How to never have a serious poison ivy rash again
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- Urushiol oil in poison sumac, poison oak, and poison ivy may produce a severe skin rash. Timely urushiol removal can prevent poison ivy skin reaction. The key is to understand how poison ivy works. www.extremedeer...
Jim Brauker, Ph.D., spent 25 years as a biomedical scientist studying skin inflammation. He has been retired for 8 years, during which he has spent much time doing small property deer habitat work. Because he has high poison ivy sensitivity, he has tried many poison ivy treatments, poison ivy soaps, poison ivy creams, and other poison ivy products. Because he had such a strong poison ivy allergy, he either needed to give up habitat work or figure out how to optimize urushiol prevention. Poison ivy prevention was key, but poison ivy removal, actually urushiol removal was key to preventing poison ivy rash. This video shows the remarkable results of his investigation into how to prevent poison ivy reactions. The solution is so simple it is almost seems dumb. But if you follow his prescription, you will probably never suffer a severe urushiol induced skin rash (contact dermatitis) again. Don't take chances. You may think you have urushiol immunity or poison ivy immunity but you may just not have poison ivy sensitivity yet. For more deer habitat information and to read a free chapter of his upcoming book go to: www.extremedeer...
The book will include an entire chapter on poison ivy with solid advice on prevention and treatment, and many other chapters about how to improve hour deer habitat, deer hunting, and how to shape your deer property with a chainsaw.
When that random TH-cam recommendation turns out to be super informative...
You are right about that!!!
i was watching Godzilla videos and i ended up here ….. XD
Yep indeed
Funny but true
He apparently came out of retirement 2 years ago to co-author a paper on it with 3 MDs and a BA: www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(18)30171-3/abstract
Definitely legit.
Doing tree work for years I would outbreak with poison ivy about 10 times a year, it was miserable. I watched this about 6 months ago and started doing what he said and never got it since. Thank you so much for this!
Asplmdh worker here and I don't get broke out but I see all me co-workers be out of work for 2 to 3 days
@@jacobjordan7644
Show them this video so they can stop being broke
Missin work with this years weather
I would use automotive soap that gets grease off. Lol. Poor, done!
lol you started doing what he said 6 months ago when you you just watch it 5 days ago.
I think I’m more amazed that at the end of the video,he didn’t try and sell you something. Thank you for the free advice. 👍
Exactly is a free advise. We have the choice take it or leave it but some people go to far with insults. It works for him it could work for many more.
He could get paid from TH-cam views!
Lmao
Me too
He got revenue from Luffa sponges
Thank you for actually contributing to society. Live long and prosper.
🖖🖖🖖
What could you contribute?
@@tobsmonster2 knowledge
@@tobsmonster2 knowlege
I dont want to like this comment. Cuz, I love it.
Thank you, brother. This is why TH-cam was created.
I think it was created for old Brady bunch clips
He’s forgetting Mango and Bachinvillia (spelling?)
rubbing alcohol is the only thing that effectively breaks down the oils to be inert...
Also, even after the rash appears, a wipe or two with rubbing alcohol will take the rash down 50% out the gate and force its swift demise...
72marshflower15 : I just commented that I developed an immunity to poison ivy as a teenager. I thought it was from handling livestock and being frequently exposed to poison ivy. Does drinking a lot of alcohol break down the toxins too? Now that I think about it, my 'immunity' coincided with the age that I started consuming alcohol. I guess it never hurts to take a little booze into the woods just in case, right?
@Nathan Sharp I wouldn't know... I suppose its a valid question...
Great point maybe...
How many people passed out drunk in poison ivy/oak/sumac and only barely broke out only due to consitency exposure?
I dont even know how to begin measuring it properly...
@@72marshflower15 over exposure is the secret, would everyone here believe it if I said I've seen people eat it raw
This man just destroyed the business of so many "fancy soap" companies
Like any other sickness or disease there usually is a natural cure...
@@philllsxga.7737 nope
@@thefirsttime7759 TH-cam Blue zone people...
PhillLsx Ga. bubonic plague, cancer
@@kit2799 because of all of the synthetic garbage in our food supply.
As an aborist who is highly allergic to posion ivy, this has saved me. In the last I would end up in the ER at least once a month. I havnt had a rash in years because of this!!
Aborists are just too cool! I could never do it.. scared of heights. But I'm immune to all Ivy, Sumac, Oak. I can roll in the stuff totally asymptomatic but tell you what better not get around me afterwards!
So interesting, I walk/slash my way through wooded areas fairly often and I have never had a dermatological reaction to any plant oils.
Poison ivy, oak, sumac, even hemlock.... Nothing.
But put me somewhere with misquotes and I'll take 80% of the bites. Sleep next to me, and I'll be a God damn buffet all night.
But I've never gotten a rash or reaction from any type of plant. As a youth I even drank tea made from hemlock and had no reaction whatsoever.
My sister will break out in a full body rash just front standing down wind of ivy, but I can tear up the leaves and sleep in a bed made of the stuff without any side effects.
@@zp944 My mother was the same with poison ivy. No reaction. She used to purposely roll around in it to shock her friends. BUT, and this is VERY important for you, your 'immunity' MAY wear off with age. It happened to her, so i could happen to you. The best thing for you to do is to pretend you are sensitive and get the urushiol off ASAP.
Anyone’s immunity from it breaks down with each exposure. Some people take one exposure some take years of exposure.
Same here . 56 yo cut allot of firewood in many seasons year around never gotten it and my dad never got it but the rest of siblings and mum got it severely. Still pull it straight off the trees and put of the ground every single day without gloves never get it.also I don't ever bother to wash it off. Have constantly gotten the poison ivy sap directly on my skin and not washed it off and don't get a single bump on my hands
I own a lawn and landscape business for 18 years. Years ago I watched this and it popped up again today. This video saved my business and my life basically. I almost sold my business because I had poison ivy every damn day. I put a bottle of the orange degreaser that has sand in it with dawn soap in my shower. Scrub with it when I maybe came into contact with it. Hasn't been a problem since. Thanks for the video
this is 100x more useful and informative than anything i learned after 5th grade
Yep, they need to teach common sense things in school like this video and the lesson people dont generally know - don't mix bleach and ammonia.
@@mamaboocee you just gave me WW1 flashbacks. My horse died from that gas
Yep, I've shared this video with so many friends, and have followed it myself for the last few years. Haven't had an extreme reaction since!
School is a business anyway I learned more from Google and TH-cam than I ever have school College High School
Fun fact: Tecnu was originally developed to wash off nuclear fallout.
The 1.5k dislikes are the people who work for those “fancy soap companies”
I don’t work for. Fancy soap company. I did what he said. It did not work for me and possibly made it worse.
He is doing a very nice service for people, but this is the pain in the rear way to go about it. Just bring a bottle of rubbing alcohol with you. Occasionally splash the stuff all over your exposed skin and clothing. I can be out in it all day with string trimmer juice flying. I don’t go touching it or rolling in it but I was certainly tortured by it as a child. Learned in my 20’s the alcohol trick and it changed my life. For the face place a puddle of it in my hands, close my eyes, take a deep breath and rub it all over my face eyes ears and neck. It evaporates away from my eyes in about 15 seconds.
They probably work for the fancy poison ivy companies
“Big Soap” is gonna take this guy out.
The earth is flat, theres no such thing as fancy soaps!
This video changed my life. I just ripped up all the poison ivy in my yard, followed your instructions and am rash free.
Congrats!!! It feels great doesn't it?!
@Dark Star This is what I have been thinking of doing..ripping it all up..but was trying to figure out how without getting stung….thankyou for this video.
@Dark Star yup, definitely wear gloves, and I would just throw them away after.
@Dark Star oof, I can't do that. Someone else from my family has to do that for me. When I get poison ivy from my backyard, it's pretty serious. Not only a rash but other things too.
donutman: you ripped up all the Poison Ivy in your yard by hand and you were rash free. Whaaat, no waaay !!
I first watched this video 5 years ago, after getting a bad poison oak rash. I haven’t gotten a rash since. This guy tells you exactly how it is.
Funny you mention that, I just watched it as if it's new info then found a 4 year old comment... written by me!😂😂😂
@@abelis644 I do that all the time!
I have been suffering from poison ivy for a week. It wasn't that bad the first couple days but then it started spreading and it is now on the tops of my fingers and even on the palm of one hand and various other places like my chest and neck and side of my face. I am taking benadryl and using calamine lotion but it isn't helping much. Some blisters are oozing an orange fluid. I have had poison ivy before but never this bad.
@@bryanspindle4455 Did this clear up for you yet? I currently am dealing with this for two weeks now.
@bryanspindle4455 future reference if you go to the doctor they can give you prednisone which helps clear it so much more quickly
Fantastic video.
Woah, a year old comment from Destin with only 22 likes? Love your vids!
I didn't expect to see you here with only 25 likes.
Whoa a random Destin sighting lol. Hey fellow SED fans!
@@joeallen4587 simps
@@BoopSnoot you have lived up to your name
I have struggled with reactions to Urushiol oil my whole life. I love the woods and being outside, so I simply end up with it once or twice per year. I typically have to go to the doctors for a shot and some pills to get over it without going crazy with itch! I found your video a couple years ago and I haven't had a serious outbreak since putting these tips into practice! I came back to this video because I wanted to thank you. Sincerely, thank you!
Have you ever tried a jewel weed product?
@@hannahliscomb4853 my experience the doc gave me a shot of steroids and about a 5 day supply of steroid pills. After 2 days of steroid I'd rather itch. I had it inside my body and it was the only way to treat it according to the doc I went to. It worked.
rubbing alchohol, use it, if you have a reaction, take the rubbing alchohol scratch the blisters, pop them, and clean well with the rubbing alchohol, cured
@@hannahliscomb4853 usually something like a benedryl shot or some type of steroid pill like prednisone to dry your skin up and get rid of the rash
@@Brandon-td2sm Prednisone is what I always was put on as a kid when I would get it head to toe. Stuff makes you eat like crazy lol I would always gain a few pounds after having poison ivy.
Me sitting here with poison ivy rash all over my body…
Go swimming in a chlorinated pool, it'll dry up quick.
Prednisone. Get it.
Fast orange hand soap for automotive
It has sand in it get it and rub that shit in
I have poison ivy and just seen a video about using fast green and it worked amazing!
I’m going to sleep tonight now
I just had it and even a steroid shot didn’t help. What I realised was, eating high histamine foods kept the rash alive and kicking my back. Gave up pineapples, berries, caffeine and all high histamine plus stimulant foods. So after 2 weeks of getting the shot. I was able to get rid of the itching and burning .
Take activated charcoal
The axel grease demo was one of the most helpful visuals of poison ivy spread . So simple and it makes more sense for trying to figure out the treatment for dealing w the urisol.
I watched this years ago. Haven't had an outbreak since. So I can honestly say that your informative video was very helpful. Thanks.
PI is actually a symbiote and it heals your body through vibrations due to the crystal molecular structure of the balm it produces. If you got a rash, it's just the negativity coming out. In my experience only trump voters get a rash. Telling
@@mumbairay the TDS is rampant here.
mumbairay The absolute fuck did I just read
George Smith your mom got
Me the k1 visa mijo
In all my years of browsing on youtube, I have never once made a public comment on any video. The first time I saw this video was over 2 years ago. Quite a few of my favorite hobbies that I love would include being in the woods, (dirtbiking, mtn biking, hiking) which at one point, I have completely given up on just because of these plants. This advice has truly changed my life for the better. Words can not even describe my appreciation! Thank you!
This guy should pin your comment. You’re a true testimonial.
This is frist comment I read so I'm definitely watching this video now
Why would you give those things up just because of poison ivy? Kinda sus
@@arcanum3882 it's a legitimate thing, some people get it so bad they avoid it at all costs. There are certain trails I don't run or hike in the summer because of the PI overgrowth.
@@arcanum3882 my brother had such a severe reaction to poison ivy all his life to the point where if someone was cutting it down and he was Within 6 ft radius he would catch Poison Ivy from the oil in the air. It was really hard on him because we spent every summer up in the boonies of Maine with our grandparents. I honestly wish that this remedy was known when we as kids were growing up because it would have been a tremendous help to my brother who has passed away. So yes people do stop doing things they love because of poison ivy
As a land surveyor for decades, I had a dawn liquid bottle, half dawn and half water in the truck with a roll of paper towels. I found this very effective in getting the poison ivy and poison oak off. Also before getting to the truck at the end of the work day, I would cover the area of possible exposure with dirt, a good absorbent and will help stop cross contamination until you have the opportunity to wash your exposed area thoroughly.
That's a great idea. Mixing up a batch right now. I've had it bad twice this year with the last one needing medical attention.
@@GuacamoleyNacho Yes rub on your skin when you are away from your vehicle. Do not rub your clothes this will transfer the poison oil or dust onto you. Only cover your skin never your clothes. I always had latex gloves in the wash room, put them on before removing the clothes to be washed, to avoid poison transfer.
