A method for cleansing and treating skin exposed to a capsaicin or derivative thereof so as to inhibit capsaicin reactivation includes: providing a subject having exposure to capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative； cleansing capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative from skin of the subject with a cleansing composition having: a carrier； a surfactant and/or detergent； a chelating agent； and salicylic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, or ibuprofen； and treating the skin of the subject with a therapeutic composition so as to inhibit reactivation of effects of capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative exposure, the therapeutic composition having: a carrier； aloe； a thickening agent； and salicylic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, or ibuprofen.
