I've had great results using a paste made with dishsoap and baking soda. Applying the paste and then using a damp rag, and begin washing in the shower. IVYRest has been great to help stop the itch for a few hrs. I repeat washing every time itch returns for an active rash.
Well here I am blotches of poison oak. My right side of face both bends of elbow and some on my hands. In crease of my him. I'm allergic grass and mosquitoes. Sad😢 I did go to urgent care today ( Sunday) The nurse gave me a shot and 4 nights of pills. One before bed. I have a terrible headache. Calling tomorrow or going to pharmacy to get something else. I have bad anxiety for taking pills bc a nurse practioner gave me meds I was allergic too. No I didn't sue. 😢 I will save your recipe for future breakouts. Thank you.
Zanfel is the only product worth buying. It's expensive AF, but it does have a special property of enveloping the urushiol and washing it away. If you do develope a rash, use fast orange degreasing hand scrub from the automotive department. Then wash with dawn. I do a bleach bath ( best immediate treatment is a highly chlorinated bath/swim), then do the zanfel treatment, and then use the orange scrub with each shower to ensure that everything comes out of the skin
I'm 62 years old, and avid native plant gardener. I've been exposed to poison ivy many times, but was never affected, until today! I have a big patch of blistering on my butt...and it did take 4 days to show up! I am using a prescription strength steroid cream, which seems to be effective on the inflammation. and itch, almost immediately. I wouldn't take oral steroids unless I was covered in rash.
Good video. Highly allergic to poison ivy and many other plants of the vine which provide the same horrific symptoms. I hate this stuff more than i can say. But I love to work outside so have to pay the price by wearing long sleeve shirts, eye protection, long tall boots, and I have amassed a collection of gloves the world has seldom seen! The best are leather with extended cuffs that come out about halfway down your arm. You need these to try to guarantee to avoid contact with these evil plants. Learn to IDENTIFY the things. I made a short vid and will post. EASIEST WAY to get infected: when you never see them. How could this happen you say? You brush your lawn with your hand or pull some weeds or whatever but lurking beneath is the very small, undeveloped poison ivy. They start out tiny. They start out from invisible to barely in existence and grow from there like any other plant. People forget this simple fact. This applies especially when using the good old weed TRIMMER. Gas or electric, it doesn't matter folks, that weed whacker is going to spray noxious crap all around you. It gets down your collar, on your pants, in your pants, in your shoes, the stuff will get in your eyes, your nose, and parts you don't want to discuss. When you have to use the weed trimmer in woodsy areas, you're going to encounter your new friend here at some point. This friend wants to kill you and make you miserable. Your best option: suit up to do your work, you have to be clever and ingenious. Even when finished, if you know you've likely whacked some of the unfriendly enemy plants, then you GoJo all areas which might be effected. Apply it, let it sit for a bit. Take a lukewarm shower and wash off the residue with your best soap bar. Some people swear by a product called Fels-Naptha soap also for this. My best advice from years of fighting this: if you get it on you, don't panic. Go immediately and wash it. Dawn dish soap indeed can work. The technique described in this video is valid, right on. I also recommend lathering with a mechanic's grease remover, like they use in the shop. GoJo is one brand. Lather the effected areas. Let it sit maybe 30 seconds while it dissolves the or lifts the oily poison impregnated substance from your skin. Do not do NOT use hard or abrasive scrubbing that could open your skin and let the poison oils slide right in. No no no. Do not use HOT water or scalding water. Same result can happen. Use cool or minimally mildly warm water to slide the soap and grease removers off you. If the rash appears, you may not be too late. FIRST STEP: REMOVE THE POISON OILS. Yes, do the above. You simply must get this stuff off your skin. It's not going to go away on it's on, folks. Take action. It's a pain in the tail but get used to it. You'll be happy you did. Lately, I wash my arms several times with whatever we have available just to try to stay ahead. As a woodsman, I have to be vigilant about this stuff. You're outside. Here's your clue to be cautious: IF YOU SEE ONE plant, you're going to find more. More often than not, they're clustered like a wave of greenery about a foot high off the ground in mass. But in other areas that have not been invaded and saturated, you have to look. You look around, and there it is. A young plant or a single stalk. But guess what? That's not the end. They link together in a vine / root that runs very shallow underneath the soil surface. You see one group of Leaves of Three, then you'll find another stalk, and