Re: Poison ivy cures
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08/01/22 01:46 PM
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I've gotten poison ivy a lot as a kid. Tried many prescription remedy.
Best thing I've used is the juice from an Aloe Vera plant. Apply 2X. It works.
Of note , not a fan of home remedies. But it works and the swelling goes right down.
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: Kevin Colpetzer]
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08/01/22 01:52 PM
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Acetone or Clorox. Scrub infected area hard with it and let dry in the sun. Burns, but dries it up X2
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: Slipknot]
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08/01/22 02:18 PM
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Try some calamine lotion its a pink color I see people use it down here just for that. Tried that Forgot it on the list Thanks Though
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: Bob Jameson]
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08/01/22 02:23 PM
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Jewel Weed if going naturally in your area. Usually it grows in damp moist shaded areas in these parts. All the stream banks and hillsides have loads of it here. They sell a jewel weed soap I keep on hand here all the time for me and neighbors. Usually after batheing two - days it is about gone. I Googled it It came up as " Touch- me-not " ?
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Re: Poison ivy cures
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08/01/22 02:27 PM
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wash the area with dawn dish soap to remove any plant oils left
then hydrocortisone cream
in my case my body way over reacts to it so prednisone is the answer and that can take a month
once the blisters start breaking it is a toss up if you treat it for the infection it will become or the rash it is
I start with the hydrocortisone till it starts to look red then start treating it like the infection
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: BernieB.]
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08/01/22 02:33 PM
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I had it from head to toe in California once and this stuff worked.
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: 160user]
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08/01/22 02:36 PM
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I had it from head to toe in California once and this stuff worked. Spray form ok? Or does it have to be the scrub?
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Re: Poison ivy cures
[Re: hippie]
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08/01/22 02:44 PM
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I just started getting ten years ago after 50 years of being able to roll in it without an itch.
I found its best to avoid if at all possible, if not wash real good with soap asap. Its an oil that gets on ya so wash it off asap.
Opposite Used to get it bad as a kid. Whole face with swollen shut eyelids a few times. Worst was big water blisters between toes with mama insisting on wearing shoes to church. Then it got to be one spring outbreak and good for the year. Last patch I got was about the size of a pea maybe ten years ago.
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