What to do if your hands itch

Many people like to eat taro, but if you don’t wear gloves when peeling taro, the mucus in the taro will get on your hands, and your hands will become very itchy after peeling. This is caused by the mucus in taro irritating the skin, so it is best to use gloves to protect your hands when peeling taro. Boiling the taro in boiling water before peeling is also an effective method. If your hands are itchy due to taro, you can wash your hands with vinegar or roast them over fire to relieve the feeling.

What to do if your hands itch

1. Soak your hands in hot water

The substances in taro that cause itching will easily lose their activity under high temperatures. Therefore, when your hands feel itchy when peeling taro, you can soak your hands in hot water for a while to reduce the degree of itching.

2. Clean with vinegar

The acidity of vinegar can neutralize the itchy components in taro, so if your hands itch after peeling taro, you can use vinegar to wash them to relieve the symptoms of itchy hands.

3. Apply ginger on your hands

Substances such as borneol and camphor contained in ginger have a certain anti-itching effect. Therefore, when your hands feel itchy after peeling taro, you can apply ginger slices to the affected area, or squeeze the ginger juice and wash your hands directly with the ginger juice.

4. Use Fengyoujing to rub your hands

When Fengyoujing comes into contact with the skin, it feels cool and has a certain anti-itching effect. Therefore, after peeling taro, you can directly rub your hands with Fengyoujing to relieve the itching of your hands.

5. Low heat is hot

If your hands feel itchy after peeling taro, you can wash them with clean water first, and then bake them over low heat. Just be careful not to get too close to them during this process to avoid burning your hands.

Why do my hands itch when I peel taro?

Taro contains a substance called saponin. When this substance comes into contact with the skin, it will irritate the skin and cause itching. There are also a lot of hairs on the skin of taro, which can also cause itching when the skin comes into contact with it.

How to avoid itchy hands when peeling taro

1. Glove protection

When peeling taro, if your hands come into direct contact with the juice, you will easily be irritated and your hands will become itchy. However, if you wear gloves and then peel the taro, the situation will be much better as your hands will not be in direct contact with the taro.

2. Peel with a knife

Wash the taro, blanch it in boiling water, then pick it up, cool it, and directly remove the outer skin with a knife. This is a very simple and convenient way of processing. However, you need to pay attention to the subsequent processing of the taro and it does not need to be boiled for a long time.

3. Taro peeling machine

There are now special machines on the market for peeling taro, so when you buy taro, you can ask the boss to peel the taro for you before you take it back.