usually several in the general vicinity. It's June 2024 today. The stuff is growing in the SE United States in various stages. From last year, you will find it proliferating up trees sprouting from an evil hairy vine. The vine can confuse you because they start out so thin you may miss it, then over time they can get HUGE. In the ground there is what must be a rhizome that stores whatever it needs. You can cut the vine, the plant will spring back out. A devoted anti Poison Ivy expert on YT spent time digging out a tremendous root. It looked like a firewood log. Preventative double-safe: if you know you've been in areas where the stuff is, go ahead and wash your body with GoJo, Dawn, etc. You may not have contacted it but it may have contacted you by secondary means. A piece of wood. Another plant. Doggies. Chickens. Ducks, whatever you have. We love our little animals. Go and enjoy without fear.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!! i am dealing with poisin ivy rash again!! I DO NOT want to take steroids!! iN THE PAST BEFORE I HEARD ABOUT THE Dawn dish soap option I did have VERY BAD reactions !! a red swollen face and spreading rash !! This time i got a little careless and didn't thoroughly dawn my whole body 3 times and forgot that I wiped my sweaty brow and did not dawn there so I broke out a little on my forehead and neck only!! It is day 7 after exposure and it's not spreading! SO thanks to your video I am not going to ask my doctor for steroid shots and '6 packs' this time and wait it out!!YAY!!
Thank you for this video I’m well informed! Quick question if a person were to smoke something containing poison ivy will the organs become affected? Hopefully you see this comment 🙏
So I haven't had PI for about 10 years and practically forgot about it. Poof! I found I have it and before I knew it, I had it (bad) in several parts of my body. I wasn't able to react after exposure as it was days later. So this doesn't work, and that doesn't work, but I'm going completely out of my mind and even wake up in the middle of the night scratching the **** out of my arms and hands. I found one thing that works (temporarily) is an ice pak/ cold compress etc... Probably not the ideal solution, but after I scratch it a bit, a healthy dose of salt not only stings (so good) but also stops the itching.. permanently, Sure my arm looks like a 1970's road map, but at least I can sleep
It`s destroying my right hand. I cut into a large root back in March getting forest soil for a garden and got the sap on my hand and in mid July it`s still blistering and itching and making deep sores on my hand and wrist.
I have the rash bad and couldn't stand it anymore. I went and got the shot and Prednisone tablets 10 mg prescribed. So far no issues and it appears to be getting better. It would on its own as well I know. My question is, Have you heard of using plantain leaves in alcohol tincture? I hear it's an old timer recipe and works. I tried it one day and it did seem to help some. Any truth to this?
Once you get it, all you can really do is take prednisone. Over the last few years I became really sensitive to poison ivy, never really got it bad before that. It’s torture getting it, I hate prednisone, it doesn’t agree with me at all, but I’ll be going to a clinic tomorrow to get some.
Prednisone made me sick, so here I am suffering, it is all over my face, my eyes were swollen shut, I’m severely allergic, steroids are awful, I thought I was going to die.
Hi! You can check out this video about "9+ Poison Ivy Treatment Myths | Prednisone or not?" View the full video here: prednisonepharmacist.com/education/9-poison-ivy-treatment-myths-prednisone-or-not/ For more information about prednisone, we have a bunch of content and articles that might be of help in your condition. You can browse our website at Prednisonepharmacist.com and discover ways to manage and counteract the side effects of prednisone.
One question / disagreement I have with the poison oil not being in the blisters is if the oil is rubbed into the skin to cause the blisters, what keeps the oil from still being within the blister? I believe it would be hard to say that there's no oil residue left in the skin when you pop a blister. Also anti itch cream has helped keep my blisters dry
Because the oil sits on top of your skin, it's sticky. The bubbles are your body's reaction to the poison ivy. There's just pus inside (made by your own body, not by the plant, same as a blister or burn
The best way to get rid of poison ivy even if don’t have it take a wash cloth and some warm soapy water and scrub in areas that you could have been exposed ( ankles arms hands and legs) one way that I practice is by putting axel Grease on mg hand or arm and scrubbing if away
Did the study you mention have a control group that did not receive any prednisone? How much benefit was the prednisone over the longer term vs without prednisone over the same period? How much of the improvement was contributed to the prednisone vs. the condition just resolving on it's own? If there was a difference was it statistically significant? Thanks. I'm a Pharm D too!
