I was just commenting to a friend in an email.......
**** sauce is just four basic ingredients, yet it has become a culinary staple.
tabasco sauce...three ingredients.......yet it is an archetype.
same with "Red Hot" (although Crystal is better IMO).
Simple is best.
One exception that comes to mind in Tropical Pepper Company XXXtra Hot Habanero Sauce.........these folks have found the right blend of a lot of **** to make an AWESOME condiment.