Welcome to capsicum-capsaicin.com. If you’re here, then you probably already know what capsaicin is, the most pungent of natural capsaicinoids found in the genus capsicum – hot peppers. What you might not know is how many uses people have come up with for it, and all the science behind them. You may have heard of capsaicin spray for the sinus, pepper spray, pain relieving creams, lotions, ointments, and gels, anti-wrinkle cream, the list goes on and on. This website is dedicated to this great molecule, unraveling all the commercialism surrounding it and looking at the facts.

There are many health related capsaicin benefits. There is some evidence that it is an anti-inflammatory agent, it could be good for the gastrointestinal tract and help inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Perhaps the most exciting finding is that it kills 80% of prostate cancer cells in mice. We will explore the validity of several of these proposed benefits here too.