I have tried tecnu (the spray & the scrub)..didnt work ..dawn didn't work....I get it BAD several times a year and have had it 100's of times. This last time it was all over my feet, ankles and legs...my roommate did the weirdest thing..., it may not be recommended, but mine was gone in less than 24 hours. He rubbed it with a facecloth soaked in rubbing alcohol (didn't sting AT ALL, felt refreshing even though I'm sure that makes no sense) but then he took handtowels soaked in rubbing alcohol (wrung out obviously) and wrapped my feet/legs with them. I SWEAR it was a miracle...the next morning it had ALREADY HALFWAY cleared up!!! Itch was COMPLETELY GONE... try it? Everyone has towels and alcohol at home, nothing to buy
i use Oreganol Oil (essential Oil) directly on my rash, yup it burns but stop itch can't handle itch ,,,rather have bit of pain for 10 minutes then itch & pain gone for 8 hours check out
Tried and True RX. I learned this from an old nursing manual. NEVER USE AROUND ANY ORIFICE, ie., mouth,ears,genitals, eyes, or open wounds. 1)Run hot water as hot as you can stand (don't burn yourself obviously) over the affected area for one minute. It will hurt like hell for that minute. 2)Now enjoy a good night's sleep or whatever you are doing because you will not itch for eight hours. You're welcome. Old timer here.
This Dr. has never had poison ivy. I'm convinced she means well. Some things she says make sense. My suggestion is for people who really need to stop the itching NOW for those affected tissues that are not near any orifices. One theory on why the hot water for a minute works so well is that it drives histamines from the lesion stopping the discomfort and restoring peace of mind. AGAIN NOT TO BE USED NEAR ANY ORIFICE. Good luck.
Hi! You can check out this article about "Prednisone for Rash & Allergic Reactions" which might be of help in your condition. View the full article here: prednisonepharmacist.com/side-effects-solutions/prednisone-for-rash-allergic-reactions/ For more information about prednisone, we have a bunch of content and articles that might be of help in your condition. You can browse our website at Prednisonepharmacist.com and discover ways to manage and counteract the side effects of prednisone.
Dawn soap, scrub brush, vigorously scrub. Then wash cloth to wash with a second time. And, no scrubbing in circles will not spread the oil if you soap and scrub. Just like machinery grease the scrubbing action will remove the oil. But, if you don’t get all the oil off, elbow, behind the forearms and behind the ears get steroid cream and rx steroid medication otherwise you will suffer. AND, poison ivy is prevalent now than it was 25 years ago. Duck 😅
I've had great results using a paste made with dishsoap and baking soda. Applying the paste and then using a damp rag, and begin washing in the shower. IVYRest has been great to help stop the itch for a few hrs. I repeat washing every time itch returns for an active rash.
Well here I am blotches of poison oak. My right side of face both bends of elbow and some on my hands. In crease of my him. I'm allergic grass and mosquitoes. Sad😢 I did go to urgent care today ( Sunday) The nurse gave me a shot and 4 nights of pills. One before bed. I have a terrible headache. Calling tomorrow or going to pharmacy to get something else. I have bad anxiety for taking pills bc a nurse practioner gave me meds I was allergic too. No I didn't sue. 😢
I will save your recipe for future breakouts. Thank you.
@lilajtblue can still do this during your current outbreak, hope your feeling better soon.
Zanfel is the only product worth buying. It's expensive AF, but it does have a special property of enveloping the urushiol and washing it away.
If you do develope a rash, use fast orange degreasing hand scrub from the automotive department. Then wash with dawn. I do a bleach bath ( best immediate treatment is a highly chlorinated bath/swim), then do the zanfel treatment, and then use the orange scrub with each shower to ensure that everything comes out of the skin
I'm 62 years old, and avid native plant gardener. I've been exposed to poison ivy many times, but was never affected, until today! I have a big patch of blistering on my butt...and it did take 4 days to show up! I am using a prescription strength steroid cream, which seems to be effective on the inflammation. and itch, almost immediately. I wouldn't take oral steroids unless I was covered in rash.
