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K, my name is Jayde and I have a bad case of poison ivy one night, I was eating taco bell and spilt a dab of cheese on an infected area so tae the hot cheese and dab your finger into it and rub it on the infected area and the itch is gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I was in Girl Scouts, I went to a GS camp and the counselor had us rub a plant on our arms and legs before we took a walk in the woods, and she said it prevents getting poison ivy. It had little white flowers on it.
Come to find out this plant in called "Jewel Weed." Now the camp was in Illinois, and I'm not sure whether Jewel Weed grows in all parts of the United States, cause I haven't seen it since.
I am very allergic to poison ivy, so I stay far away from it. But if I do get exposed, like going fishing or something. Washing ASAP with soap and water usually keeps it from turning into a rash.
We tried each one after the other for my arm and my dog's belly skin. First rubbing alcohol sponged on it and let set a few minutes. Then rinsed with cool water. Repeat.
Epsom salt, table salt or baking soda. Don't know what it is about the salt that dries the oil up. I got it barely wet with cool water and let sit for several minutes, rinse with cool water. Repeat.
Next I used palmolive dish soap. Lathered up my dog's belly good and rinsed with cool water. Also lathered him up everywhere else to remove any oils that weren't affecting him because of fur on his back. Rinsed continually for a few minutes letting water go down the drain and not soak in it.
Then I put two cups of rolled oats in a sock and tied it. Soaked it in a tepid tube and squeezed the sock over and over to get the tub filled with the oatmeal 'juices'. Don't do with out a sock or something b/c the oatmeal will junk up your drain. Let dog soak for about 15 minutes constantly getting sock wet and squeezing/rubbing on sore areas directly. Rinsed with cool water several minutes letting it all go down the drain.
Last used vitamin E oil as a carrier oil about a 1/2 tsp. with a few drops of tea tree oil in it applied to the rash. Repeat w/ another 1/2 tsp oil and tea tree drops for each area. Just poured in cupped hand and then rubbed on. Pat dry.
We were told our dog had mites. But it turned out he was getting repeatedly exposed to poison oak in our back yard! Take benadryl internally. For dogs/cats or young children you can use the liquid. For animals it's 1 mg/1 lb. a tsp or 5 mL has in it 12.5 mg. so one tsp is for about a 12 lbs dog, mine is 17 lbs.
For me I used topical hydrocortisone cream from store and it worked. Didn't put it on the dog because he stopped whining and scratching with the above remedies. He seemed to like the oatmeal soak the best.
Go to your wall-mart or kroger or whatever store close to you. Mix some of the baking-soda with hot water in a bath tub, soak in water for 15 minutes, and pat dry. Keep doing this twice a day. In 1 week it should be gone.
It's not just for Hemmoroids anymore! I had Poison Ivy all over my HANDS. And I put Preperation H-Cooling Gel on it. Let it Air Dry" and it stopped the itch, AND Shrunk the lumps. It was gone in two days! Try it, you'll like it.
I realize that this remedy is not available to many, but for those who have access to a beach and the season and weather permits, soak in salt water and then lie in the sun.
A chlorinated pool and sunshine works well too, but not nearly as well or as pleasant as the ocean!
Dish soap, lemon joy, for example, works well in drying up the affected areas too.
Tea tree oil works well in quelling the itch.
Hope this helps!
Rubbing the affected areas with alcohol wipes that are designed for acne help a lot. The alcohol dries the area and seems to stop the itching. I believe some of the ingredients used to remove the oils that cause acne help remove the oils that promote the growth of your rash.
I have to be honest I've tried it all. To dry it out the best I used an oatmeal clay facial mask.
It draws out oils and dries it up. Also, tried clarifying shampoo to wash off oils. I'm still itching after 2 weeks but it's been dried up since I did these things.
Get St. John's Wort in capsulse and make sure its in capsules, then open them and mix the powder with warm water to make a paste, then apply on your rash :) it works wonders.
Take a kitchen scrub brush, run hot water over the infected spot and scrub like crazy! It gets the oils from the ivy out of your pores and scratches without spreading the rash!
I used to be able to crush poison ivy leaves in my hands but now it affects me. The only way I know works is folding a paper towel, tightly covering a bottle of calamine lotion flipping it over then back and dabbing it on the affected area OR use GERM X!
I have used this remedy many times and it usually prevents it and always takes care of the itch. If you think you may have touched it take a cold shower, within the hour, using regular dish soap and most likely you won't get a rash.
Once you have it know that you need to dry it out.