Nice to hear about a surveyor who didn't quit because of it. I just became allergic and I'm freaking devastated.....I really like working outside...ETA: WAIT NVM THIS WORKS!!! We did a topo of like an entire field of poison ivy and I didn't get it 😁😁😁 best video ever
I too was a land surveyor, and as the surveyor is often the first out in the field to map and lay out projects, we always seem to be the ones thrashing through the ivy, and thistles, and a plant we called "thornibus maximus." Some people just couldn't work on a field crew because they were especially susceptible to poison ivy rash.
Don’t forget to wash clothes immediately after as well!
I watched this video a few years ago, went home and actually practiced rubbing a section of vine on my arm along my biceps. I waited approximately two hours and washed the area with Dawn dishwashing liquid on a washcloth.
I waited anxiously for several days for the rash to appear and nothing happened.
Since then, whenever I’m around it I don’t fret, but remain cognizant of the fact I’ve been exposed and make absolutely sure I wash every exposed area twice.
This technique absolutely works well.
Thanks so much for your video. It’s been a huge help
We need a clever chemist to invent a dye that would show the urushiol.
Combination dye/soap...
I scientist has done that as of 2018 there is a patent.
Hmmmmm, wonder if it would show up under black light.
@@romanstaszewski5329 Or maybe some other kind of light? Someone, please look into this! sl5311, please let us know what product has this dye/soap! It must be out on the market by now. The worst kind of enemy is one that you can't see, because you have no idea it attacked you until it's too late. My last encounter with poison ivy had me taking steroids to get rid of it.
Methods for detecting urushiol-bearing plants such as poision ivy - patents.google.com/patent/US8748190B2/en
"A damp washcloth alone is more effective than any of the soaps" --- knowledge!
More like literal bullshit. You need rubbing alcohol
My question is, does typical laundry detergent remove the urishiol in the wash later? Or do you have to just throw them away after using?
@@andrewdong5556 Same. I think just to be on the safe side i'm gonna hit dollar general before my next camping trip for a bottle of dawn and some cheap washcloths. Google says washing clothes removes the oil....but it's google....so, yeah. lol
@@andrewdong5556 This is my Q as well... I would love more detailed info on how to wash any cloth that has been contaminated, whether it matters if the water is cold (since I can't get hot water to run in my machine), whether front load or top load machines make a difference, HOW MUCH detergent & if detergent TYPE makes any difference. I am terrified of washing whatever cloth I need to wash, & finding that residual urushiol somehow remains in my machine & subsequently contaminates something I wash later on. Since you can't apply FRICTION to the clothing in the washing process, I need more details, PLEASE!!!
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@@mcsmama I am extremely sensitive to poison ivy and an extremely active outdoorsman and have been using the tactics shown in this video for most of my life. I come into contact very often and haven’t had an outbreak since before I was aware of these methods, so far just regular machine washing of affected clothing has seemingly been effective for me.
Now we need to see your “never get chigger bites again” video. :-)
no joke. They are horrible
As a land surveyor, we are out in the grass and woods all the time, every day. For chiggers, we fill an old sock with sulfur, then dust the outside of your shoes, tops of your socks, and lower leg part of your jeans. This will prevent chiggers. It doesn't work as well for ticks though. For tick-infested areas, we would spray kerosene on our boots and lower jeans. It's nasty stuff, but better than getting ticks.
@@trevorjameson3213 does deet work any for both?
@@trevorjameson3213 also where do you get sulfur? I’ll try it next time. Thanks. They got me good. Was not a fun experience.
Skin So Soft lotion by Avon....youll never get a chigger if you use it.
I am 42 and have been deathly allergic since I was a kid, and always have to get on Prednisone! 😣
This is the first time I have ever heard of this advice. THANK YOU!! I will definitely keep this in mind! My husband and I will be hiking the AT next year, 2024 and this is great info to fall back on, just in case! I LOATHE poison anything! 😖
Great video. I've always had great luck using cheap lava bar soap or gojo which are made for removing grease. Haven't had poison ivy in ten years since I started doing this.
I was wondering about go-jo
Both of those soaps are pretty abrasive so it makes sense
Fels Naptha bar soap works really really well, but as he says in this video, you need to scrub with it everywhere you might have been exposed. Amazon has this soap.
Yeah I was gonna say something like "Fast Orange" would work well because it has pumice in it and the orange extract seems to strip the oils from skin really well.
This video makes me feel itchy.
Using axle grease as a model for urushiol was brilliant!!! Thank you, sir!
Bob Maxell 👌
Are you naked when you go outside? Because that’s the only time you would worry about the rest of your body.
When my kids were young and catching every virus that went through their school, I was on the lookout for anything to help us avoid getting sick! Found a great recommendation for teaching kids how to wash their hands thoroughly: rub a little vegetable oil on their hands, and then some cinnamon (representing germs). Then to the sink to wash it all off. LOL, I realized that I hadn't been washing my own hands well enough! Yep, having a visual really helps.
Just like those red tablets they used to give in grade school. Crunch them all up. Get your teeth bright red and then brush. The leftover stain in the mouth shows 7 year olds just how bad they are missing places.
But it it seems to clean that way when it's new.
"Your waistband, your groin, any place you may have touched with your fingers"
my mans still got it
*g r o i n*
he didn't say your waistband or when you touch yourself down there in the special place did he? grow up
mark - your man, eh....🤔 are you gay?
Oh yeah, that is bad!
mark Fam I got it on my eyelid and special spot rn and don’t want to go to the doctor because of covid
I am severely allergic to poison Ivy and work outside, I've been hospitalized for it twice. Had all over more than a quarter of body both times, plus I end up getting it bad every summer between work and all the camping I do. I knew you had to rinse it off quick but not use friction like you said. I am going camping this weekend and will definitely use this advice, thank so much!
did it work???
We must keep this man alive at all costs.
Too late. He passed away 4 years ago.
@@jumpinjojo he's still alive and posting videos
@@jumpinjojo Why would you say such a thing? He obv hasn't passed away, unless he's publishing videos from the great beyond! lol
I seriously want to punch people who utter that inane phrase. “We must protect [fill in the blank] at all costs.” Moron.
@@vexedvixenwell im dead and a ghost, i dont post videos but im typing so 🤷🤷♂️
Yay! Now I don't have to be afraid of the woods! (Gets mauled by a bear)
Or a tree will fall on you
Just wash with a wet cloth.
😂
I fear ticks much more than a bear encounter.
Totally thought your screen name said Poison Ivy at first... Merp. 🥴
I used to get the rash really bad from poison ivy. At some point I was told to rub dirt on whatever was exposed to the plant and/or oil. Naturally, was a bit skeptical but ever since I started doing that it's never failed. Specifically dry dirt preferably a mixture of clay, silt, and sand sized grains. The sand acts as friction and the clay grabs the oils. It really works!
Lava soap works great ! It has grit
Of pumice and volcanic Ashe
in a scenario where you have to stay outdoors longer without a shower, this is perfect
I'll second this. I've used dry powdery dirt to rub on and area as soon as I know I've been exposed for years, and it works.
I eat 3 leaves every spring. body temp goes up slightly for a few days. never get a rash.
it beats all that avoidance activity.
@@wisconsinfarmer4742 yes. As your body builds immunity against it. Great idea. The best here
I hadn't had poison ivy/oak in years despite spending a lot of time in the woods. This past spring I got the worse case of my life after lifting a bag of potting soil, which had probably been exposed to urushiol at some point. It lingered for several weeks and was incredibly painful, even causing discolorations and bruise-like patterns on my lower arms. The only relief was the TecNu, and it still took weeks to clear up. I wish I had seen this video 9 years ago, or even a year ago. It would have saved me a lot of suffering. Thank you so much for sharing (better late than never)
Got a really bad rash on my face once (working outside, a branch swung back and hit me in the face). I washed for what felt like 5 minutes with nonstop cool water and dawn... I had to get a shot to stop the swelling. Because of that incident, I have been adamant about identification.
Leaves of 3, leave it be. If it's shiny, don't wipe your hiney. Leaves like mittens, itch like the dickens. Hair vine, no friend of mine. Berries of white, best take flight.
Remember, you can't lose a fight you're not in. But if you do accidentally touch it, it's good to know that friction is now your best friend.
Hold on now.. Sassafras has leaves like mittens and they're delicious.
@@havenbastion True. There are quite a few exceptions to those guidelines. But unless a person really knows what they're doing, like you do with your sassafras, following those guides could really help.
I learned another one about gathering wild edible plants. "When in doubt, leave it out."
@@anyascelticcreations To be fair, sassafras is really easy to identify.
@@havenbastion It is. But only if one knows how. I think those sayings are for those who mostly don't know how to identify stuff.
@@anyascelticcreations The "leaves of three" thing always bothered me, not only because there are more safe than dangerous plants that fit the description, but also because if you're going to be exposed to poison ivy/oak regularly, you're going to catch it anyway and building up a tolerance is the best cure.
I was expecting a money grabbing, product promotion, at the end - which gets under my skin worse than poison ivy.
But thankfully, I got good advice instead. Thanks for posting!
Ted you’re a flute playing cry baby
The worst is when your dog gets into it without u realizing and it gets all over your face
or your.......
@@iversonjcameron stfu
@@iversonjcameron what are you doing with your dog? 🧐
Then you look like you were in a serious automobile crash.
@@kintsugikamehahahahahahaha.....der
Currently going through a bout of poison ivy. It's an absolute nightmare. I'm on day 4 after exposure. Wishing I could go back in time I would have spent an hour cleaning myself instead of the quick shower I took later on that day.
Think most people's problem is just IDENTIFYING the poison ivy's.
Leaf of 3, let it be
Yeah they say 3 pointy leaves but don't show scale everything out there has3 pointy leaves! This video really helps!
My wife just uses me...🙄
Its one of the easiest things to ID in the woods.
Leaves of 4, eat some more!.....doh!
This is so wholesome, he really wants people to just get out and explore
Yep.....but dont become a david paulides can am 911 missing persons case study because you didnt carry a PLB around your neck
Man, this will come in handy. I'm actually in a medical book in Georgia as one of the worst reaction cases in the state for sumac. Within five minutes of contact I look like a toad. But I can't and won't stay out of the woods. It's a part of me no matter what.
Toads are bright red in Georgia?
@@B30pt87yep and they are the size of rott weiler dogs
@@B30pt87 it's because toads are bumpy, like poison oak/ivy/summac outbreak/boils/whatever it's called when you have allergenic reaction to whichever one it was*
(that sister's goats were in that she wanted you to catch - pet cause she knew your terribly allergic & that they'd been eating it, you having no idea.... sociopaths...at least after having TH-cam now have a label for the evilness done over the decades.....)
*& end up itchy-burning-can't sleep cause of torment of being covered head to toe....the physical scars took decade(s) to disappear (some physical scars from other things were too deep to disappear, yet.).....the PTS - nightmares- night terrors- etc. haven't left yet..... it takes seconds/minutes to be scarred/injured/traumatized, but a lifetime (or longer? Especially if you can't escape them/it...) to recover - heal....so chose to be a healer instead of an abuser.....
Epi pen ?
@@somethingkindawonderful3034 I really don’t think they had those back in the 90’s
Watched this video the other day. Found myself in standing in sandals in poison ivy today. Guess TH-cam knew I needed it before I even knew 😅🖤
I’m sitting here in the middle of night , wide awake with my damn forearms burning and itching like hell wishing I had done this a week ago before I got poison oak
Same
one hour in a hot tub with tide laundry soap will clean you and your itchy oil
I dab bleach on my poison ivy. It dries it up in a few days. Don't scratch it.
Hot oat meal will cure you in 5 minutes. It's the best. Cover your rash in hot oat meal, let it cool, then wash it off. Finished.
Bleach is the best treatment. If you can soak in a bathtub with bleach mixed in the water twice a day you will see noticeable results.
Summary:
"A damp washcloth [rubbed on all affected areas] alone is more effective than any soaps alone"
...any soaps alone." An important distinction.
You forgot the friction part. The damp rag won't help just sitting there
@@2inchfromtheground Ha ha ha that is very true!
Fact: A damp wash cloth will only spread it farther. You have to use soap and wash it off within 15-20 minutes before it is absorbed into your skin.
@@1loadermanjack fact: just because some jerkoff says 'fact: ' doesn't make it true. You don't NEED soap
All this time I've been peeing on my rash...
I took a shit on my rash
Sometimes even without a rash!
really? I extract fluid from my adrenal glands and just put that on my rash
Whoa dude pee really ? The old guys i work with tell me to rip it open and pour regular gas on it and sometimes it actually works
Pffft I've just been ripping off the affected skin with a knife and growing a new epiderm.
Great advice!! I am highly allergic to PI and I was able to remove it from my yard without getting a reaction by simply washing exposed skin areas vigorously with a washcloth. Thank you so much for this information and video.
Thank you so much. I have a family member that can benefit from this video.
I can benefit from this video lol.
