#2419365 - 06/16/11 05:37 PM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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I haven't had a bad rash in a while, I seem to be very mildly allergic, never got a rash during turkey season, walk through it a lot, maybe an itchy bump or two once in a while.
Wish I knew of a good remedy... one thing I know, do whatever to dry the rash out. If I remember correctly.
In Tennessee there is a lot of poison ivy.... in Pennsylvania it's bigger. and here in New Jersey where we are staying now, it grows into trees. Or at least very large sturdy self-supporting vines. It's nasty stuff...
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#2419369 - 06/16/11 05:47 PM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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Okay. Here is my input. A baking soda bath will be more soothing than oatmeal or calamine lotion. This also works great for chicken pox. It will not dry out your skin but will help dry up the blisters. The bleach may work. My cousin is horribly allergic and her Dr. tells her to go swim in a pool that uses chlorine. If she doesn't get to it in time, she gets the steroid shot and a prescription steroid cream.
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#2419594 - 06/16/11 10:32 PM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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Takes 24 hours for the urushiol oil in poison ivy to bond to your skin.
Not trying to start an argument, but this info is not correct. Urushiol does take a little while to bond to the skin, but not 24 hours. This bonding can take place in as quick as 15 minutes. Therefore, if you know you have come in contact with the oil, wash off as quickly as possible.
Urushiol oil is NOT water soluble. It is an oil. You won't remove it with just rinsing off at the sink.
Once the oil binds to your skin... well, your in trouble! 
If I am in the woods and know I have come in contact with Poison Ivy, yet have no access to soap and water, I will rub dirt into my skin to pick up part, or all, of the oil.
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#2419631 - 06/16/11 11:35 PM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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I get that stuff from bein down wind of it. Heck I may have it now from it being mentioned on here! Swimmin in a chlorine pool helps dry it up I've heard. I also use calamine lotion. But gonna keep some of the other posted tips in mind for next time.
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#2419658 - 06/17/11 04:29 AM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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Zanfel is the route to go without seeing a doctor. In most cases, once application will do it in.
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#2419713 - 06/17/11 07:01 AM
Re: Poison Ivy/Sumac
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Plinker22, you are correct. The urushiol oil does start bonding to the skin upon contact. However, full bonding can take up to 24 hours. My point was that you do have some time after exposure to disolve the oil and remove it from your skin.
The reason that some people think poison ivy is "spreading" often times is not because the oil is spreading, it's because the oil that is there took longer to bond to the skin and the reaction is delayed from the first onset of symptoms (blisters) from the highest concentrated intial exposure site (which typically is the first to show signs).
And I too have used Dawn dishwashing detergent to remove the urushiol oil from my arms when I didn't have access to mineral spirits. It worked just fine. I did a total cleanse 3 times with it just to make sure I didn't miss anywhere.
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