Here are the methods I have used that work...
HAIR DRYER, get as close and hot as possible.
BLEACH, put a 1/4 cup or less in a cold bath, soak 20 min, but take at most once per day.
Salicylic acid, Baking Soda, Alcohol, and Oxy Clean, Hand Sanitizer all help dry it out.
Strengthen your immune system by not eating sugar or white bread, cheese or dairy, and try to eat fresh oranges, lemons and garlic, plus echinacea.
Please wash all your clothes and sheets Daily in Oxy clean or some type of bleach and hot dryer.
Good luck I hope this helps, if nothing works get a shot of cortisone from your doctor and wash everything with hand sanitizer or bleach.
It is simple and painless. Just put Tea Tree Oil on the infected areas (found in the health food stores)and in a few minutes you will have relief from the itching.
I itched for a weed and got new sores daily on my arms. I was taking Benedryl around the clock and putting a prescrition steriod cream on the areas every few hours. I got a little relief, but nothing like the oil. Now it has been 2 hours since I first applied the oil to get a complete relief from the itching. I had to apply it a few times to some areas that continued to slightly itch. Now the itch is gone! I can tell you this remedy really works! It is a miracle.
I know this sounds bad but when I was 12 my brother put vodka on my leg and with in 3 hours it was gone.
I tried this just the other day and it actually works well, just rub any kind of hand sanitizer on the affected area. The alcohol in it will dry it out and will stop the itching and reduce the swelling.
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A little cheesy
jayde campbell in findlay, OH USA -K, my name is Jayde and I have a bad case of poison ivy one night, I was eating taco bell and spilt a dab of cheese on an infected area so tae the hot cheese and dab your finger into it and rub it on the infected area and the itch is gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2010
0 Yes
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Jewel Weed - learn your plants!
kathy in illinois -When I was in Girl Scouts, I went to a GS camp and the counselor had us rub a plant on our arms and legs before we took a walk in the woods, and she said it prevents getting poison ivy. It had little white flowers on it.
Come to find out this plant in called "Jewel Weed." Now the camp was in Illinois, and I'm not sure whether Jewel Weed grows in all parts of the United States, cause I haven't seen it since.
I am very allergic to poison ivy, so I stay far away from it. But if I do get exposed, like going fishing or something. Washing ASAP with soap and water usually keeps it from turning into a rash.
Mar 27, 2010
0 Yes
0 No
Multiple remedies
klr in orlando, FL -We tried each one after the other for my arm and my dog's belly skin. First rubbing alcohol sponged on it and let set a few minutes. Then rinsed with cool water. Repeat.
Epsom salt, table salt or baking soda. Don't know what it is about the salt that dries the oil up. I got it barely wet with cool water and let sit for several minutes, rinse with cool water. Repeat.
Next I used palmolive dish soap. Lathered up my dog's belly good and rinsed with cool water. Also lathered him up everywhere else to remove any oils that weren't affecting him because of fur on his back. Rinsed continually for a few minutes letting water go down the drain and not soak in it.
Then I put two cups of rolled oats in a sock and tied it. Soaked it in a tepid tube and squeezed the sock over and over to get the tub filled with the oatmeal 'juices'. Don't do with out a sock or something b/c the oatmeal will junk up your drain. Let dog soak for about 15 minutes constantly getting sock wet and squeezing/rubbing on sore areas directly. Rinsed with cool water several minutes letting it all go down the drain.
Last used vitamin E oil as a carrier oil about a 1/2 tsp. with a few drops of tea tree oil in it applied to the rash. Repeat w/ another 1/2 tsp oil and tea tree drops for each area. Just poured in cupped hand and then rubbed on. Pat dry.
We were told our dog had mites. But it turned out he was getting repeatedly exposed to poison oak in our back yard! Take benadryl internally. For dogs/cats or young children you can use the liquid. For animals it's 1 mg/1 lb. a tsp or 5 mL has in it 12.5 mg. so one tsp is for about a 12 lbs dog, mine is 17 lbs.
For me I used topical hydrocortisone cream from store and it worked. Didn't put it on the dog because he stopped whining and scratching with the above remedies. He seemed to like the oatmeal soak the best.
Mar 25, 2010
1 Yes
0 No
Baking-Soda
Jennuh in Georgia -Go to your wall-mart or kroger or whatever store close to you. Mix some of the baking-soda with hot water in a bath tub, soak in water for 15 minutes, and pat dry. Keep doing this twice a day. In 1 week it should be gone.
