I hate . . . Cooking With Chilli

I like chilli - nice bit of spicy food. However, I don't like this bit....

Chopping up some yummy fresh chilli


Mmmm. Nom nom nom.

2 Hours later...

Hmm - itchy Eye


ARRGGH - The Pain!!


How is it that chilli can survive multiple hand washes and still have enough power left to cause excruciating pain?

And how come we can still eat the stuff without dying, our insides a useless molten mess of screaming nerve endings and smouldering flesh?