Capsaicin

[Jack M. Bernstein, M.D.]

In article <hsw3YL1.mdaily at delphi.com> mdaily at delphi.com writes:
>From: mdaily at delphi.com
>Subject: Capsaicin
>Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 22:16:53 -0500

>I may be in the wrong area...   but I want to collect capsaicin from hot
>peppers to add to a cream. For back rubs etc.. I have tryed water but it goes
>rancid very quickly. Isopropyl alcohol seems to weaken the heat of the pepper.
>Could anyone spare the time to explain the hows of this?

This is the wrong firum BUT there is an answer. The agent is commercially 
available as Zostrix (r). This is an FDA approved product which is used for 
arthritis and post-zoster (shingles) neuralgia. I wouldn't nother to try and 
reinvent the wheel.