PSA - Watch out for the Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac

[Rubi513]

I feel for ya.

[BenBen]

Finished drying up my dance with Poison Oak last week. 6 days of meds!

[TheHammer]

Got poison ivy now and it's brutal!

[Muskles]

When I was a kid, I used to get covered in that stuff! Cortisone shots every year. I've actually gotten better as I've gotten older. Maybe I've started paying more attention now and cleaning up better after contact. Either way, it sucks and I feel for you OP. Wash it every chance you get and keep some kind of calamine type cream on it.

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[Shinesintx]

Isopropyl alcohol works!!! I buy it in gallon containers from Walmart

Dish washing soap (Dawn) works well also. It breaks the "oils" down.

[KactusKiller]

My new property has a ton of poison oak. Every time I go out I get it somehow. Gonna have to start really paying attention to my clothing including boots and using desposable gloves.
I've had some form of rash or tea curing bumps off and in for almost two months now. Can't seem to get completely rid of it. I must have something that still has oil in it I'm touching. Is there anything that can be done or used to decrease your bodies sensitivity or block the contact besides long sleeves and trying to clean after the fact.

[Wackmaster]

I got bit by some ivy/oak on Fort Hood a few years ago. I thought my skin was melting off haha!

[Wackmaster]

**** I'm itching from looking at it . What does sumac look like ?

There is some good info here http://www.poison-ivy.org/poison-sumac

[JustinJ]

Thank God I haven't had it in years, but I remember when I was a kid running around in the woods and creeks I'd constantly have it. Hate it all!

[SabreKiller]

I hate that stuff. I can look at it and catch it. I used to get it as a kid all the time.

[2B4Him]

for those who are prone to getting it the very best thing you can do for yourself is keep isopropyl alcohol handy and wipe your hands and arms down if you even think you got in it,, it removes the oil from the skin faster than a fire hose,,, and its cheap and easy to find,,, and for those who climb in trees with it,, don't!

I saw a video a guy did a few years ago (he was some kind of biologist). He said his research and experience showed that regardless of what you use (isopropyl alcohol, dawn soap, etc.) - the KEY is to rub it really well with a wash cloth, not just your hands. He showed how the roughness of the cloth (even without soap, etc.) was the most effective way to get the oils off.

[ArmyAg97]

I saw a video a guy did a few years ago (he was some kind of biologist). He said his research and experience showed that regardless of what you use (isopropyl alcohol, dawn soap, etc.) - the KEY is to rub it really well with a wash cloth, not just your hands. He showed how the roughness of the cloth (even without soap, etc.) was the most effective way to get the oils off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyoDRHpQK0

[2B4Him]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyoDRHpQK0

Yep - that's it!

[xman59]

I saw a video a guy did a few years ago (he was some kind of biologist). He said his research and experience showed that regardless of what you use (isopropyl alcohol, dawn soap, etc.) - the KEY is to rub it really well with a wash cloth, not just your hands. He showed how the roughness of the cloth (even without soap, etc.) was the most effective way to get the oils off.

if it works for him great, I know by personal experience alcohol works extremely well