Poison oak, poison ivy treatments?

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Last summer my wife dealt with a nasty rash for a couple weeks. It was the first time she had broke out from exposure. Not sure if it was from poison oak or ivy since we had been around both while camping. I know limiting exposure and washing your clothes and skin after exposure are good practices. I know jewel weed is a good treatment after exposure but was wondering about prevention. Anyone have experience with Oral Ivy or a similar product?
 
We knife people don’t suffer from poison ivy, apparently... :D

Best prevention I know of comes from early identification and avoidance. Next best thing is to wear long clothes (full-length pants and long-sleeved shirt) and gloves. When your clothes might be contaminated, treat them like they’ve got acid on them (don’t touch the outside of them). Never heard of Oral Ivy... They need to rename their product though—it sounds like it’s a pill full of poison ivy. ;)
 
I am SUPER allergic to all them ivys.. I will probably get it just from reading this post..:D Soo.. I use Tech-Nu wash ANY time I come in from being outside where there maybe those.. Works at cleaning the resins away on me in the shower and put a few drops in the washer when cleaning my cloths.. Hope this helps.. John
 
jmh33 said:
I am SUPER allergic to all them ivys.. I will probably get it just from reading this post..:D Soo.. I use Tech-Nu wash ANY time I come in from being outside where there maybe those.. Works at cleaning the resins away on me in the shower and put a few drops in the washer when cleaning my cloths.. Hope this helps.. John
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I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion.
 
fishiker said:
I did but I don't trust everything I read online as much as I trust the members here.
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I heard mixing mayo and tomato paste works. Lol jk. But honestly just know what poison ivy is and avoid it. Always wear long pants and tall Sox along with long sleeves. This stuff is bad news if you get it on your skin. Was doing volentee work at the forest preserve and our group almost walked into a patch but luckily we had a few folks who knew what it looked like.
 
+1 on the Tec-Nu, you can use it on clothes and tools as well. I had it recommended to me by some guys that do tree removal and it has worked wonders for me.
 
91% isopropyl alcohol. Soak a few folded up paper towels and wipe down any areas that came in contact. Strips the plant oils off your skin.

I carry both in my pack. Great for starting a fire after.
 
Best prevention is early identification of the plants and then avoidance. That is generally fairly easy to do although I don't think I have ever seen Poison Oak in the flesh. Not real common stuff. Hiking.... walk around the patch.....
 
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Tree climber here, I don't get it myself (thankfully) but when other people get it bleach is what I tell them... Use it on your skin in the shower, been doing this since a teen in scouts, back then I was a camp councilor and we would peel the bleach label off and write "poison Ivy remover" on with a sharpy so the kids would use it (probably illegal, don't do that)

In my FAK I carry alcohol wipes, they can be used if someone noticed they came in contact with it and we don't have access to water. Again I just wash up with bleach when I get home so I don't go touching stuff my wife or kids are gonna be touching.
 
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