Good video. Highly allergic to poison ivy and many other plants of the vine which provide the same horrific symptoms. I hate this stuff more than i can say. But I love to work outside so have to pay the price by wearing long sleeve shirts, eye protection, long tall boots, and I have amassed a collection of gloves the world has seldom seen! The best are leather with extended cuffs that come out about halfway down your arm. You need these to try to guarantee to avoid contact with these evil plants. Learn to IDENTIFY the things. I made a short vid and will post. EASIEST WAY to get infected: when you never see them. How could this happen you say? You brush your lawn with your hand or pull some weeds or whatever but lurking beneath is the very small, undeveloped poison ivy. They start out tiny. They start out from invisible to barely in existence and grow from there like any other plant. People forget this simple fact. This applies especially when using the good old weed TRIMMER. Gas or electric, it doesn't matter folks, that weed whacker is going to spray noxious crap all around you. It gets down your collar, on your pants, in your pants, in your shoes, the stuff will get in your eyes, your nose, and parts you don't want to discuss. When you have to use the weed trimmer in woodsy areas, you're going to encounter your new friend here at some point. This friend wants to kill you and make you miserable. Your best option: suit up to do your work, you have to be clever and ingenious. Even when finished, if you know you've likely whacked some of the unfriendly enemy plants, then you GoJo all areas which might be effected. Apply it, let it sit for a bit. Take a lukewarm shower and wash off the residue with your best soap bar. Some people swear by a product called Fels-Naptha soap also for this.
My best advice from years of fighting this: if you get it on you, don't panic. Go immediately and wash it. Dawn dish soap indeed can work. The technique described in this video is valid, right on. I also recommend lathering with a mechanic's grease remover, like they use in the shop. GoJo is one brand. Lather the effected areas. Let it sit maybe 30 seconds while it dissolves the or lifts the oily poison impregnated substance from your skin. Do not do NOT use hard or abrasive scrubbing that could open your skin and let the poison oils slide right in. No no no. Do not use HOT water or scalding water. Same result can happen. Use cool or minimally mildly warm water to slide the soap and grease removers off you. If the rash appears, you may not be too late. FIRST STEP: REMOVE THE POISON OILS. Yes, do the above. You simply must get this stuff off your skin. It's not going to go away on it's on, folks. Take action. It's a pain in the tail but get used to it. You'll be happy you did. Lately, I wash my arms several times with whatever we have available just to try to stay ahead. As a woodsman, I have to be vigilant about this stuff.
You're outside. Here's your clue to be cautious: IF YOU SEE ONE plant, you're going to find more. More often than not, they're clustered like a wave of greenery about a foot high off the ground in mass. But in other areas that have not been invaded and saturated, you have to look. You look around, and there it is. A young plant or a single stalk. But guess what? That's not the end. They link together in a vine / root that runs very shallow underneath the soil surface. You see one group of Leaves of Three, then you'll find another stalk, and usually several in the general vicinity. It's June 2024 today. The stuff is growing in the SE United States in various stages. From last year, you will find it proliferating up trees sprouting from an evil hairy vine. The vine can confuse you because they start out so thin you may miss it, then over time they can get HUGE. In the ground there is what must be a rhizome that stores whatever it needs. You can cut the vine, the plant will spring back out. A devoted anti Poison Ivy expert on YT spent time digging out a tremendous root. It looked like a firewood log.
Preventative double-safe: if you know you've been in areas where the stuff is, go ahead and wash your body with GoJo, Dawn, etc. You may not have contacted it but it may have contacted you by secondary means. A piece of wood. Another plant. Doggies. Chickens. Ducks, whatever you have. We love our little animals.
Go and enjoy without fear.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!! i am dealing with poisin ivy rash again!! I DO NOT want to take steroids!! iN THE PAST BEFORE I HEARD ABOUT THE Dawn dish soap option I did have VERY BAD reactions !! a red swollen face and spreading rash !! This time i got a little careless and didn't thoroughly dawn my whole body 3 times and forgot that I wiped my sweaty brow and did not dawn there so I broke out a little on my forehead and neck only!! It is day 7 after exposure and it's not spreading! SO thanks to your video I am not going to ask my doctor for steroid shots and '6 packs' this time and wait it out!!YAY!!
Best thorough advice dealing with poison Ivy. Thank you!
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for this video I’m well informed! Quick question if a person were to smoke something containing poison ivy will the organs become affected? Hopefully you see this comment 🙏
Sorry I have no idea.