He's wrong on some things, 1) You have to wash it off within 15 minutes not 2-8 hours. It only takes Urushiol oil a few minutes to get under your skin after that, damage is done 2) DO NOT USE A DAMP WASHCLOTH ONLY!! I cannot emphasize this enough. You will only spread it. You have to use soap! and cold water.
@@1loadermanjack thank you
Yeah, me!
Thank you for this information. I think it's helpful that people see that poison ivy can get big leaves & grow as a climber.
I can vouch for this...i used to think i was super vulnerable....just super uneducamated
or super dirty
Unless you are like my mom. She got it into her bloodstream, from deep cuts from brambles and poison ivy. Afterwards, just breathing around the plants did it. She was on meds for it the rest of her life.
That is why don't ever burn it. They say the smoke in the lungs can kill.
Michael, that's "unedumacated" not "uneducamated". There now u beez mo' smarterer!
Your a real one. Appreciate genuinely good people sharing wisdom. Stay true to yourself and keep up the great content. I wish you the most success.
for real he''s a good guy
I've been able to get away with scrubbing with fast orange and rinsing it with a bottle of water when out in the woods and haven't actually gotten it in quite a long time. That's where the common misconception comes from in most people about scratching making the rash spread. I've tried to explain to people so many times that as long as you wash the oil off properly it won't spread, even if you scratch the rash.
Being a woodsman all my life and knowing this information, you are exactly right. I'm glad to see good true information is getting out there. Thank you for making this video 🖒
Have you ever seen the film The Woodsman?
how do you handle your shoes and clothes though? do you have to scrub them as well? i currently have my 4 bought of PI this summer. This video is going to save my can...literally!
The most worthwhile video on the internet, period.
Best 5 minute info on poison ivy on youtube. Directly to the point. ZERO filler talk. My kinda channel.
For those who have severe allergic reactions I can tell you that this will not always stop one from getting a breakout. However I do think his information is great and makes sense. Especially for those who are not that allergic. I worked as a helper for a surveyor and had to be in the woods a lot. I had to stop working with the guy because of poison ivy.
I agree. Especially if u sweat during the interaction
This is great information as long as you know how you’ve been exposed. Scary thing is the oil can be transmitted onto anything by other people who don’t know they’ve come in contact with it. Even petting animals, door handles, gas pump handles, pushbutton checkout pads, ATMs grocery store cart handles, public restrooms etc. Like Covid, have to remember to wash your hands and not touch your face after being out in public. Point is, you don’t have to be out in the woods to get it. Keeping your hands clean is assuring a 95% chance you won’t get it.
As a telephone lineman in the Ozarks I carried a can of WD40 to spray on my arms whenever the pole I was about to climb was grown over with poison oak
Never got a rash
but ok then, *sir,* as one might have to worry about acquiring CANCER after using WD-40 in such a way.😐
also, I'm an RN👩🏾⚕️and to be even MORE honest, any wisdom gained from those who offer ideas NOT taught to us at school, on the job or re: involving the required continuing education every few years [which is mandatory, in order to maintain an active RN license]:
it's *quite* welcome if or rather *WHEN* it's true & of course, when it *works.* and I *WILL* be looking further into the information you so generously offered. and whatever the outcome, thank you *for* that generosity..because it 'sounds' like you really want to help others & *amen* to that, so refreshing.✌
Ate poison ivy as a child about 10.now 70 never had since. very much exposed every day.let plants grow around house birds love it.keeps gawkers at bay ! Not sure why I don't get it .freind read it was Indian cure. DO NOT TRY!!!! just telling my story.
@@charlessteinbacher2215 You must be allergic to kryptonite 😅
@@DiandraStarShine so wd40 causes cancer? What a dope
@@erose964 it's just ASTOUNDING how you didn't even bother getting away from TH-cam long enough to *at least* look up something that's easy to find information about. IF you're reading comprehension skills are at least good to great, it would not be difficult.
also, I happen to be an RN and YES, long-term, repeated exposure to WD-40, it CAN cause specific kinds of cancer. primarily in those who work with *containers* of it regularly. vs. the various kinds of, relatively, small cans that the public tends to use [meaning, NOT all day or night, many times per week].
but whatever you do, please don't rely on the *manufacturer's* website for the actual facts. they tend to shy away from posting information that could cause even more lawsuits that they'd lose, they're about as honest as the makers of Roundup.
anyway, really: you should study up on a subject rather than posting proof of your ignorance about it. also study the topic of search returns & SEO practices, esp., re: the very highly commercialized search engines, like Google [the nuances re: how the obvious ads + the first few 'pages' of how such search results are influenced]. do *that* before you settle on where you *think* the most accurate information can be found.
Finally YT recommends an informative video. Thank you sir for bringing this to our attention. 👍🏻
Why can't we learn useful things like this in school?
You can't learn useful things like this in Public schools, because they are too busy teaching children to be racist against white people & teaching their white students to feel ashamed & guilty if they have white skin, that's their top priority now, & wholly endorsed by teachers Unions around the country.
If you've been sleeping under a rock somewhere & aren't yet aware of it, then look up "Critical Race Theory" online or elsewhere.
It's REAL 'Systemic Racism' being taught in most public schools, many large corporations, & with the new "leadership" put in charge by our current administration, is also being forced on our Active Duty Military.
You can also find You Tube videos of parents fighting back against the racist garbage.
@@eugene7304 why bring race into a video about poison ivy
@@sebas_ce he's making a point. This is a huge lesson their teaching in schools, today. Instead of teaching extremely practical lessons like this. He is right, even though he could have used many examples of public schools, he used the most recently added lesson - which makes sense.
@@sebas_ce 'cause it is true. Schools are failing US
@@eugene7304 damn right
I'm one of those lucky people who is immune to poison ivy. I found out years ago when I was working outside with a group of people and most of them ended up rashed out the next day, but I was fine. One guy had it so bad that one of his eyes was swollen shut. I'm ashamed to admit that as much time as I spend in the woods, I honestly didn't know what it looked like. I Googled it and then realized I still had some of the leaves stuck to my clothing. I showed the leaf to my ex who ran off in a panic when he saw it. To test if I was immune or not for sure, I bent the leaf to break it and rubbed it on an isolated part of my arm. No rash, nothing, I was fine.
I know immunities can change over time though so who knows what might happen in the future. This is still great information for family and friends.
If it makes up for anything, I am allergic to regular oak and the wood section of a hardware store makes my eyes start watering really bad along with sneezing and a rash if I actually touch the unfinished wood. I once ended up in the hospital because we used Jack Daniel's wood chips on the barbecue, and I broke out in hives through my entire digestive system. I also have to be careful of hot sauces, wines, and liquors that have been aged in oak barrels. I can have small amounts, but more than a shot, glass of wine, or a few days of sprinkling hot sauce on my food will start to cause problems.
