OK, riminds me of a gift I was given a while back... http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/hot%20soap.jpg On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 07:14:17 -0700 (PDT), Ted Wagner wrote > Oh the wheels are a turning. > > Soap.... soap laden with chiles .... hmmmmm > > Adds a whole 'nother mean to getting soap in yer eyes! > > Ted > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Rich Stevens <rstevens15@verizon.net> > > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > > Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2008 9:48:19 AM > > Subject: RE: [CH] the bleach cure > > > > Bleach is acidic, not alkaline. It is alkalis like sodium or potassium > > hydroxide that cause saponification. Getting a strong alkali like oven or > > drain cleaner on your hands turns the oils and fats in your skin to soap, so > > it feels slippery. > > > > Rich Stevens http://mysite.verizon.net/rstevens15 > > Photo Trend Enterprises- A Restaurant Service Company > > > > > > "Start off every day with a smile and get it over with." - W.C. Fields > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com > > [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com] On Behalf Of > > bluezinnia@kyananet.com > > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:02 AM > > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > > Subject: [CH] the bleach cure > > > > >Dr. Tom Mabry of the Department of Botany, University of Texas at > > Austin, suggested that the >alkaline bleach ionizes the phenolic > > hydroxyl group in the active ingredients, all of which are >phenolic > > amides (e.g., dihydrocapciacin), making the compounds water soluble; at > > the same time, >the ionized phenolic ring in each ccompound would be > > readily oxidized by the bleach, thereby >altering the structures and > > properties of the compounds > > . > > > > I was always taught that bleach works because it saponifies. . > > .essentially, turns to soap, > > which would account for the slippery feel. . .a thin surface layer of > > skin cells, which then > > wash off easily, taking the problematical compounds with them. Could > > Dr. Mabry be overcomplicating things because he's never made homemade > > soap as Solstice presents, > > or was my source (a chemist) full of caca? > > > > Keep on rockin', > > Rain > > @@@@ > > \ \ \ \ \ \\ -- =Mark http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens