How to Identify, Treat & Cure Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
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- Spring is here and summer is around the corner. We're super excited to see everything blooming; however, that means other plants are growing back too: poison ivy, oak and sumac.
This video details:
(1) How to identify the plants and where they live in the US
(2) How to clean your skin should you come in contact
(3) How to treat the rash
Here are the links to products mentioned in the video.
CLEANERS
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- Alcohol Wipes: amzn.to/2W0QgbE
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ANTI-ITCH
- Calamine Anti-Itch Lotion (pink): amzn.to/35cQsZS
- Caladryl Anti-Itch Lotion (clear): amzn.to/3aFdDwM
- TEcnu Anti-Itch Gel: amzn.to/3cKL1np
TREATMENT
- Zanfel Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac Wash: amzn.to/3eRP7fm
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Yes, there's probably a difference btw SCRATCH and ITCH, but hey... I was an English major and still can get it right, LOL! Thanks for all your support and I'm glad that this video is able to help so many people. Be careful out there and have fun!
My in-laws confuse itch and scratch. They always say, "don't itch it." DRIVES. ME. CRAZY!
Mr. Ballen (TH-cam) says "don't itch it" too. That's not as bad as saying "It DON'T matter, which most people around me say.
I had a conversation with an old country boy, about venomous snakes, he was saying poisonous snake. So I explained the venomous snake and he said, your kidding? I have never heard that. I told him I was 40 when I learn it. And it’s not bc we are stupid, it’s bc we live in an area that says poisonous not venomous. He didn’t get to arrant high school and he typically thinks ppl are making fun of his stupidity, but he didn’t that time!!! Itch, scratch, we know what it means.
Thank you so much for this video. For decades I had no reaction to the oils in these plants, but I accidentally ripped some poison ivy out of my yard two weeks ago, and my arms and hands broke out, and the zenfel worked WONDERS.
This guy: dont scratch it
Me: too late
Lol I know.
Yeah me too.
F
Iching it is how we all looked up a video lol
Yea
I've never used the Zanfel. This year I had a bad rash so I finally tried the old method of making a mud paste using dirt from my yard. Mixed with a little water to make a paste and put it on every bit of rash. Face neck legs arms stomach. WORKED BETTER than anything I tried over the years. No itching. No money wasted. Stand in front of a fan to make it dry quickly. Easy to wash off anything.
I grew up near woods/fields/creeks etc so Sumac and Ivy were all over. None of us were really allergic to it so it never affected us. Our problems were with what we called razor grass which grew as tall as us. That stuff caused numerous cuts and that really itched.
Yes, I know the plant you're talking about and it's the worse. It cuts on the way into the plant and smoother on the way out. We had some near our baseball field growing up and anytime someone hit a ball into the grasses we got pissed!
This video was a lifesaver for me! I went to the American Academy of Dermatology, (AAD) website and the whole page on poison Oak, Ivy and sumac exposure was not helpful at all. So much for the "official" channels! Thank you!
Thanks so much for your kind words! Hope you heal quickly
One of the most miserable times of my life was the last time I had Poison Ivy. I had it everywhere I had skin... and I mean everywhere! Eyelids, armpits, groin, the palms of my hands, the soles of my feet, in between fingers and toes... EVERYWHERE! I would not wish this on anyone!
I had it almost that bad as a child and since then I'm not that allergic to it
That's awful. I got it on the side of my face once, and on my arm another time.
@@jackd6148 Awful? to put it mildly, lol! Had blisters on my legs as big around as quarters, could hardly sleep for 2+/- weeks... it was maddening!
@@bobbyallen7977 I wouldn't test that. My new rule is, "if it's green leave it be" instead of, "Leaves of 3 leave it be".
@@jamesdietz29 yeah it's torture.
GREAT video! Thank you for the short, sweet and to-the-point information on all fronts! 😊😊
I was prescribed betamethasone ointment to treat hives caused by fire ant bites. I applied it to my poison ivy rash on my arms, legs, and belly. It worked wonders and stopped the rash in its tracks BEFORE it developed blisters.
So helpful and well organized info- thank you!
Thank you!!
Practical advice and recommendations. What more could a desperate itchy person ask for? Thank you!
Thank you! Heal soon
Great comparison to car grease, put that in better perspective for me! Wish I had seen this earlier
Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed the video. Get well soon
I studied archaeology in college in the Eastern US. We encountered A LOT of poison ivy. One year, our summer dig was on an island that had become a wildlife refuge 10 years previously. Before then, it had been farm land. Poison ivy had completely taken over, and we had to clear it, dig through it, and camp in it. Of course, we all got it, and compared remedies. And of course, the prescriptions worked best, but a close second was ordinary rubbing alcohol. Whenever you want to scratch, do it with a washcloth soaked in alcohol. It will feel good and it will be cured in 3 days.
I’ve heard similar. Thanks for sharing!
Thx for telling all of us this, because I have a lot of sumac and oak ALL over my face and body and I tried what you said, and the stuff on my face is almost GONE.
well it feels like it
I can't thank you enough!!! I don't have access to Zanfel right now due to it being late at night, but I just tried rubbing alcohol and it completely suppressed my itch within minutes! My whole arm is covered in the rash and I've been fighting the urge to itch 24/7 for the past week, despite using anti itch cream. It feels great to have relief.
Gonna need to try this later but right now just discovered sitting infront of a cold fan works wonders
Verry helpful and informative.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Dawn dish detergent is good......I think u mean dont "scratch" it lol.
Lol
Dawn alone not as good you need to scrub whole arm with wash cloth and dawn dish soap well.like getting car grease off
Good video! Getting cleaned up in a small window of time after contact is new information and automotive cleaning products is a great tip.
Thanks
Thanks glad you liked it
You are a live saver. Our doctor sucked. It's crazy that you on TH-cam gave us the answer when pharmacist and doctors prescriptions failed.
Indebted man.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve had similar experience with doctors trying to write me a prescription instead of informing me how to take care of it by other means, or even how to prevent it in the future. Take care and be safe out there
Dude, I just used the Zanfel. Omg, game changer. Thank you for the suggestion.
Yay! Get well soon
Play Disc Golf. Knew I walked through a bunchnin shorts looking for a disc. Panic, but remembered I had a bottle of hand sanitizer and paper towels in my vehicle. Liberal application of hand sanitizer to paper towel. Got everything off, but a small patch behind my ankle at my sock line. 🤷🏽 Luckily, my reaction to the oil is not usually horrible. Great video and info. Cheers.
Thanks for sharing and glad you got most of it off!!
Thanks,I never scrubbed had no idea to treat poison ivy like grease no idea but I get it now and I truly appreciate the advice your on mark with an incredible bullseye 🎯.Ivy-Dry spray is a really really really good product for iching.And I want to be of some good help and know that stuff works all due respect your well grounded and open minded to take in another product that really works.Thanks 💡
Thanks for sharing. Glad you got something out of the video!
Hydrocortisone cream also works well in suppressing your allergic reaction and helps reduce the itching immensely. Be sure to do the cleansing portion of the treatment first. There was no such thing as Zanfel when I had a nasty dose of poison ivy.
Or Caladryl!
No it doesnt
I live in FL and had a bad experience from helping to cut a tree off of a neighbors roof. Hurricane Ian knocked it down and it appears to have been a variety of a tree known as Poisonwood. It is miserable. It got on my arms from handling the branches and sawdust got it onto the back of my neck which thankfully wasn't as strong. It is similar to Poison Ivy which I have had but this is more intense. I used rubbing alcohol which helped but what seemed even better was diluted bleach water.(1 to 2 Tbsp per gal). I had my arms in my little landscape pond doing work on it which I added bleach to for warding off mosquitoes and it felt good to the red rashes on my arms and was longer lasting relief. This recovery is also slow. Washing with an auto mechanic style degreaser right after makes sense because most of these irritants are oil based. Great video!
Thank you! I’ve never experimented with bleach.
Realized the full grown weed tree behind my shed is sumac when I noticed the saplings underneath, one brushed my side when I was digging it up with a shovel. Sumac is no joke!!! Thought it was shingles till I remembered. Thank God I knew to hydrate some clay and keep it covered. Hardly noticed it when as long as I kept clay on it. Started covering it with iodine as well
Also use naicin to flush the skin and speed healing
I have a rash that spread to an unfortunate area after relieving myself off the trail. Benadryl itch cream has been a relief for sure
Ouch!
You didn't address what I believe to be the biggest misconception of ivy, oak, sumac rashes. Namely the pus from the blisters will spread the rash. The fact is that only the oil from the plant will spread the rash. In most cases by the time the rash breaks out all the urisol has absorbed into the skin or otherwise been rubbed off. You can scratch all you like and it won't spread. I am heavily allergic to it and have been covered in rashes many times since childhood. When I heard that the pus is merely your body's reaction to the poison and will not create further spreading I tested it by busting blisters and rubbing it adjacent to the existing rash. It's true. You can scratch all you like. In fact scratch it and then put either gasoline or conventional lotion you mentioned, Calamine I think and you're good to go. The worst is when you get it between your fingers and the worst time is in the middle of the night.
Yes what you mention is true about it not spreading from the rash. I wouldn’t put gasoline on my skin though…
Had to look this up for a friend
OMG 😂! The moment you say, talking to you Mark in the video is hilarious!! Especially when it exactly describes my situation, had to make my wife listen to the video
LOL! Glad you enjoyed it! And good luck
Used to get it all the time. Finally went through my property, and did everything I could to remove it. Especially, during the winter. I used to get this all the time, and it would last a long time despite using all these things apart from Zanfel, which I’d be more than happy to try. The only thing that would finally knock it out for me was going to the shore, and spending time in the ocean. Evidently, seawater has something that rids it for me
Ya I have a buddy who would rub alcohol and salt into the spot which helped. Something about the salt helps the itching
Currently reading this in an Epsom salt bath 😅
@@OutdoorGoyo In that case, tequila, salt and lime shots it is for tonight! I'm sure ill drunkenly fall into the ocean at some point this evening 😆
Make a baking soda past by adding water and apply it to effected area, it works the best by a long shot
Any recipe for it or just kinda eyeball it? Not too runny not to thick you wud suggest?
Nice video, thanks dude... Got it under my left arm, shoulder, and left side of my back... I am itching SOOOO bad!!!!
Sorry to hear! Heal soon
K&N Powerkleen at that auto parts store devolves oil and grease better than anything iv seen. It turns motor oil pink
A friend swore to me that when he had it his grandmother boiled the roots of Poke Salad plants and rubbed it on him. He swears it cured him quickly and he has never broken out with it since.
Zanfel is amazing! Costco Pharmacy sells it at a slightly lower price. I stock up at the beginning of summer because I spend a lot of time ridding my yard of poison ivy.
Ooooo never thought about Costco, thanks for the comment.
Great video! Thank you...
very informative and helpful
Thanks
wow 🤩 very informative!
Thanks victor!
Thank you for a very informative and well-presented video about the "leaves of three, let it be." I am an English buff, but folks who take umbrage with "don't itch it," rather than appreciate and absorb the important content of your PSA, are missing the point. Let them itch. Great job!
Thanks Nancy, so nice of you!
Why do you assume that those that prefer that English be used correctly cannot also appreciate and absorb the important content of your PSA, assuming it is important. I found that a number of things he said were misleading and some were flat out wrong. So go itch that.
Listen I'm just listening and I have faith in you bro and yes it can sucks when you have a rash you can't get rid of
"I'm talking to you Mark". 🤣🤣🤣
You're super helpful, and I really like your charisma/disposition 👌
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much!
Also, Virgina Creepers I didn't got a rash from that plant yet but posion ivy yes every time I come in contact with it getting worst.
I pulled poison ivy up with bare hands then scrubbed with dishwasher for I hour and no rash I was so happy 😊 to get it out of the garden.
Nice!!
Thank you! That was actually your help I’m going to buy it maybe except it cost $44 or cend
ya the cost is not fun, but neither is having a bad case of the poisons! hopefully next time you can wash it off in time!
@@OutdoorGoyo I wonder what the ingredients are, so we could make a DIY version!
Aloe vera leaf and rubbing alcohol...$5
Thanks man, I gotta really bad case on my arm, order the
Ointment, I how it help.
This is the best video to show your six year old who just found out she is experiencing an alergic reaction to poison ivy! I love the don't scratch it at the end ! hahahaha
That’s great! Glad I could help!
From Lil Giant You did not explain how/when to use alcoholic wipes. Just to wipe off the contact places to try to get rid of the oil? After you have washed the oil off with soap? To cool your skin from the rash?
Dawn dish detergent & Vinegar has helped me most
You are right about getting the oil off you asap. Back in the day, we used "yellow soap". It was lye soap that was really good at getting oil out of anything. Dawn and a scrubby are good now. Dawn comes in a sprayer now, very convenient.
Getting the oil off when you have no access to soap or towels, you can use Silverleaf, or Jewelweed. Look this plant up BEFORE you go out. It usually grows in shady places right next to the poison ivy. The stem is hollow and juicy similar to aloe, but it is not a succulent. Cut or rip the stems, mash them a bit and rub downward like you would when washing. It's pretty stinky and sticky, but it works. ALSO the same mash of the stem and leaves applied to the rash, and wrapped to stay on the skin where there is rash, will dry the rash up very similar to that Zanfel stuff. The Jewelweed/Silverleaf mash is the best natural cure that you can get without leaving the wilderness to go to a store that might not have Zanfel or Tecnu. I'll warn you now, the Jewelweed/Silverleaf mash stinks kinda like cat piss.
I keep a mash, I make it in my food processor, then freeze it into ice cube trays. The cold feels good on the itch, and it's really the only way to preserve it without too much loss of effectiveness.
I can also recommend using the 97% rubbing alcohol when cleaning the oil off you and treating the rash. It keeps the skin sanitary, and dries the rash.
Another treatment is to mix Witch Hazel and baking soda into a paste, applying directly to the rash, and covering it to keep the paste on. Baking soda is a sodium It will dry the rash out.
Thanks for the natural remedies!
@@OutdoorGoyo My maternal grandmother was immune to poison ivy, oak and sumac. But she knew how to treat it! My maternal grandfather showed my many plants, silver-leaf was one of them. We also ate dandelion greens right from the front yard.
The Rolling Stones made a song about Poison Ivy. I'm thinking they must have gotten it really bad...
"She comes on like a rose
And everybody knows
She'll get you in dutch
You can look but you'd better not touch
Poison ivy, poison ivy
Well, late at night when you're sleeping
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around, yeah
She's pretty as a daisy
But look out man she's crazy
She'll really do you in
But if you let her get under your skin
Poison ivy, poison ivy
Well, late at night when you're sleeping
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around, yeah
Measles make you bumpy and mumps'll make you lumpy
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A common cold'll cool you and whooping cough'll fool you
But poison ivy, lord'll make you itch
You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratching like a hound
The minute you start to mess around
Poison ivy, poison ivy
Well late at night while you're sleeping
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around, yeah"
Thanks
damn, I didn't get what I wanted out of this video. Saw the dermatologist yesterday because I didn't know what rash I was developing - was trying to find out if I accidentally brushed some ivy or sumac xD
There are plenty of rash images on Google. They are like blisters and very itchy. Hope you figure it out.
I had it get into my blood stream when I was 7. The rashes were so deep that I still have scars 20+ years later. It was on my groin so bad that it was permanently erect from blisters. Just miserable.
I tried EVERYTHING. It spread for 3 weeks without stopping. I drove out to the ocean and jumped in. Within 2 days it was scabbing up and healing. I don’t think it ever woulda stopped
Man i got it bad it totally sucks ! I cry thanks for the video
checking in, you ok now?
THANK-YOU!!!
I was hiking with my friends when I got really paranoid of what plants we where walking through so I did a google image search of the pant and it was poison oak the disappointment in myself was immeasurable. I wake up a few days later with a rash on my leg my neck and my crouch area 😤.
Nooooo! Well now you know!
Gotta wash that oil off, its a grease consistency. Use a cloth with water and tons of friction
Calamine lotion works besides taking an over the counter anti histamine such as Benadryl, Zyrtec, Claritin or Allegra. If it's really bad than getting a Prednisone Rx or shot is crucial. Taking baking soda/ oatmeal baths helps relieve itchiness too.
Yes thanks for your comment
Why should we not itch? does that make it worse? I think I got it clearing weeds in my backyard in Detroit. On my arms only. Is 2 weeks too late to use Zanfel? Thanks
I had sumac and ivy this year and I didn’t give a darn I soaked in super hot bath and that intense itch felt so damn good . I also put my arms underneath the sink one night and hot and the itch was so bad it made me drop to one knee. Man that sucks but the itch felt amazing
Thank you for the info how to cure . I got bad rashes on my arms with blisters
Thanks for your comment. How’s the rash coming?
In my experience, aloe vera gel is really good at stopping the itch and healing the rash.
It stopped the itch on mine as well, that and rubbing alcohol. Had to wrap my entire arm though.
Nothing better than Ivarest
@@Johnnyreengo spray or cream?
@@Alan-cf8do cream
Zanfel unfortunately did not seem to do a whole lot for me, despite following the application directions meticulously. Seemed to help right at first, though by no means did it remove all the itch. Then I washed the spots again to use up the rest of the tube. Several hours later the itch was back just as bad. That night it was just as bad as it ever was if not having reached a new high.
Calamine does nothing to help relieve the itch for me personally. Even seems to make it itch more. Though I'd still recommend keeping the spots covered in it to keep them dry.
Some say a really hot shower (hot as you can stand without burning yourself) makes it itch like the pits of hell until after the shower, and then the itching takes a good break. Though you DON'T wanna do this until after the 3rd or 4rth day or so after you already have the rashes I hear, because if you try to wash the evil oil off with hot water it actually can drive it into the skin more. This seemed fairly true! I went ahead and took a hot shower on day 4 and I felt about 90% itch free after. Who knows when it will return.
Baking soda/water paste temporarily helps the itching and is good for keeping the spots dry/clean.
Ivarest helps a bit but not enough in my opinion.
Wash cloth with 70% alcohol on it, lightly massaging the spots as a scratching method seems to help itching the most, though I don't know if it something you wanna do a lot of because I would think it could start to irritate the skin and dry it out more than you want it after awhile.
Cold packs on itchy spots definitely helps a lot but it's not much help if you have many spots in different places.
Took one ibuprofen and that seemed to help, though it's hard to say because I was using it in combination with other things.
That's my discovery thus far. Fuck poison ivy.
I agree… F*#% it!!
Excellent. Thanks.
I good tip that I found was to stay busy so that you don’t notice the itching. While you stay busy tho try not to rub or scratch it.
🤣
Great video. Thank you. Questions: Is it possible to have one of these "poisons" with the itchiness but very little or no visible rash? Also, will taking benedryl help relieve the itchiness?
Thanks! An area can be itchy before a rash comes in but within a day or so you should see something. Otherwise it could be stinging nettles or something else. Benedryl may help you sleep better but the rash won’t go away.
