Leavenworth Poison Ivy/Oak??

[Teh Phuzzy]

can't you buy chemicals to neutralize the oil?

 

http://www.zanfel.com/help/

 

Only thing that I have found to help. And it does feel like sandpaper going on; in a masochisticly great way. Hope your insurance covers it. Last time I was using it, it ran $40 a tube and it took me two tubes to cover my [blister covered] body.

 

As for preventative care-- eyes all about it!

 

[obwan]

I held back on the Skaha story, with that crap all over my rope and hands. I was about to piss my pants, and the only folks not contaminated were these two Canadian chicks. After a lot of laughs - still no one would help.

[spiderman]

We should get rid of that stuff ASAP. Even herbicide that shit! Some people are very alergic to it and can go into Anaphylaxis shock.

[rob]

Some people are allergic to bees, we should poison all of those, too.

[tvashtarkatena]

One can always choose to stay home if our local flora and fauna prove too daunting for that delicate constitution.

[Tyson.g]

One can always choose to stay home if our local flora and fauna prove too daunting for that delicate constitution.

 

And he is back and in style! Hi Tvash!

[tvashtarkatena]

I grew up playing around 20 foot high poison oak 'trees'. We were just dumb kids, but we quickly figured out how to gingerly maneuver around the stuff. No big deal.

 

Maybe its a generational thing.

 

 

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Some people are allergic to bees, we should poison all of those, too.

 

I got scratched by Devil's Club. We should wipe it off the planet.

[ElectricEric]

for poison ivy? never tried it...

 

Take some fine grit sandpaper. Nothing too rough, you just want to burst the blisters/break the skin, not rake yourself bloody.

 

Rub the sandpaper on the area. This should actually feel like sweet relief. You finally get to scratch the shit out of that poison ivy. Rub until the blisters have popped. Don't go too nuts. The blisters should be open and probably oozing a little clear liquid. This is normal.

 

Apply the rubbing alcohol to a Q-Tip or to a clean gauze for a larger area. Apply alcohol liberally to the area. This stings a little, but not any more than alcohol or peroxide on any open wound.

 

The itching stops almost immediately. Within the next day or so, the poison ivy will start to dry out and heal. To me, this is a much better alternative than suffering days, maybe even weeks of scratching and itching.

 

Someones a redditor lol.

 

Please do not do this! This guy was hella trolling. Its a good way to cause an infection.

 

Technu works great for prevention (you can get it at REI) but for treatment anti itch creams are really all that you can do.