Why would tomato juice sting?

I get this occasionally - sometimes more than others, sometimes not at all; I was de-seeding some maskotka earlier on today and the tomato juice/pulp was causing a stinging sensation on my skin. Admittedly, my skin might well not be at its happiest, as I had my hands in and out of water all day yesterday, but as mentioned this is not the first time that I have experienced this.

So, what would make tomato guts sting?

 

Apparently they do, but only in very small amounts. Its a confusing one

 

Well they're definitely acidic - they always give the pan a good shine

 

Could be - funnily enough, there seems to be more than one thing getting to me in the allergy stakes; I'm getting hayfever symptoms on and off - irritated eyes, sneezing, runny nose, wheezy chest, the works - but these symptoms are completely intermittent, so its not a cold or anything.

I also seem to be overly sensitive to smells - the adhesive I used to fix the oven door has a whiff of vinegar to it (it excretes acetic acid as it cures), and the smell has been catching me ever since, but I am the only one in the house that can smell it, let alone be bothered by it.

 

I know for a fact that I am run-down; too much on at work besides anything else. I have been off this week though, so am slowly catching up on myself - so far its been gutting the house (winter 'spring' cleaning if you will) and mending stuff that has broken (and the odd thing that I have inadvertently busted along the way - oven door )

The weekend is going to be now't more than food, alcohol, TV and sleep.

 

I gave up the fags years ago, so a few jars is my only treat really (well, beside chocolate occasionally); I usually only have alcohol free weekends when I am working (often) or if I am ill (not often).

 

Good point, well put - I never even considered those as I have been on them for almost a year.

I'll dig out the boxes in the morning and have a look