Poison ivy remedy

The best thing you can do is get to a doc somewhere and get the steroid shot. It will be gone in a day. They will sometimes give you the pills and they will work but take 4-5 days. I always opt for the shot. You are done by the next day.


The creams are useless

scratch it with a wash cloth and rubbing alchahol until it dries out and bleeds.... looks like it will leave a permanent scar, but, won't... OMG, it feels good too..

I usually scratch the shite out of it then douce it with rubbing alcohol


but I dont catch it bad.....




my mom catches it horrible and she needs cortisone shots

Best thing I found for the itch is to scold it with hot water. I forgot why but some told me to do this and it will stop the itch temporarly.

I always catch it really bad once a year. For whatever reason i only get it once, and then i can roll in it from there on out and not get it ??? I dont get it...

Any how, the best way to prevent it is to either
rub down and wash with tecnu right after you exit the woods / or if you dont have TECNU you can rub down with isopropyl right before you get in the shower. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. I have found the rubbing alcohol is the best prevention.

As far as after the rash appears you wont get rid of it until you get a steroid shot. At least for me personally. I will blow up like elephant man until i get a shot.

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Some people say wash the rash areas with a mild clorox / water solution

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I got in the shower and poured bleach on myself directly from the bottle. It worked great. I did not have open sores though.

Zanfil it works $40 but it works.

I seem to be only mildly if at all allergic to poison ivey so I dont have much idea of what to use, but my mom always had this oatmeal cream or something with oatmeal that helped. I've heard urine will work if its fresh. After a couple days its useless. One of the times I've gotten it I scratched the shite out of it and then mom rubbed it down with alcohol. Seemed to work.

cortisone will clear it up faster than anything. I get it very bad at least once a year and i always get a shot asap.

Dab bleach on it with a q-tip. Will be dried out in two days