Re: [CH] the bleach cure
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:19:55 -0400
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
> > @@@@
> > \ \ \ \ \ \\
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=Mark
http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens