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!
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 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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
This is an amazing excellent video. I work in tree care and I get poison about 60 times per year. I’ve recovered from it so many times I’ve almost developed a tolerance; “tolerance” in the sense I would need a prednisone prescription to recover from cases in the past. The butt and groin has not adopted this tolerance however….unfortunately.
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.
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.
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 💡
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.
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.
@@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"
I used the Proactive mud, thinking it absorbs oil, was still pretty uncomfortable for the next 10 hours, got up, took a shower and did a couple applications with baking soda, hot water to open the pots to let the oil out, turned up the heat, it burned a little, but there’s absolutely no itchiness.
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
I spend the majority of my time working in forested areas as well as different gardens . I'm very influenced by anything that will make me itch. As a child I would scratch until bleeding for hours . I learned my lesson. Now if I end up in close contact with the amentiond plants I wash throughly any exposed skin . I have bars of soap hanging from hydrants. In my area we have FIREANTS I highlighted this because you don't always know where they are. They attack with furiously. Anyways I have learned that taking the leaves of my hosta or " Plantain lily's " crushing and applying directly to affected areas stops the itching almost immediately. Stopping the itching stops the infections which lead to more itching.
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
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.......
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 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!
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.
@@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.
I have a severe case right now up and down my arms inside and outside of my arms. Worst part is I sweat alot and I sweat EASILY. But I have to work to make ends meet as a single father so I can’t just call out for 2 weeks. I just ordered Zanfel from Amazon for 34.50$ and today’s date is the 12th of August of 2024. Hopefully it works as good as you say it does brother. I’m running out of options.
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!
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.
I have one spot that a scratched early on that has a black spot in the middle, looks like a different kind of scab. Gross! I am curious about your screen name?
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
In Michigan, I got into some poison ivy. Starting to itch, so my wife gave me Tecnu and advised to use it daily as a topical after cleaning and drying the affected area to minimize the itching. BUT THAT'S WRONG. It's only to clean the affected area when you first come into contact, not as an itch suppressor. So, I'm into day five, using Tecnu, and still itching. This is not what Technu is for, and I'm learning this five days later after reading the bottle directions. What do I need to minimize the itching? Calamine lotion?
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.
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.
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.
⚠️ 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.
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.
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.
how to get rid of the rash it really works pour ammonia on it it really hurts a few minutes the first application stops it dead later pour it on again hours later and it drys it right up and it stops itching
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.
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.
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!!
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
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
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.
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.
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
Way my doctor told me was your body's immunity goes away from poison ivy the more your exposed to it. As a kid I never caught it but now I'm older I get a rash just looking at it.
How about washing your skin hands arm or legs with gasoline, we use that to clean grease from our hands and it seems to work. then go with the fast orange hand cleaner.
Hello, I actually have it everywhere, fortunally not on my face. I'm hesitating going to the doctor to have the steroid treatment, i'm afraid of second effect sight and I've read that it's not always work?that sometimes is the same that not take alopatic treatment?! But anti histaminic and Colamin neither hidrocortisone cream are working on me. I've just worked 5weeks in vinyards, trimming, pulling leaves and suckring 😭 and now suffering
When I was hiking the Appalachian trail I would rub my legs down with technu every morning and then again at night and rinse my legs and it worked great.
Yes there are prevention creams as you both mention that seem to work well. If you already know you’re going to an area with it, then I would wear long pants. Clothing tech these days let’s us wear pants on a hot summer day and they dry quickly. Otherwise, long socks can help too.
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
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?
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 😤.
usually when landscaping … if i touch poison ivy ill grab mud or dirt and vigorously rub the contact location and wash off the debris and repeat the process again. so vigorously my arm turns red with such irritation from the vigorous scrubbing. then if on hand ill even use detergent and scrub it one last time with the soap mixed with dirt and mulch.
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 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
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!
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.
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
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.
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
Practical advice and recommendations. What more could a desperate itchy person ask for? Thank you!
Thank you! Heal soon
This guy: dont scratch it
Me: too late
Lol I know.
Yeah me too.
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Iching it is how we all looked up a video lol
Yea
K&N Powerkleen at that auto parts store devolves oil and grease better than anything iv seen. It turns motor oil pink
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 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
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!!
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.
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?
Dude, I just used the Zanfel. Omg, game changer. Thank you for the suggestion.
Yay! Get well soon
This is an amazing excellent video. I work in tree care and I get poison about 60 times per year. I’ve recovered from it so many times I’ve almost developed a tolerance; “tolerance” in the sense I would need a prednisone prescription to recover from cases in the past. The butt and groin has not adopted this tolerance however….unfortunately.
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 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!
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.
So helpful and well organized info- thank you!
Thank you!!
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
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!
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.
I have something.
I was was ripping a vine out a tree it was growing in
GREAT video! Thank you for the short, sweet and to-the-point information on all fronts! 😊😊
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
I used the Proactive mud, thinking it absorbs oil, was still pretty uncomfortable for the next 10 hours, got up, took a shower and did a couple applications with baking soda, hot water to open the pots to let the oil out, turned up the heat, it burned a little, but there’s absolutely no itchiness.
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
I spend the majority of my time working in forested areas as well as different gardens . I'm very influenced by anything that will make me itch. As a child I would scratch until bleeding for hours . I learned my lesson. Now if I end up in close contact with the amentiond plants I wash throughly any exposed skin . I have bars of soap hanging from hydrants. In my area we have FIREANTS I highlighted this because you don't always know where they are. They attack with furiously. Anyways I have learned that taking the leaves of my hosta or " Plantain lily's " crushing and applying directly to affected areas stops the itching almost immediately. Stopping the itching stops the infections which lead to more itching.
Dawn dish detergent & Vinegar has helped me most
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 😆
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!
Had to look this up for a friend
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 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.
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!!
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
I have a severe case right now up and down my arms inside and outside of my arms. Worst part is I sweat alot and I sweat EASILY. But I have to work to make ends meet as a single father so I can’t just call out for 2 weeks. I just ordered Zanfel from Amazon for 34.50$ and today’s date is the 12th of August of 2024. Hopefully it works as good as you say it does brother. I’m running out of options.
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.
I can’t find the baby wipes without alcohol. Even the ones are holding up I think are alcohol free please clarify.
I think from u der my nails, becsuse if I scratch it starts to show red like holes and then swells all over..
I have one spot that a scratched early on that has a black spot in the middle, looks like a different kind of scab. Gross!
I am curious about your screen name?
curious about the outdoor goyo name?
All of them are in Southeastern Kentucky
It looks like everything in my yard ha. Leaves are similar to so many plants and weeds I'm still having a hard time identifying them
Yea, it’s not easy but worth practicing. If in doubt, don’t mess with it 🤣
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
In Michigan, I got into some poison ivy. Starting to itch, so my wife gave me Tecnu and advised to use it daily as a topical after cleaning and drying the affected area to minimize the itching. BUT THAT'S WRONG. It's only to clean the affected area when you first come into contact, not as an itch suppressor. So, I'm into day five, using Tecnu, and still itching. This is not what Technu is for, and I'm learning this five days later after reading the bottle directions. What do I need to minimize the itching? Calamine lotion?
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.
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
3.50 The tiny granulates is pumice.
⚠️ 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!
You're super helpful, and I really like your charisma/disposition 👌
Thanks so much!
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.
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
how to get rid of the rash it really works pour ammonia on it it really hurts a few minutes the first application stops it dead later pour it on again hours later and it drys it right up and it stops itching
Good advicd
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!!
Verry helpful and informative.
Thank you.
Thank you!
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.
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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.
Will Zanfel still work if I’ve had my poison ivy rash for 2 weeks
Yes it should, but sounds like you might be on the tail end of it
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
Man i got it bad it totally sucks ! I cry thanks for the video
checking in, you ok now?
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
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
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!!
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
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
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!
would Cortizone 10 be just as effective as ZANFEL?
I use Soothes-It, a natural plant juice in a bottle, that is an amazing antedote!
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!
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
I can't get poison ivy,, I even tried to get it and can't, never saw poison oak b4 though
Lucky 🍀
Way my doctor told me was your body's immunity goes away from poison ivy the more your exposed to it. As a kid I never caught it but now I'm older I get a rash just looking at it.
@@GhostRider-xi3pb Ya i've heard and experienced the same
very informative and helpful
Thanks
How about washing your skin hands arm or legs with gasoline, we use that to clean grease from our hands and it seems to work. then go with the fast orange hand cleaner.
Gasoline might be worse than the poison
Sumac is all over my legs arms and it’s on my face and neck
Heal soon!
Hello, I actually have it everywhere, fortunally not on my face. I'm hesitating going to the doctor to have the steroid treatment, i'm afraid of second effect sight and I've read that it's not always work?that sometimes is the same that not take alopatic treatment?! But anti histaminic and Colamin neither hidrocortisone cream are working on me. I've just worked 5weeks in vinyards, trimming, pulling leaves and suckring 😭 and now suffering
Oh no! Def talk with a doctor as they might suggest something especially if it’s super uncomfortable and all over. Get well soon
Would using s skin barrier cream like Prevex on your skin prevent the oil from sticking on the skin and absorbing in?
When I was hiking the Appalachian trail I would rub my legs down with technu every morning and then again at night and rinse my legs and it worked great.
Yes there are prevention creams as you both mention that seem to work well. If you already know you’re going to an area with it, then I would wear long pants. Clothing tech these days let’s us wear pants on a hot summer day and they dry quickly. Otherwise, long socks can help too.
Don't itch it or don't scratch it😃?
wow 🤩 very informative!
Thanks victor!
Dude send me the link I haven't gotten rid of this in 3 months and I know it's frozen sumac
The eastern poison ivy is also in western NC, contrary to what the graphic states.
Whatever what do I do to make it stop itching
Hope you healed ok
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
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?
I’ve had it for 2 weeks and it hasn’t moved
Oh no!
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
Are you in Monterey County CALIFORNIA? Looks like ft.ord California or Marina California 👍
I’m in SF
@@OutdoorGoyo is it true that if you drink 🐐 Goats milk you be immune to poison ivy and poison oak
Also if you try to wash the oil off use cold water. It closes off your pores
interesting, never thought about that! thanks for your comment
So if I keep using zanfield cream it eventually blister go away?
Ya have you tried it yet?
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?
You never said if it goes away after a while or anything like that.
Good point. It does go away naturally. It depends on how bad the rash is but it can be a week or a few weeks
I’m not allergic to poison ivy but I thought I got it the other day but in reality it’s sumac which sucks and I still have it
Feel better soon!
great job
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
usually when landscaping … if i touch poison ivy ill grab mud or dirt and vigorously rub the contact location and wash off the debris and repeat the process again. so vigorously my arm turns red with such irritation from the vigorous scrubbing. then if on hand ill even use detergent and scrub it one last time with the soap mixed with dirt and mulch.
Not a bad idea when in the field
How can I get rid of the plant?
protect yourself from getting the oils and rip it out from the roots. be super careful and wash up good afterwards!!
Zanfel now costs $46 a tube and YES it works perfectly.
Thanks man, I gotta really bad case on my arm, order the
Ointment, I how it help.
Thank you so much!