The answer is: its cells, which shelter a sulfur-based chemical that irritates both eyes and nose. When you cut onions, the chemical is released and, once it is in contact with air and water produced by the lacrimal glands, it causes a chemical reaction.
What follows from this equation? A sulfuric acid and a lot of pain. As the more we shed tears, the more we hurt, and the more we get hurt, the more we'll shed tears, over and over again. So ... quickly what to do?
There is no a miraculous product. There are however some simple steps that we can take:
- Mouth breathing when cutting onion. In this way, we will relieve the nose and eyes of a large quantity of gas.
- If you like chemistry, you have at your hand a most laborious method: mix onion with parsley to oxidize some sulphates. This combination improves the bad breath after consumption of onions.
- To cut onions in water or under running water, because in this way gaseous substance released will react with water and no with tears
- If onions will be cool down, about an hour before cutting, can be helpful, because sulfates will be more difficult to evaporate.
- Mechanical Method: Put some glasses on, that will act as a shield for your eyes.
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