Dang as much as poison ivy sucks, at least we can ID it and avoid it, and take measures to clean its oils off. An allergy to something as ubiquitous as oak seems tough to deal with!
I used to fight forest fires and so have lots of experience with poison oak. I use mechanic's handcleaner (for example, Fast Orange) and paper towels. Nothing removes grease and oil better, and you don't even need water. It's really wonderful, and cheap! Make sure you don't get the variety with pumice in it; that type is rough on the skin and you don't need it. In case you develop a rash because you didn't realize you got into the oak/ivy and therefore didn't clean yourself, mechanic's handcleaner still helps a lot. If you wash with it once or twice a day, the rash will go away in about half the normal time, and it will also itch much less. Cheers and good luck!
vandaladonis . I had firefighter friend that was actually infected in his lungs by fighting a brush fire that had burning poison oak in the area.
so true-me
vandaladonis use WD40
The pumice is good for some spots. With my dry skin, it really helps remove anything in deeper cracks. It also leaves my hands feeling smoother. I wouldn't use it on my face though.
The stuff is great though. I hate the smell of some oils, and I always want to look clean for work, so I use this stuff a lot after working on my car. You really can't tell I even did anything and got completely full of grease. No smell of oils or grease, no marks, it is all gone. What the hand cleaner misses (usually because I got lazy), gets removed in my shower because most of it is already gone.
vandaladonis
30 year arborist here.
We used Fels-Naptha soap.
I've always wondered if it would be possible to create a compound that reacts with urushiol and makes it turn orange. Spray it on a plant that you're not sure if it's poison ivy or not, spray it on yourself to see if you missed any spots cleaning, etc. Of course, even better would be if the compound also neutralized whatever it is in the urushiol that causes the rash, but that's probably asking a little much.
leaves at three let it be!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are people working on that but nothing on the market yet to my knowledge.
Wish they would hurry up (orange marks the spot), this would be a wonderful tool.
J.C. Wren - While we're waiting for them to come out with this spray, I have my own similar solution. I carry a sharpie. Any color will do. If you see a plant you think is poison ivy, write "poison ivy" on its leaves. If you think you have touched poison ivy, draw a circle or color in that part of your body.
That's a GREAT idea!! I hope you make a million bucks!
The old saying “squeaky clean “ is what I have gone by for a few years, and dawn dish soap.
If I know I'm going to be around poison ivy I bring witchhazel and paper towels wipe myself down at lunch and the end of the day take a shower when I get home and have not had any major outbreaks in years
What does the witchhazel do? Is it effective.
My daughter got hit bad with poison ivy last year. Her whole upper body broke out into a severe rash and caused a serious panic. I didn’t even clue in it was poison ivy at first.
We had a bottle of aloe Vera juice in the fridge, so I kept soaking her in it. The rash lasted a day, and was pretty much cleared up in the morning. I don’t know if that was what cleared it up for her, but it seemed to do the trick.
I’m glad to know it’s just a matter of giving it a good scrubbing now.
It’s pretty stressful seeing your little 4 yr old busting out in a painful rash like that.
Your daughter will likely be immune to it as she gets older…!! Some study out there that says if one gets bad poison ivy, sumac or oak before puberty they are 40-60% more likely to be immune as an adult vs. those who never got it young.
I got poison sumac really bad when I was probably 7 or 8….never had anything since and I’ve been all up in it golfing, hiking landscaping etc.
Pro tip: use alcohol (any will work but the higher the percentage, the better) to dampen the cloth rather than water. Urushiol is soluble in alcohol so the combination of the friction and the dissolution drastically increases the effectiveness over a water-dampened cloth.
It's more soluble in a soapy water wet cloth.
Not exactly. Dish soap and the like break down oils
@@ThatSB Not exactly. Soap does not break fats or oils down. Water is a polar molecule, oils and fats are nonpolar lipids. Soap is a molecule with both a polar and nonpolar side, meaning that when it mixes, it bridges oils and water together, making the compound soluble in both, which in effect makes both wash off easily. No breaking down, but a neat method of action.
Fax. Any stoner who has to clean their bong knows rubbing alcohol works great to break down grease. Hand sanitizer takes car grease right off too.
I have not personally tried it yet on poison ivy oil, but WD40 really takes off gums from glues and oils off of surfaces real well and then come up with the soap afterwards to remove the mixture of wd40 and oil residue.
the one thing he had left out in this video is if you do wait for any time like what he said 2 to 8 hrs then with in that time you need to go back to everything you have touched in that time and clean everything you may have touched in that time even your cloths you had on at that time too.
I'm afraid of being afraid of going in the woods.
LOL 😎👌
Fear is my only fear
@@M60gunner1971 what lol
I am currently suffering from blisters all over my body. Very useful advice to avoid this sort of thing from happening again!
Great information that I did not know. Thank you very much!
I have used paint thinner then soap. This combination has kept me from getting a rash for years. When I learned it was a oil I started using paint thinner.
I have followed your instructions and have avoided a serious rash for two years. Exactly like you said, last week I had a few spots that cleared quickly. Best advise ever as I was traumatized of having poison ivy on my own backyard. Working on getting rid of it as much as possible but it always shows up. Thank you for your advise.
Ahah! So that’s why mixing baking soda and dawn works!? It’s the friction!!!!
If I get it, I just go to my Dr and he gives me a shot and it's done 👍
I've always wished someone would create an indistinguishable genetically modified version of poison ivy that contained THC. Not because I want to smoke weed, but so the government would freak out and take steps to get rid of it all.
John Armstrong ...Funny! But the not so funny part is that they’d just spray us all! (Like they’re doing for Gypsy Moths near me!)
Ever notice how we don’t get black currant foods here in the US? It threatened the lumber industry (as a disease vector) so it was all removed (and made illegal), which is a shame as it’s *_delicious..._*
Do the same for kudzu.
John Armstrong, THC, maybe. Genetically modify poison ivy so that it contains opiate alkaloids, the government will definitely take action.
The government is reactive body. It's up to us to push legislation, starting at the local level
Apparently some people are missing the whole point because some are saying "I use this brand or that brand and it great for getting the oil/grease off." It's not the cleaning agent that is important, it's the friction (agitation) with a coarse material and being very thorough.
I had poison ivy on my shaft once. Never piss in the woods after pulling weeds.
Been there....
@@lazzy2day its something not ever forgotten. I can laugh about it now though, haha.