Use Ivarest. It’s wonderful
Dude I’m literally looking at it and I hear don’t scratch it ... I look over and your looking at the camera going don’t scratch it
dabblebabblegal hahah! 😂
I am going through the same thing right now. If you scratch it you will unleash a monster that will ONLY want you to scratch it more, it’s NEVER satisfied!! The only thing that I have found that is wonderful is a hard stream of hot/warm water. If your shower head has an adjustment that is orgasmic”ish” for 3-5 seconds. It does help relieve the itching for a little bit. Some say cold water but I don’t like cold water so I couldn’t speak to that one.
Dude? Stop using that stupid-sounding word, dude.
As a parent, I still keep baby wipes in the car!
But definitely considering orange soap now too 😅
Yes! Good call, be prepared
I've gotten it a few times. I took antihistamine, I got really hot water on it during a shower, and put calamine lotion on it.
From studies, hot water actually promotes adsorption. Also, it appears that an isopropyl alcohol wash is very effective in removing the urushiol.
I agree with hot shower, and tecnu at the same time, only if you have it.
After the shower and dried off (cheap, disposable towel) hydrocortisone.
Benadryl Anti-histamene aides GREATLY in drying it up and alleviating the itch!!
I ran to get zanfel!! Amazing stuff!!!!
The only thing that worked on mine (bad on arms and chest) was rubbing alcohol and aloe vera leaf.
After the alcohol wipe and aloe vera juice rub down, I wrapped the infected areas with muslin cloth.
ive heard wrapping the area can make it worse bc it needs to dry out. Did you find that or no?
@@OutdoorGoyo not if you wipe hard with alcohol first. It dries it out, the aloe vera gel dries it out as well, so it actually helped mine.
I can’t find the baby wipes without alcohol. Even the ones are holding up I think are alcohol free please clarify.
Thank you!!!
Happy help!
I use odor less mineral spirits. Same ingredient like the rubs , creams and soaps for less$. Good luck
The best removal method is friction. Poison ivy is an oil, and so wetting down throwaway - paper or cloth - towels and rubbing one direction, folding, rubbing the same direction - repeat until you don't have a clean fold - throw away and repeat a few more times in areas you suspect the oil might be and follow with the cold water (because warm water opens your pores) and anything that can dilute the oil. There's really no full proof method - maybe if the urushiol turned blue or had some pigment that was easy to see on skin - but it's the best method I know of. Other than that long pants and shirts and a change of clothes in the car can reduce the likelihood of contaminating yourself and your vehicle.
Great comment thank you!
Thank you!
⚠️ My family and I, along with my family doctor at the time, was told about water and ammonia to dry up the rash in three days. And it works like a charm and doesn't burn. Great for kids as I was 12. Needless to say the doctor was shocked as he'd been using calamine; he immediately switched to the ammonia. Even straight ammonia won't hurt you. I used it on my legs. This really works and doesn't hurt a bit and tames the itch and dries it right up quickly.
Thanks for your comment!
That was going to be my recommendatio id the go jo with pumice, I have all three of these all over my yard. after i get through with working in yard around it i go to my my shop and spread a little used motor oil on my arms and legs and get out the go jo and start scrubbing until the oil is gone. It help me know the amount of product and scrubbing i need to do to make sure the oils are off of me.......
Thanks for the comment. Be careful out there!
Nearly walked through some this last summer as I am new to a region with poison ivy. Thankfully I'm kind of into botany so I was just getting stoned and staring at plants in the first place. Sure enough poison ivy was right where I was walking around in my bare feet near the river bank lmao.
Lol!
CeraVe anti-itch cream! I love it! 👍
great job
Thank you!
I've got poison pretty bad rn on my chest shoulders arms and around my eyes even have a bit on my lip. Didnt know I came into contact with it and within about half an hour I had blisters forming on my hand and they had little blackish brown dots on them. First time I've had it and its driving me nuts.
Awww man! Hang in there!