Dec 09, 2009
1 Yes
0 No
Preperation H-Cooling Gel.....
Cathy in Connecticut -It's not just for Hemmoroids anymore! I had Poison Ivy all over my HANDS. And I put Preperation H-Cooling Gel on it. Let it Air Dry" and it stopped the itch, AND Shrunk the lumps. It was gone in two days! Try it, you'll like it.
Nov 07, 2009
2 Yes
0 No
Salt water and sunshine
Duncan in New England, USA -I realize that this remedy is not available to many, but for those who have access to a beach and the season and weather permits, soak in salt water and then lie in the sun.
A chlorinated pool and sunshine works well too, but not nearly as well or as pleasant as the ocean!
Dish soap, lemon joy, for example, works well in drying up the affected areas too.
Tea tree oil works well in quelling the itch.
Hope this helps!
Sep 18, 2009
2 Yes
0 No
Acne wipes
Daniel Prego in Grand rapids, MI, USA -Rubbing the affected areas with alcohol wipes that are designed for acne help a lot. The alcohol dries the area and seems to stop the itching. I believe some of the ingredients used to remove the oils that cause acne help remove the oils that promote the growth of your rash.
Sep 06, 2009
1 Yes
0 No
Tried it all
Brenda in Lancaster, OH -I have to be honest I've tried it all. To dry it out the best I used an oatmeal clay facial mask.
It draws out oils and dries it up. Also, tried clarifying shampoo to wash off oils. I'm still itching after 2 weeks but it's been dried up since I did these things.
Aug 26, 2009
0 Yes
2 No
St. John's Wort Paste
shawnie in Toronto, Canada -Get St. John's Wort in capsulse and make sure its in capsules, then open them and mix the powder with warm water to make a paste, then apply on your rash :) it works wonders.
Aug 04, 2009
1 Yes
0 No
THIS WORKS!!!
Austin in Kentucky -Take a kitchen scrub brush, run hot water over the infected spot and scrub like crazy! It gets the oils from the ivy out of your pores and scratches without spreading the rash!
Aug 01, 2009
1 Yes
22 No
EASY RELIEF
Austin in TN -I used to be able to crush poison ivy leaves in my hands but now it affects me. The only way I know works is folding a paper towel, tightly covering a bottle of calamine lotion flipping it over then back and dabbing it on the affected area OR use GERM X!
Jul 31, 2009
1 Yes
3 No
Wash with Dish Soap to remove oil then Dry it out
Aaron Arthur in Grand Rapids, MI -I have used this remedy many times and it usually prevents it and always takes care of the itch. If you think you may have touched it take a cold shower, within the hour, using regular dish soap and most likely you won't get a rash.
Once you have it know that you need to dry it out.
Here are the methods I have used that work...
HAIR DRYER, get as close and hot as possible.
BLEACH, put a 1/4 cup or less in a cold bath, soak 20 min, but take at most once per day.
Salicylic acid, Baking Soda, Alcohol, and Oxy Clean, Hand Sanitizer all help dry it out.
Strengthen your immune system by not eating sugar or white bread, cheese or dairy, and try to eat fresh oranges, lemons and garlic, plus echinacea.
Please wash all your clothes and sheets Daily in Oxy clean or some type of bleach and hot dryer.
Good luck I hope this helps, if nothing works get a shot of cortisone from your doctor and wash everything with hand sanitizer or bleach.
Jul 28, 2009
4 Yes
1 No
Tea Tree OIl
D.Flattery in MI -It is simple and painless. Just put Tea Tree Oil on the infected areas (found in the health food stores)and in a few minutes you will have relief from the itching.
I itched for a weed and got new sores daily on my arms. I was taking Benedryl around the clock and putting a prescrition steriod cream on the areas every few hours. I got a little relief, but nothing like the oil. Now it has been 2 hours since I first applied the oil to get a complete relief from the itching. I had to apply it a few times to some areas that continued to slightly itch. Now the itch is gone! I can tell you this remedy really works! It is a miracle.
Jul 26, 2009
5 Yes
0 No
Vodka
Stacy in oklahoma -I know this sounds bad but when I was 12 my brother put vodka on my leg and with in 3 hours it was gone.
Jul 17, 2009
1 Yes
0 No
Handsanitizer
David in Nahua, NH -I tried this just the other day and it actually works well, just rub any kind of hand sanitizer on the affected area. The alcohol in it will dry it out and will stop the itching and reduce the swelling.
Jul 13, 2009
14 Yes
1 No
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