Thanks for sharing?
@@nicem8746 did I offend your sensibilities. 🤣
Once got ticks all over the sack
This won't help my problem. I never know I was exposed to it.
Poison ivy isn't what keeps me out of the woods, it's ticks!
On 'The Onion' site, they say that moshing Poison Ivy and Orange Juice and then massaging it all over will keep the ticks away but who wants to smell like citrus all day. 😝
Me!!
Wear tall rubber boots and keep your hands out of the brush. I have lived on a marsh for 35yrs and have lots of both ticks and PI. He is right about washing up. Jim
I'm used to em. As long as you check yourself thoroughly, you're fine.
Yes, and this year, here in Pennsylvania, I have seen them small as the head of a pin. A friend who is an entomologist says they are the nymph stage of the deer tick and are just as dangerous as the adults in transmitting Lyme's disease.
Massive respect. Its 2019 and your wisdom will surpass time
Except that it won't. Wash with a wash cloth... Real fucking sage advice.
WHAT!!! Mom never told you to use a was cloth?? This is ridiculous...
@@mattmarzula FINALLY! Jeezus!
Wash vigorously
Wow who knew..
OK, it's been almost 8 years since this video was done, and the information is very helpful. Maybe you noticed he turned on the cold water faucet when he was washing up. He should have stressed using cold water only. This is important to remember. You don't ever want to use warm or hot water because it allows the urushiol to get deeper into your pores.
I disagree with using cool or cold water. Using cold water to remove grease and oil is a bad idea. It is something imo that some marketing person wrote on a label label one time and it seemed to make sense so everyone copied it. Just try removing grease from a frying pan with cold water. It does not work! Nor does removing urishiol from your skin with cold water work.
Just use room temp but not hot water. It really does make a difference. Hot water opens the pores and allows the urishiol in.
Years ago, as collecting and cutting down dead wood in TN. Broke out with the most miserable oozing, burning rash on both my forearms. It literally lasted weeks. I couldn't sleep at night. I would run my arms under hot water and scrub the rash with a wash cloth to get relief and sleep. Never knew poison ivy was that bad.
Use warm water when washing and finish with cold water to close the pores.
@@ExtremeDeerHabitat that’s exactly what I was thinking!
I use gasoline or bleach to remove this oil from my arms and hands.
This video changed my life. I never knew what poison ivy looked like until I moved onto our current 8 acre property in Western NY. We have poison ivy EVERYWHERE. Our first summer here I got it bad, like chemical burns all over my arms and legs. It really caused me to not enjoy my land for a couple of years. Then I found this video and applied the simple principals and I've never gotten it since. Comparing urushiol to automotive grease helped me understand the enemy.
This is so relatable. I too get a severe reaction of oak/ivy rash every year from our property. I take careful measures being outside, obviously not careful enough. This video will change everything. I was looking how to get rid of a huge patch of poison ivy oit of a garden area i have been avoiding for years, absolutely petrified of it, but now i might try going near it.
Thank you for your confidence.
1. Don't forget to launder your clothes separately in screaming hot water.
I came down with a huge case because hubby's clothes were washed in a regular load.
It transferred to my clothes. When my clothes touched my skin, I got poison indirectly. IE - my shirt gave me a poison Ivy shirt. Ditto for my undies. NO FUN.
2. Another time I was out on my tractor on a windy fall day. As I rode thru a pile of leaves chopping them up. I inadvertently chopped poison into dust.
This gave me a case the swelled my eyes closed, traveled up thru my eyelash, eyebrow and up to the crown of my head. Eyelashes and brow never grew back, the scalp hair grew back thinner and a patch the size of a silver dollar in the middle of my forehead permanently lost it's ability to tan. It will be snow white forever. Just another hint. Hope you never get it.
D:
I've been pronouncing urishiol wrong for years and didn't even know it.
did you call it Yuris Heel ?
Ca ca ca ca coooooocaaaaaaaine!
how many times have you spoken the word urishiol in your lifetime?
Take a shower after yard work…. How profound.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Need to invent a spray so you can pre spray and if it touches you it will turn a color
On a man that would be simple, nuts, butt, head, armpits, chin, and head. These should be "Must Do" items on the nightly wash list anyways :)
Krisdaan 1 That's a great idea!
Krisdaan 1 like peeing in a pool
@@irishjoe2941 yes like those tests they used to give you in school for the dentist , the red dye that would turn your teeth red
Sick idea
Thanks for actually showing poison ivy and not poison oak. You're the only video I have seen yet who knows what he's talking about. Thanks
I'm a guy. I got poison ivy once and didn't know I had it and went to the bathroom. Lesson learned.
N Holt ooooh...🙃
TH-cam algo brought me here in 2023
Wish I would've known this during my years as a rock climber!!! I had it BAD many times, but none as bad as when I climbed Devils Tower. It was spring, so we didn't realize that the big leafless bushes on either side of the trail that led to the start of the cliff were Poison Oak and of course the leaves were all over the ground. As it got close to where the climb started, we were pulling ourselves up and over big boulders that were covered in the oil. We reversed this as we hiked back down after the climb, so I ended up sitting on the edge of the boulders and lowering myself. Long story short I was covered in ulcerations. chest and stomach, front of my thighs, Butt, arms and the backs o my legs. It was a nightmare!!!!
Oh man! I bet that shit felt good to scratch!
Did you build up a immumity to poison oak after that?
How long did it took you to get rid of it and what’s the best advice
You need to ignore the other ones they never had it they don’t know what they’re talking about
My favorite video on TH-cam been doing what you said the last 3 years haven’t got it once thanks Sir 💪🏻
The mechanic grease analogy is perfect. I go at it same way after working on engines. Helpful video- lots of great comments. I'll add:
1) wash exposed laundry separately, HOT water rinse twice. Couple of drops of dawn removes grease pretty well from my greasy laundry-(tablespoon at most- don't overdo it cuz the suds will screw up your machine)
2) Scrub UNDER FINGERNAILS- clip nails down to the quicks. Don't cut the skin. *Soak & clean nail clippers after*
3) Clean the sink area with paper towels, tie them into a small garbage bags and toss them in your trash sealed up. DONT BURN THEM!
They'll get burnt at a dump where they know not to breathe the air
4) Seal up & throw away any gloves involved. You're not going to get it off inside and out.
Don't bother.
Disposable Hunter's field dressing gloves are handy when you know you're in it- don't take up much room in a toolbox. (They go all the way up your arm)
Lava soap & mechanics Pumice soap helps me dig it out. Then I leave on calamine soap or lotion as a drying agent for insurance.
