Any of you guys that get poison ivy use banana peels to dry it out
Never tried that. Just washed off real good with as hot of water as I could stand and took a good alergy pill.
Of course I only recently became slightly alergic to it. Before I could wrap myself in it and be fine.
Of course I only recently became slightly alergic to it. Before I could wrap myself in it and be fine.
Nope. Im extremely allergic to the ivy and it gets so bad that I need prednisone shots and pills to get rid of the stuff.
scratch it till it bleeds then spay it down with chemtool carb cleaner.
pure bleach.....on a rag rubbing till it bleeds.....burns pretty good but works well. FYI You can get a chemical burn from it.....I do....
Unfortunately I was in an airport this morning and didn't have carb cleaner or bleach available... Banana peel really helped... I'm pretty allergic and the blisters have already gone down a little
Lye soap. No joke. Wash often. Seems to kill the oil. Lye soap available at ace hardware. CB
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The oil from the leaf is what is the irritant, I really do scrub the area down with an alcohol soaked rag until all of the blisters pop and the oil is washed off.
Make sure to swipe and remove with the rag instead of just smearing it around or it wont work.
Any ex military that were taught how to decontaminate themselves with a decon kit knows what I am talking about.
I am highly allergic to poison ivy, but I do the above and it scabs up and is gone quickly with no meds taken.
Make sure to swipe and remove with the rag instead of just smearing it around or it wont work.
Any ex military that were taught how to decontaminate themselves with a decon kit knows what I am talking about.
I am highly allergic to poison ivy, but I do the above and it scabs up and is gone quickly with no meds taken.
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