Cures And Remedies For Poison ivy
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Bleach or chlorine
Anonymous in il -
Dabbing chlorine or bleach will help dry up the infected areas. It may burn at first.
The best way is to just get in a swimming pool the chlorinated water will help the drying out period.
Jul 06, 2009
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Oatmeal bath
Anonymous in Canada -
If you take about two cups of oatmeal and have a bath the oatmeal coats your skin and should dry the poison ivy up. You can also make a paste with the oatmeal as well.
Jul 01, 2009
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Germ X
Anonymous in Long Island, NY -
I took the advice of someone's Grandma and used Germ-X which instantaneously reduced the swelling, eliminated the itching. I have been using Tecnu, Calydryl and Benadryl for 2 days witn no results. In the last 2 hours I have a 40% improvement. I cannot believe it. I am going to write to Germ X and let them know what a great remedy this is for posion ivy.
Jun 25, 2009
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Tecnu
LaVena in Greenville, SC -Tecnu...This stuff works Great...If (and I mean IF) you know that you got in Poison Ivy. You will not even get it if you use it right away. It does also help with the itching, but takes longer. Just follow the directions on the product.
PS..It works great on fire ant bites. Right away! If you have never had them You WILL Know you got biten!!
Jun 12, 2009
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Benydrel
anynamous in yale IL -
Liquid benydrel and anti itch lotion kicks in in 5 minutes or less and no burn, it can probably be found at a drug store ex; harmon's. Also hot showers are awesome, they keep the itch down and they last for hours.
Jun 10, 2009
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Top Poison Ivy Cures
Andrew in Indiana -There are many ways to stop poison ivy for mostly everyone. I find these to be the best solution to annoying poison ivy. These will either dry out the poison ivy or stop the itching. depending on how your body reacts to the remedy.
The first one is to use Germ-x. Simply apply it to your skin it might sting but it dries it out.
2: make a baking soda paste. using vinegar and a little baking soda. then put it on your skin and let it dry.
3:Try clorox bleach.
4:the ocean really works great! I think the ocean is the best.Just swim in the ocean for an hour then come out and it will dry out then or very soon.
5:aerosol lysol disinfectent works pretty good sometimes.
6:Honestly i dont know if this works because i've never tried it but i heard it works pretty good to stop itching. Rub the inside of the banana peel on the area.
7: Lastly is jewel weed. you can boil it and make ice cubes of it then rub it on the infected area or cut open the stem and rub the jelly like substance on the area.
At least one or more of these should work for you. so i hope these have really helped heal the wretched curse of poison ivy because I believe that no one should have to go through poison ivy. good luck! :-)
Jun 07, 2009
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2 for 1!
Mary M. in Harrisonburg, VA -First, a pharmicist recommended Poison Ivy Pills- it helps clear it faster than all the drugs and creams I ever used- plus if you keep taking the pills- which are little round sugar pills with the poison ivy stuff on them- you will stop reacting to poison ivy. They are getting harder to find- look in health food stores. 100% safe
Second- I didn't start my pills this spring & broke out. I just read to use the inside of a banana peel- the dumbest thing I have heard yet- but it takes the itch out! I don't know if it is a cure yet, but I am comfortable! Weird? You bet!
May 27, 2009
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Baking Soda and Vinager
Ryan Rowland in Mansfield OH Usa -Well get a measuring cup and put a small amount of baking soda and some apple cider vinager in there and watch out! its a volcano :). But anyways just apply to desiered spot. And guys lol...Don't put this on your man parts.
Mar 18, 2009
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Cold Showers, Pure Lavender Essential Oil-- DON'T SCRATCH
Cassandra in boulder, CO -First things first: as soon as possible after exposure to poison ivy or oak, take a COLD (not luke-warm!) shower and soap well. This is the most important step.
But if this fails and you get it anyway, continue COLD showers for the first two days. After that, you can take hot showers because all of the oil is soaked in anyway. (Note: hot showers will feel almost orgasmic when you've got poison ivy. Shower as often as you need to to keep from scratching). DO NOT take a bath!!!
When you get out of the shower, douse your bumps, sores, etc. with pure lavender essential oil. You want to make sure there are no carrier oils in your essential oil, as these will actually spread poison ivy oils through your skin. I use Young Living Lavender--check online, it's expensive but really the very best. The lavender eases inflammation, infection, and itchiness and speeds up the healing process tremendously.
I've tried EVERYTHING--soaps, technu, bleach, toothpaste, clay, etc. This works the very best for me. Just DON'T ITCH!!!!
Mar 13, 2009
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Germ X
Anonymous in Anytown, AT 55555 -OK, I get poison ivy alot. My Grandma told me to put germ x on it, trust me it BURNS but it does dry it out.
Mar 12, 2009
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Vinegar and baking soda paste
earth mother in york pa -We use this for poison ivy, contact dermatitis and mosquito bites anything itchy. It is very simple mix baking soda with a small amount of vinegar, preferably apple cider but it really matters not. Make a paste, smear it on the spot, leave it until it dries. Usually one application is enough, if not use it again.
Mar 02, 2009
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