Posted by Nancy Howell on March 23, 2009 at 10:59:59 from (144.162.48.126):
In Reply to: Posion Ivy posted by john in la on March 22, 2009 at 16:58:30:
Looks like it to me.
Washing won't get rid of it. The oil is what causes the itch and it can bond to your skin in 45 seconds. The oil also lasts for years, so don't handle the vine. The vine will have lots of little roots coming off of it that give it a "hairy" appearance.
What washing with strong soap (bleach) can do is break down the oil so the body doesn't have as much to deal with.
Make sure you wash all your clothes in very hot water with lots of soap. I would wash them at least twice. Do not wash them with any other clothes as the oil can get on the other clothes and spread to whatever parts of the body those clothes touch.
I have had it many times. Even though the dr. will tell you not to, I break the blisters, absorb the liquid, then scrub them hard with hydrogen peroxide. Follow this with any over the counter poison ivy lotion or calamine to dry the oil and help with the itch.
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