I've got it does anyone have any good remedies to get rid of it. I would like to avoid steroids as they screw with my blood sugar too much. Thanks
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It is a immune system reaction to the oil of the plant- all you can do is to suppress your imune system- course that can lead to other problems- about 3 weeks is what it will last unless you recontaminate your self. Urushiol oil has a long shelf life not much breaks it down except UV light. what ever you do do not burn it or anything contaminated by it as the oil will not burn but vaporize and you do not want that in your lungs.I've got it does anyone have any good remedies to get rid of it. I would like to avoid steroids as they screw with my blood sugar too much. Thanks
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I've used the advise of this video a couple times this year and it's worked. On 2 occasions, I had knowingly touched PI while cutting firewood and made sure to shower and scrub hard with a wash cloth within a couple hours of exposure. Never developed the rash.Watch the video. It takes more than just soap.
Fels Naptha bar soap.
It's used to wash cloths. If you have a lot of the toxins on your work cloths regular soaps don't always get them out and next time you put the cloths on you can get it all over again.
It also works on your skin if rubbed on the area that has the poison ivy. I don't think it was ever intended for that but it works and is well known for it as a remedy for poison ivy. It's old school soap dating back to the 1800s ( gotta love google) and I think the only reason people still buy it is to help with poison ivy. Not sure though. However I have purchased it for poison ivy.
Google it if your not familiar. You can buy it in the soap isle at the grocery store.
Thanks for all the replies. When I was younger I would just take a steroid pack and knock it out. Having developed diabetes, steroids now reek havoc on my blood sugar. I've isolated the cause to a climbing rope I used in a elm tree with a poison ivy vine in it. I 86'd the rope. This time the poison ivy is weird it's only on the palms of my hands, I've never had it there before and instead of the normal burning and itching it's more of a swollen dull pain that makes it difficult to work with my hands. Oh well maybe it will pass in a week or so.
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Exactly.Get the oils completely off your skin. I would suggest using dish washing soap. It will cut through oils better than most other soaps and in general is gentle to the skin.
Exactly.
Immediately after exposure, wash thoroughly with cold water and regular old blue Dawn Dish Soap.
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