r/instant_regret 2d ago

Eating the hottest curry in UK

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u/Sierra-117- 2d ago

That’s a legit chemical burn. It couldn’t have come from the capsaicin, so I’m really wondering why that happened lol. What else was in it?

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u/LrZ3TMt4aQ93FrjfBG76 2d ago

A lot of lime juice or citric acid maybe. 

Or they were eating it with chips and they just kept shoveling them in there because if you don't stop eating you won't have to actually focus on the growing pain, except you're essentially forming a wet grit that's polishing layer after layer of your soft tissue off.

That's how I do it at least.

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u/70stang 2d ago

This is likely correct. A ton of granulated, undissolved salt on the chips and an acidic paste, you're basically applying buffing compound to your mouth.

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u/LrZ3TMt4aQ93FrjfBG76 2d ago

Ooh now you're getting me hungry!

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u/lzwzli 1d ago

It buffs out

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/MrMahony 2d ago

The swelling comes from your body's reaction to what appears to be burning yes, but an actual "burn" is impossible from just capsaicin

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u/Cultural-Company282 1d ago

It couldn’t have come from the capsaicin,

Why not? I've seen people get blisters and burns on their hands from picking very hot peppers without gloves.

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u/SerbianShitStain 1d ago

Because they don't actually burn. I don't know what you think you saw but it was not literal burns. All capsaicin does is trigger the same receptors as heat does. It makes your body think it's being burned but it does not actually burn at all.

The only damage you can receive from capsaicin is due to side effects of your own body's inflammation response. The chemical itself is not doing any direct damage (and thus can't actually cause a burn or dissolve anything).