One should not inhale capsaicin cream
@GardenGerty (169445)
United States
April 2, 2023 8:06am CST
So do not inhale your arthritis gel if it has this ingredient. In fact I wonder who would have ever wanted to, it burns. It is made from red pepper oil.
When I read a warning like this, I ask myself "Who would want to?" or "Who did this and made the warning necessary?" You know someone must have tried it. That is why the medicine website states that it can cause respiratory problems. Maybe it was like the Tide pod challenge.
I can see it happening that you could laugh, cough or sneeze and get salsa up your nose, which would be a similar effect. I do not think hot spicy things in your nose is a preferred situation.
I use this product a lot, and it burns my eyes if I rub them with some of it on my hands.
Certain warnings I have seen over the years have made me wonder--ear drops that say "do not take internally". High chairs that are labeled "not to be used upside down". There must be a reason we silly humans must have those warnings on our everyday items.
I have heard about the laundry tag on kids' clothes that say "remove child before washing" but I admit I have not seen that one.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
2 Apr 23
My eye drops say don't take internally, can cause diarrhea. 
I always wonder who was dumb enough to use meds wrong... 
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
I have seen funny stories about many different routes of medication, but it is no joke, really. People sometimes assume that eye drops, and ear drops work from the inside out--not sure why.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@DaddyEvil Did you ever tell him you spiked the brownies?
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@GardenGerty I used a few eye drops in brownies once to catch someone who was stealing lunches at work. It gave him diarrhea and he never stole lunches while I still worked there.
We saw and visited with him a couple of months ago. I was happy to see him. It had been years since I last talked with him.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
And yet it is sad to think people have done some of those things. I enjoy the laugh.
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
3 Apr 23
@GardenGerty This is true it's incredible what people do sometimes.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@LadyDuck We try to stay out of the way of their foolishness.
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.@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
I believe in some restaurants those little four sided "high chairs" that scoot to the table are used by people with tiny babies in carriers, by turning them upside down and putting the carrier on top. Not safe, so they warn them.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@shaggin I think it depends on the restaurant and the type of carrier you have.
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@shaggin (74988)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@GardenGerty oh I see I think they actually did that one time at a restaurant we went to told us to do that when my first daughter was a baby
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
2 Apr 23
I am glad you are not snorting Capsicum Heather.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
20 Apr 23
@RebeccasFarm Essential oils as well.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
Yep. I just snort my flonase or my nasal saline spray. A good whiff of perfume is lovely as well.
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@wolfgirl569 (135643)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Apr 23
Some just make you shake your head and groan
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
Like why on earth would you do that?
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
But someone has caused the need for them.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
@rakski Just think, we should all be smart and safe.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Apr 23
Don't eat capsaicin cream either. And wash your hands thoroughly several times with soap and water before going near your hoohah.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Apr 23
@FriendlyFrieda It's in your pants, not the dictionary.
@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Apr 23
Anytime I have used any rubs that say to wash hands carefully before touching eyes I always have washed my hands at least three times before I even try and then if I don't have to touch my eyes I just don't . I believe there are kids and teenagers that do strange things and that is why there are warnings.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
Even some adults do strange things. People do not read labels, etc. With pepper based creams and gels, soap and water has no effect. Oil based products will remove them. So for them you can use cooking oil, or moisturizing cream. Wipe it off THEN use soap and water.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
See, you are like me. If you don't know,you look it up. There was a cinnamon challenge as well. Also not healthy.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
Completely clueless, right? I am glad to give you a laugh.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
2 Apr 23
It's like the little oxygen absorber packet that comes in a box of shoes that's labeled "DO NOT EAT". You know someone did it once before and that's why it's labeled!
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
"Mikey will eat it, he eats anything!" Those packets have some good uses, but none of them are as food or seasoning.
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
19 Apr 23
Young people have tried everything imaginable to get high; and some people don't use common sense when it comes to how a product should be used.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
20 Apr 23
It is not just young people, either.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
Yes, someone has. It is scary, as that means they walk among us.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Apr 23
@GardenGerty I have said those exact words.
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@GardenGerty (169445)
• United States
3 Apr 23
It is the hot part of hot peppers. Yes, it is spicy.
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Many times I've seen bags of nuts with the warning 'may contain nuts' (well I should hope so!)
Another favourite is 'do not iron on body' on clothes labels.