I grow mostly superhots, peppers 1 million Scoville units and above, though I will have a few unusual varieties like Farmers Market Jalapenos and Aleppos to make appetizers with. That is also why I have lots of powders. Even with the hottest peppers you can control the heat of your dish when you use powder to spice it up.
[1 million Scoville units and above]
We need to get you some protective eyewear!
Just the fumes off my Jalapenos were making me cough 2 or 3 times. And this was a small group - of a lot of small peppers (some were 2 inches long or so - had one BIG one - like a small green pepper).
THIS time I finally wore thin protective gloves. Last time I washed my hands no less than 9 times and wiped with a cloth rag each time to dry.
Didn’t help. I still got a couple of, ahem, “surprises”.