hmmm maybe we shouldnt let companies and people sell whatever the fuck they want

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Just for reference, pure capsaicin is 16 million scoville

    So someone made a candy where over half of its mass is capsaicin. Even if you can stand the heat that cannot possibly taste good

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        Capsaicin olioresin which is basically a syrup of sorts made from the extracted oils will cause skin burns.

        I used to have a job mixing oils to make fragrants mostly but we occasionally made the solution that went into police grade pepper spray and it was like 1 part olioresin capsaicin to 4 parts solvent. No one ever wanted to make the stuff so I did. I got the olioresin on my skin one time. It wasn’t a lot. Just a few drops but it gave me something between a first and second degree burn.

        I still eat a ton of spicy food though but only because I’m addicted and I hate myself.