Poisin Ivy, sumac, oak?

Dose anyone know a good remedy for poison ivy, Suamc or oak?

Thank you in advance

Poisin Ivy, sumac, oak?
Honey

As for susceptibility to PI, you may not know that spring honey in the areas where it grows is usually loaded with PI pollen. I believe that regular use of raw, local, spring honey has rendered me immune to the effects of the sap. I worked in apple orchards for many years, with frequent, almost constant problems with poison ivy. When I began keeping bees and eating honey every day, I no longer was affected by poison ivy. It has been many years since I've had any reaction at all, though I sometimes walk right thru the stuff.

-- Dave Green (Pollinator@NOSPAMaol.com) submitted May/1/2000 The Pollination Home Page



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Baking Soda

If you take a bath in room temperature water mixed with 1/2 cup of baking soda it can releive the itching. The baking soda is like oatmeal bath that you would find at the drug store however the baking soda is cheaper and everyone has it in their house. However, if you use normal temperature bath water the itching will not stop at all. This method is on the back of many baking soda boxes that you can find at your super market

-- Chris Whitehead (Chris01720@NOSPAMaol.com) submitted May/31/2000



I realized that if you take a bath w/ 1/2 cup baking soda and you put your poison ivy rashes under the facuet and start off with warn water and then slowly bring it upto a point where you can least stand it will out burning you it will simulate 20-25 minutes of scratching without breaking the skin or causing o ozing it also causes the urishiol to somewhat release from the cell and wash out ...so a day or so later the rash starts clearing up

-- Dan (dwr301@NOSPAMaol.com) submitted 10/Sep/2000



It doesn't last very long, but put a paste made out of baking soda and water on it. I've been told that as the baking soda dries, it pulls out the toxins, same for bee/wasp/etc. stingers too (mud will work for stingers too)

--Jeanchild@NOSPAMaol.com submitted 16/Jul/2001



Well, My husband got poison oak 2 days ago and since I'm 6m pregnet, I was worried about getting it. Then I had him try a oatmeal %26amp; baking soda pack that I fixed up in about 5 mins. I just took oatmeal and baking soda and blended them up w/ hot water. It needs to be thick. Let it dry all the way, then wash off by taking a hot shower. It seems to have worked wonders. =)

--"Sarah" (no email provided) submitted 13/Apr/2002



I get poison ivy every year from loving on my cats, either on my wrists or my neck. Normally, I use the rubbing alcohol method %26amp; Rhuli-gel. This year has been the worst I've ever had. I bought the wrong spray, Calamine, which relieves the itch only temporary %26amp; doesn't help in the long run. I finally took a Benadryl pill overnight, %26amp; seemed to be better the next day. Hot water always helps temporarily. But after reading through this site, I tried a baking soda paste %26amp; had such wonderful relief. After about 20 min, it began to flake off. So I sprayed it off with scalding hot water. The rash actually looks better already. You can bet the 1st thing I'll do tomorrow morning is make a baking soda paste again.

--"Cindy chapman" (jchapman@NOSPAMgtec.com) submitted 15/Aug/2002



Hello, I am Shawn I am 15 years old and I have gotten Poison Ivy twice in my live and I have figured out a way to get rid of it fast. What you do is you mix baking soda with vinegar which reacts and then makes a paste. Than take a wash cloth and scrub the paste as hard as you can on there, it will hurt!!!, But I will also solve it fast Thank you Shawn

--Teckfreak1101001@NOSPAMaol.com submitted 13/Jun/2003



hey shawn thanks. the vinigar and baking soda paste works good. i used it and within minutes the itch was gone. i would recommend this to anyone. it doesn't hurt much but u will most likely bleed from scrubbing hard just make sure you srub as hard as you can.

--"mark" the1statvrider@NOSPAMyahoo.com submitted 22/Jul/2003



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Oatmeal Paste

The best thing I have found for poison ivy is very warm to hot oatmeal. Cook it a little thicker than you would for eating(you don't want it running all over). Spread the oatmeal with a rubber spatula(like for spreading cake icing). The heat from the oatmeal really helps, the oatmeal is gritty and itches the rash for you, and as the oatmeal cools off it drys out the skin and affected area better than any other product I have tried. It feels likes cement drying aroung your arm. The only downsides I have seen to this is that your spouse WILL laugh at you as your pasting oatmeal to yourself in the kitchen, and this is probably something you wouldn't want to do at work. BE SURE THE OATMEAL IS NOT TOO HOT FOR YOUR SKIN, it is best that it is warm to hot, but you do not want to burn yourself either.

