Poison Ivy

[philfree]

Damn it to hell I got in the Ivy and it sucks. Bad! I haven't had a bad case of Poison Ivy since I was a kid. It's on both arms, both legs, a bump or two on my stomach, in my ear, a spot on my forehead and yes it's on my dick.

Fooooooooooock!

[Rasputin]

Next time bring toilet paper with you camping..

Never go camping without it.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Never go camping.

FTFY.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed

You have my deepest sympathies. I am so allergic to that devil plant, I itch just seeing the words "poison ivy." You might try popping a benedryl when you go to bed, and I've gone so far as to pour straight bleach on affected areas, except for my junk.

Dude? WTF?? Bleach? Why would you think that would help? Bleach is a chloride. It does really bad things to your skin. There is no way possible that it could ever help with poison ivy. The only possible outcome would be skin irritation and more pain. Don't ever put bleach on your skin. Especially damaged skin. It can get into your bloodstream and do even worse things...

[Dayze]

probably a good idea to have your wife or girlfriend suck out the poison.

[Radar Chief]

WalMarts, Wallgreens, pretty much any place with a pharmacy will have it.
Since I get out stomping around in the weeds fishing I come up with it about once a summer and Ivarest does the trick, cools the itch and dries out the bumps.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

FTFY.

Why would one never go camping? I do not comprehend.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Why would one never go camping? I do not comprehend.

Not my thing. I've gone on float trip before and I would rather sleep in the car than in a tent. I went to a 3-day concert festival a couple years ago and stayed in a hotel vs sleeping in a tent.

[Rain Man]

Try this as an experiment. I'm curious.

http://www.poison-ivy.org/html/stories.htm

At the first sign of irritation caused by poison ivy/oak, wash the area with soap and water if possible, but in any case, spray (never use a stick or roll-on) the area with an antiperspirant containing aluminum chlorhydrate. Arrid Extra Dry was a favorite, but any kind that is not too sticky will work. Simple deodorants won't work; it must be an antiperspirant! This material reacts with the urushiol, the principal irritant in poison ivy/oak, and deactivates it. It will even provide relief and start healing when oozing blisters are present.

[saphojunkie]

There is a remedy for the itching.

A hair dryer.

Hold a hair dryer over your skin. It will itch. Then itch worse, then burn. Then it will be terrible. It takes about 30 seconds.

When you are done, you will not itch there for 6-8 hours. You can also do this with super hot water in the shower.

It is the ONLY remedy.

[SAUTO]

Kid that works for me isn't allergic. we had some growing behind the shop lay week and he pulled it by hand.

Lucky shit
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[txhawk]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

There is a remedy for the itching.

A hair dryer.

Hold a hair dryer over your skin. It will itch. Then itch worse, then burn. Then it will be terrible. It takes about 30 seconds.

When you are done, you will not itch there for 6-8 hours. You can also do this with super hot water in the shower.

It is the ONLY remedy.

TRUTH. The heat releases the Histamines that your body has created. The itch will return when your body builds new histamines, so just do this shiz again. Science is BOSS.

[Eureka]

I used to rub it on my hands and arms then go around touching/wrestle w people! Usually it was when I was camping and drunk! This type of behavior will piss people off lol.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Try this as an experiment. I'm curious.

http://www.poison-ivy.org/html/stories.htm

At the first sign of irritation caused by poison ivy/oak, wash the area with soap and water if possible, but in any case, spray (never use a stick or roll-on) the area with an antiperspirant containing aluminum chlorhydrate. Arrid Extra Dry was a favorite, but any kind that is not too sticky will work. Simple deodorants won't work; it must be an antiperspirant! This material reacts with the urushiol, the principal irritant in poison ivy/oak, and deactivates it. It will even provide relief and start healing when oozing blisters are present.

It would work. But I question how much.

The ingredient in poison ivy that makes you react is the oil in the plant. The itch comes from your body reacting(overreacting) to the oil. So treating poison ivy involves 2 parts. Removing the poison ivy oil from the skin, and stopping your body's immune system from reacting to the oil(making you itch). Antiperspirant can help with that because it acts to dry the skin, and hopefully the oil. But I wouldn't say it "Deactivates" it.

[WhiteWhale]

I'm resistant to the effects of it. My father and brother are also resistant to the rash. By that I mean none of us have ever had a rash from Poison Ivy. I can still spread it though so I just have to wash really good if I touch it.

A buddy of mine is super sensitive. If he touches it his whole BODY breaks out in a rash. As a kid it even got into his lungs and almost killed him.

[Luke]

Your going to need an ocean
of calamine lotion........