Most excellent! "Likely" -that's what gets a lot of us. Weed trimming, young plants hidden in grass or places your don't expect, you don't see. The weed trimmer sprays all sorts of unfriendly stuff all over you. DRESS and PREPARE FOR BATTLE. Long cuff gloves! You should see my collection. : )
Most of all, remember: You see one Poison Ivy plant, you're going to find more. They connect with vines running beneath the surface. In the southern US they climb too. On ground they always send out multiple vines. Starts as an infant but hat baby will get you just as bad, before you ever see it. You see ONE, you'll find MORE.
can you wash your body with shampoo in the shower, if you have the rashes everywhere, obviously not trying to clean it but clean my body, idk if it will make it worse
I'm recently recovering from poison oak or sumac. Not sure which because I'm not sure were I got it. It was the worst reaction I ever had. I had quarter size open sores on both legs that got infected and I had to get a steroid cream and pills. It's been 6 weeks now.
Witch hazel is great for helping neutralize the itch. I Use car mechanic soap to help wash it off after exposure.
good call!
From Lil Giant What is car mechanic soap? That bottle has no name brand on it. Says it has pumice gel.
@@henryvalero9235 multiple kinds, but my favorite is fast orange. Really strips the oil off your skin, wash 2 times after exposure or 2 times a day if the rash is already set.
@@Rivers198 Thanks
@@henryvalero9235 my pleasure
As an actual guy who works in mechanics, lava soap works great. Use a bar of lava pumice soap and Dawn dish soap. You'll get grease off, including Poison ivy.
Thanks for your comment!
Thanks so much.
Thank you!
would Cortizone 10 be just as effective as ZANFEL?
Every time I get a rash after I wash it really good I put heat on it. Either hot water or or a hair dryer. It feels soooo good. And it stops the itching. It’s worked for me every time
Anthony Bush You are correct sir, I am a week into having a pretty bad reaction. The shower head has a setting for a stream of water, that stream and hot water are fantastic for about 5 seconds, then move onto another location. I have never felt something so itchy it stings over such a big area.
Hey Danny, checking in. You all good now?
I've gotten some kind of rash from clearing brush a few times, only on my forearms. Sometimes the briars will get me, sometimes I think it's something else. Either way, we have a big wash sink at work that jets hot water. That does indeed feel sooooo good. So much so that I don't mind the minor rash being there.
Hair dryer just short of burning skin stops itch for hours too.
I used to get horrible reaction to PI until I poured HOT WATER over the infected area (hot but just shy of scalding.) Repeat if the itch returns, I never had to repeat more than once. I do get the rough skin at the site of the infection but NO ITCH and IT DOESN'T SPREAD. The rough, sand like skin goes away in about a week.
Calamine is horiffic. When it dries it makes the whole thing it’s even more than it did before you applied it. The same goes for oatmeal
Ya it’s not fun tbh
Good stuff.
Thank you!
Poison oak is definitely in Wisconsin, Illinois and iowa. Idk why he said it was only in the south and Pacific coast.
Thanks for sharing. I’ll have to update the map
When I was a kid, retin a for acne worked to rid of poison ivy. It was prescription only though....
Thank you bro at man's a lot because I know it wasn't a normal rash
Thank you.
Thanks!
Zanfel is bunk. Even If you already have an itchy rash fast orange neutralizes the itch immediately,. Cold water and aloe are good too.
Ya fast orange is awesome
Ivarest works amazing! And last a few hours. It's not runny and it's only 5 dollars
I can deal with my poison oak,I hate when I get it so much because I can’t stand how itchy and uncomfortable it is to have
Ya it’s awful, so make sure you take extra care to scrub when you get home after being out near the plants.
How crazy is the feeling of running hot water over the rash?
Thank you
Good advice but don’t forget to thoroughly wash your tools if you were using any around or in the PI. You’ll end up recontaminating yourself.
yes! that and your clothes
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thanjs
Zanfel now costs $46 a tube and YES it works perfectly.