Reaction of lime juice
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Second-degree burns and itchy rashes can develop if a stray splash of lime juice lands on your skin. It's a condition called phytophotodermatitis, more commonly known as a “margarita burn.” The official name describes exactly why these burns occur. ... The reaction is worse on skin that's wet or sweaty.
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Lime juice can be prepared and concentrated in large amounts at high rates in the same general manner as for orange and grapefruit juices, using similar equipment. For juice extraction, however, smaller (than usual for oranges) cups are used on one type of extractor, which individually cuts and presses each fruit. Another type of extractor presses and disrupts the entire fruit between rotating converging disks, and the fruit, pulp, and rag mixture is then separated from the juice in a screw press/screen finisher. Single-strength lime juice may be blended with sugars, syrups, water, or carbonated water and bottled in glass or sealed in metal cans. These types of juice products are usually preserved with a small amount of added sulfite or bisulfite. They may remain stable without refrigeration up to a year or longer.
Limewater is the common name for a dilute aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide. Calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, is sparsely soluble at room temperature in water (1.5 g/L at 25 °C[1]). "Pure" (i.e. less than or fully saturated) limewater is clear and colorless, with a slight earthy smell and an astringent/bitter taste. It is basic in nature with a pH of 12.4.