News Corp Australia may have discovered the worst incidence of pickled peppers, ever.

Em Rusciano, who was reporting on News Corp’s behalf, was scrolling through Facebook when she came across a status shared by user Shona Walker. Within Walker’s status was a public service announcement that an anonymous (and pregnant) woman had written concerning chili oil and Vicks, a leading brand of topical ointment for colds. As she learned the hard way, they don’t belong anywhere near a vagina.

The woman was pickling chili peppers from a plant she has in her kitchen when she had the urge to go pee. Not stopping to wash her hands before sitting down on the toilet, she wiped with what The Kitchn calls “hot pepper hands.” It wasn’t long before she started “seeing stars.”

In an attempt to help her cool down, the woman’s husband went to grab Vaseline, only to return and apply Vicks. Soon after, the two were on their way to the hospital, a process her neighbors apparently all witnessed. Doctors helped her ice her vagina, which she continues to do now that she’s back home… where her neighbors are giving her a hard time.

“Ever tried walking to a car with the demonic hell fire pits raging through your groin????!!!!!” she wrote on Facebook. “My legs were spread that damn wide trying to get a cool breeze. The neighbors all saw me wheeled out via the ambulance… my vag was on fire. I was quite vocal about it. I’m going to have to move I think.”

The one silver lining, if there is any, is this method proved to be “fantastic for hair removal.” The woman doesn’t know if it was the actual pepper or the doctors themselves who removed her pubic hair, but it’s gone.

The Kitchn cited oil, dish soap, even whole milk would have been better to try and soothe the irritation. We've got other helpful facts about the vagina that may also come in handy right here.