year
Capsaicin, the thing that makes peppers spicy, is an oily compound.
Water will never remove this from your tongue and the temporary relief is so short it is effectively worthless.
Drinking milk helps actually neutralize the best long term. Alcohol will also help.
- wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish1 year
Something sweet (acidic) will break it down too. I find fruit juice or a soft drink will work better for me than milk.
- 1 year
This seems like it would fit better in the unpopular opinions community.
Having said that, bread works a million times better than water if you eat something too spicy
I love spicy food. Water doesn’t do jack shit. Like the other comment said, all it does is push the capsasin further down. You need fatty things to grab the capsasin, or mild things like bread work ok sometimes.
You know what works really well for lip/mouth burn?
Soap. Seriously, try it if you ever need a nuclear option.
1 yearHonestly that’s something I never considered
What brand/flavor do you prefer?