If I absolutely know I was directly exposed-I'll wash once an hour 4- 6 hours straight - cuz I have a kid who was highly allergic
My comment might get deleted for this part- out in the field in an emergency, people highly allergic, olive skinned, have been known to use gasoline to get oils off cuz plain water will just spread it.
I had one child I would consider having to do this, luckily we were in civilization the 2 times it happened, we got him on steroids immediately. But I was always ready just in case!
Like skunk spray - plain water makes it far worse & spreads it to other people in your group
In a REAL EMERGENCY, gasoline kerosene, and butane will remove it until you get to facilities or emergency help.
I don't mean to be irresponsible-that's not your first choice folks. If someone doesn't want this emergency suggestion on here, please write to me and I'll edit it
And you know not to light cigars!
that’s actually really helpful, would denatured alcohol do the same?
@@trentblender3318 I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV - I've had seriously allergic family members... I'm guessing denatured alcohol would work, it's a solvent and used as a fuel for camp stoves.
It's basically just foul smelling bad tasting poisonous ethanol. I don't know cuz I don't drink but that's what I heard... They call it others things in other parts of the world, like "wood spirit" cuz I think people actually tried to drink it!
However, never take anyone's advice at face value on the internet lol!
Except for that last sentence of course!
@@trentblender3318 I'd stay away from denatured alcohol due to it's toxicity (it can contain methanol). I think isopropyl alcohol would do just as well and be safer. Either way I would probably use something a lot milder on skin like dish-soap and reserve the alcohol for cleaning up hard surfaces that may be contaminated.
So do you throw away the rag after wiping it off?
Also wipe down the dog with baby wipes or a wash cloth. He just ran through the brush without regard to which plants he rubbed against.
truth Doctor told me dogs will often bring in poisons ivy or oaks
Tom Olofsson dang if my dog had done that he'd have needed a very thorough bath afterwards. Or be doped up on so much Benadryl he'd be out cold.
That's what happens when you get a nonallergenic dog sometimes. You might not be allergic to them but mine was allergic to everything. used to itch himself so bad we had to give him doses of Benadryl which would knock him out. On orders of the vet.
Worked when the moron tried to eat a fire ant best too.
Probably just as well we never took him fossil hunting in the woods.
Yikes! I bet he is happy you are a good puppy parent.
This advise works the same for young children too! Haha.. my five year old likes to go off and pick every plant leaf he sees.
Sure, my kids seem to have evolved to be unaffected by poison ivy. :)
...My wife however, not so much. So through transference my wife ends up getting it, even when she doesn't go near the plants herself.
June 26, 2019
5 yrs ago, over 5.2m hits, a huge percentage of citizens who watched this have not been effected by poison Ivy. Very cool☘
Heck yeah doc. Friction is my wife’s middle name.
oh.
Ben is it really you?
Bruh no, that’s just wrong. 😂
I know.
Damn it boy
For some reason I'm not allergic to poison ivy
I'm sad that you had to make a video to teach us to wash properly. I'm also sad, because I've had poison ivy a lot of times, so I obviously needed to be taught how to wash properly. >///>
Dog Flamingo
Washing properly to remove germs can be managed effectively with one wash because the germs aren't an oil. Poison ivy requires extra washings for this reason.
Dont be a smart ass.
Some people are more sensitive than others. I have never got it and I never bath or shower. Although I might have a protective layer of crust around me, so who knows.
Richard Jones I dunno... it's gotta be better than being a dumbass. 😁
Joe Mama You never take showers? Do wash at all???
If we had more videos of this nature,imagine how much better life would be for many….Golden
ALSO: While luke-warm increases the action between soaps and oils, particularly light-chain oils that solidify just below body temperature, one should NEVER use luke-warm water while washing away urushiol. As you mentioned, it's a grease. Increasing water temperature to body temperature, or even 108 deg (about the hottest yet safe-for-skin temperature) will NOT help remove it. In fact, the increased temperature opens the skin's pores, increasing the speed at which urushiol works its way into the skin. INSTEAD, first wash with Goop, twice, and THEN with Dawn and COOL water. NOT an advertisement! >>> "Goop Multi-Purpose Hand Cleaner & Stain Remover" has an amazing ability to cut through grease. So does Dawn, but Dawn's smaller-chain formulation is more geared towards oils and light food greases. A teaspoon of Goop in the wash helps remove urushiol from your clothes, as well.
That makes sense.
There's Goop with, and without, pumice.
I assume without pumice is better?
It seems pumice would be abrasive to the skin, and increase oil exposure?
@@jimisnotunique I'm so glad you raised this issue. I just want to say that my husband used pumice GoJo (like Goop) to scour his arm when he got poison oak and he abraded his arm and the poison went systemic and his arm swelled up so badly and we had to take him to emergent care. Possibly if someone is light with the pumice it might be ok, but for heaven's sake don't scour your skin!
I disagree regarding water temperature. There is almost nothing better than hot water for removing oil and grease. Try washing a greasy pan with cool water, see how that works out. The only thing better than hot water is friction from a rag.
Moreover, there is no need to add hand cleaner to your wash. Household detergents are extremely powerful at removing oil and grease.
@Justin Case Good tip, thank you!
Is that the curvy knife that the Gerudo use? Did you take it off one of them after you destroyed in battle?
Great advice and he wasn't trying to sell something! What a nice guy.
When I was a kid we were always getting into it when cutting firewood etc. My dad had a rather drastic way to deal with it, if you knew you had your hands in it, wash your hands quickly with gasoline, then soap and water, worked every time. Wouldn't recommend it to others though, I'm sure gasoline is far from good for you.
I know a guy who takes it a step further, and uses a green SOS pad to rough up the patch of skin first, THEN proceed to rub gasoline on it! I don't get it very badly so I can't say I've had to do this. Definitely bad for the skin lol.
I work with gas. I am careful to prevent large areas of my skin from exposure. I wash it of as fast as I can. It has benzene in it. Water soluble and causes leukemia. So many weird toxins, and it sinks into the skin fast.
How about some mineral spirits?
Mean Green or Simple Green degreaser?
Great Video! Rubbing alcohol has worked well for me removing the oil too.
ckvasnic1 solvents are great to break it down
I have a spray bottle of half rubbing alcohol half water I use in the shower. Works great
Rubbing alcohol is the only thing that breaks the oils...
@@72marshflower15
Yeah clearly the dawn soap and friction had no effect....🙄
That’s what I used on my last rash.
Everytime my great pappy found poison ivy he would eat a leaf and say if you eat poison you'll never get a rash