This sounds very weird but i am sure i am not the only one who finds it.every time i go to peel carrots my hand get a strange kind of dry feeling.its really odd.its only when i peel carrots.my skin feels as if it is completely dried out and the sensation doesnt go away for 10-15 after i stop peeling the carrots.does anyone else experience it or know what it means.i have thought maybe its in my head but i dont know why it would be cause i love carrots.is there any explaination for it
2006-09-05 00:50:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I think it is a slight allergic reaction. It happens to me too. I eat carrots and like them so I am not extremely allergic but that happens when I peel carrots too (not when I am just handling them for a few minutes though). It is worse if I work with pumpkin. My hands go from the dry feeling to actually burning then.
It does happen to me too. I could be wrong about the allergic reaction but it definitely a reaction of some sort since it doesn't happen to anyone else in my family.
2006-09-05 00:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If onions can make you cry, then perhaps carrots could have some effect. I peel them with one of those special knives for peeling carrots so I can do it quickly and there is no time for any effect.
Some chemistry major or prof could do a study and find out what chemicals in a carrot could cause a reaction.
2006-09-05 08:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I don't get this with carrots but I do with marrows and courgettes, to the point where I have to get someone else to peel or chop them - when raw. I can eat them OK.
So I don't think you're imagining it - dunno what the explanation is, but I find with the marrow thing that if I can't delegate the job then some good hand cream works. The Body Shop does a hand cream containing hemp and it's great, plus a tube will last a year.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-05 07:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by mrsgavanrossem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. So I wash the carrots well-before peeling and OR wear non-latex gloves while peeling. It is a reaction to chemicals on or in the carrots.
2006-09-05 08:06:54 · answer #4 · answered by Elizabethfrny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's kind of weird, but I can relate because I know there are things (though I can't think of any right now) that make my hands feel strange like that. I think maybe it's because of the dirt on the carrots.
2006-09-05 07:52:40 · answer #5 · answered by L G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes that is weird, you may be allergic to carrots, wash hands with a lotion soap after peeling carrots
2006-09-05 07:57:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a little digging around on several sites....
it seems that carrots contain falcarinol and didehydrofalcarinol which can cause contact dermatitis.
2006-09-05 08:04:16 · answer #7 · answered by wrennightwind 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-09 05:48:23 · answer #8 · answered by ang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