-- Jason (@NOSPAMaol.com) Nov/17/1999



My husband and I were cleaning out my mother's yard and she kept telli ng me to be careful because there was poison ivy there. I, of course, knew it w ouldn't bother me. Wrong! It started small and spread like a demon. I tried a lot of different things, but since we were at the beach, I found that dunking m yself in the ocean and then baking in the sun worked great. I didn't itch the w hole time I was on the beach. I also tried an oatmeal bath followed by Caladryl Lotion and a Benadryl chaser. I don't know whether the rash was just ready to go away or one of these three worked a miracle, but the next day it was consider ably improved. Poison Ivy is truly the work of the devil!!

-- Barb Boylan (Barbiefromdarby@NOSPAMaol.com) submitted 12/Sep/2000



I once again suffer from poison oak, and I thought that I would share something that seems to help. I have used Desitin diaper rash ointment (the stuff that you put on babies' bottoms) for the last few years and it seems to work as well as the Benadryl cream and is a somewhat cheaper and widely available. With an oatmeal bath and a coating of Desitin, I can get relief for several hours. Good Luck to you All!

-- Marina Morrow (McMarina@NOSPAMaol.com) submitted 7/Nov/2000



I have found that mixing one pack instant oatmeal with a tablespoon of baking soda with near hot water, spreading it on the affected area and wrapping it in Saran wrap works best. It soothes the itch, clears the rash and the saran wrap keeps the paste from getting all over the place as well as keeping that soothing warmth going a little longer.

--"Christine Furtado" (christine.furtado@NOSPAMverizon.net) submitted 7/Jul/2003



I've had poison ivy so badly that at one time I was hospitalized (after walking through smoke when a neighbor burned some with leaves). At the time, Ivytox was on the market and it worked miracles. In later years, I've made a paste of oatmeal and water and plastered myself with it, wrapping gauze to keep down the mess it makes when drying. This really relieves the itching and dries it up beautifully. If the gauze sticks to the skin and/or blisters that have run, get in the shower and let it soak off then wash off with brown soap, or soak in a tub with Aveeno oatmeal.

--"Merit Heart %26amp; Allyana Ziolko" (meritheart@NOSPAMearthlink.net) submitted 05/Aug/2003



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Vinegar

Plain o'l white vinegar, worked for me just fine. It will sting a bit, the itch was gone in minutes. Re-apply as the itch reappears until its gone, usually in a few days.

-- J.R. (FARMERJOE@NOSPAMwebtv.net) submitted Apr/1/2000



A friend's grandmother eliminated the simptoms of poison ivy using warm vinagar on the blisters. I have tried this and many other remedies, including the over-the-counter products and found that a combination of warm vinagar compresses, three to four times a day, and an application of caladril (not sure of the spelling) lotion at night have been the most effective. system, or just the acid in it. But it work's. Passed down from 3 generations.

-- Gary Christopher (synercom@NOSPAMistar.ca) submitted 26/Jun/2001



I have found that applying White Distilled Vinegar to the affected area(s) several times daily will relieve the itching as well as dry it up. Additional tips - Mosquito Bites: rub the juice of a cut onion on it and it will stop the itching and disappear within an hour. Insect Bites: make a paste from white distilled vinegar and meat tenderizer and apply to the affected area.

--Jillg762@NOSPAMaol.com submitted 26/Sep/2002



It sounds goofy, but when I was a kid we were told to rub vinegar and salt on the poison ivy on your arm or leg. It hurt but once it took effect it cooled down the itching.

--"Vince G" (giangiacomo@NOSPAMyahoo.com) submitted 16/Jun/2003



Hey I was just searching for new ways to get rid of my poison ivy faster. I mixed red and white vinegar and dumped it all over it and that healed it last time. Bleach does make it go away just not right away, also for my pool we use chlorine tablets (size of a hockey puck) and I got them wet and rubbed it on the ivy and let sit for 2-5 mins and that helped a little.

--"Todd" (lazyboy2407@NOSPAMexcite.com) submitted 26/July/2003



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Banana Peel

Try the inside of a banana peel, this usually helps a bit more if the sores have been broken, but it drys up the ivy's effects rather quickly with continuous use and if the sores are kept clean. Just peel a banana and smear the inside of the peel on the affected area, and bingo, then repeat about 2 to 3 times a day.

--"D. R. Pinson" (zeropop@NOSPAMwhitelion.net) submitted 13/Jul/2000



To get relief from the itch, rub the inside of a banana skin on it, and it works, I got that from Foxfire book.

--Edgar Brindle (ebrindle@NOSPAMinnernet.net) submitted 14/May/2001



I have been a leader of Girl Scouts for 23 years and know what poison looks like and what the rash looks like when you get it. I have not had it for many years and recently got a very itchy rash on the inside of my thighs. I was not in the woods or around any plants but my dog rub
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There are no instant treatments, but there are ways to improve the symptoms. This website tells alot of them



-me
Reply:Ocean Water-I have heard helps dry out the rash. Other then that I would go get some calamine lotion or cortisone cream to help with the itching.