So I haven't had PI for about 10 years and practically forgot about it. Poof! I found I have it and before I knew it, I had it (bad) in several parts of my body. I wasn't able to react after exposure as it was days later. So this doesn't work, and that doesn't work, but I'm going completely out of my mind and even wake up in the middle of the night scratching the **** out of my arms and hands. I found one thing that works (temporarily) is an ice pak/ cold compress etc... Probably not the ideal solution, but after I scratch it a bit, a healthy dose of salt not only stings (so good) but also stops the itching.. permanently, Sure my arm looks like a 1970's road map, but at least I can sleep
I had my for 3 weeks, and it’s not getting better. It’s only in 3 place and I can tolerate it but it’s still hanging on.
This was helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
❤❤❤ Thank you so much!
I wish I would have found this 2 days ago.
Appreciate your kind words!
It`s destroying my right hand. I cut into a large root back in March getting forest soil for a garden and got the sap on my hand and in mid July it`s still blistering and itching and making deep sores on my hand and wrist.
See a real doctor immediately! Meds work. Prednisone and antibiotics for normal. Hope you find relief.
I have the rash bad and couldn't stand it anymore. I went and got the shot and Prednisone tablets 10 mg prescribed. So far no issues and it appears to be getting better. It would on its own as well I know. My question is, Have you heard of using plantain leaves in alcohol tincture? I hear it's an old timer recipe and works. I tried it one day and it did seem to help some. Any truth to this?
Once you get it, all you can really do is take prednisone. Over the last few years I became really sensitive to poison ivy, never really got it bad before that.
It’s torture getting it, I hate prednisone, it doesn’t agree with me at all, but I’ll be going to a clinic tomorrow to get some.
I guess I'll have to as well! I can't get rid of it, and it's driving me crazy!!
8:33 just make sure you've taken care of all the oil before using any creams
For the itch l put on caster oil ,it is not immediately but in about 20 minutes l felt relief
Prednisone made me sick, so here I am suffering, it is all over my face, my eyes were swollen shut, I’m severely allergic, steroids are awful, I thought I was going to die.
Why is some person is extrem Allergic to Poiso. IVY WHY DO YOU RECOMMEND. PLEASE. THANKS..
Hi! You can check out this video about "9+ Poison Ivy Treatment Myths | Prednisone or not?"
View the full video here:
prednisonepharmacist.com/education/9-poison-ivy-treatment-myths-prednisone-or-not/
For more information about prednisone, we have a bunch of content and articles that might be of help in your condition. You can browse our website at Prednisonepharmacist.com and discover ways to manage and counteract the side effects of prednisone.
One question / disagreement I have with the poison oil not being in the blisters is if the oil is rubbed into the skin to cause the blisters, what keeps the oil from still being within the blister? I believe it would be hard to say that there's no oil residue left in the skin when you pop a blister. Also anti itch cream has helped keep my blisters dry
Good question! I’m not sure.
Because the oil sits on top of your skin, it's sticky. The bubbles are your body's reaction to the poison ivy. There's just pus inside (made by your own body, not by the plant, same as a blister or burn
Iv gone 4 weeks with the poison ivy itch still living with it tried many creams and prednisone pills still hoping it will end soon.
Me too I'm about to lose my mind! I can't get rid of it!!!
The best way to get rid of poison ivy even if don’t have it take a wash cloth and some warm soapy water and scrub in areas that you could have been exposed ( ankles arms hands and legs) one way that I practice is by putting axel Grease on mg hand or arm and scrubbing if away
Did the study you mention have a control group that did not receive any prednisone? How much benefit was the prednisone over the longer term vs without prednisone over the same period? How much of the improvement was contributed to the prednisone vs. the condition just resolving on it's own? If there was a difference was it statistically significant? Thanks. I'm a Pharm D too!
I have tried tecnu (the spray & the scrub)..didnt work
..dawn didn't work....I get it BAD several times a year and have had it 100's of times. This last time it was all over my feet, ankles and legs...my roommate did the weirdest thing..., it may not be recommended, but mine was gone in less than 24 hours. He rubbed it with a facecloth soaked in rubbing alcohol (didn't sting AT ALL, felt refreshing even though I'm sure that makes no sense) but then he took handtowels soaked in rubbing alcohol (wrung out obviously) and wrapped my feet/legs with them. I SWEAR it was a miracle...the next morning it had ALREADY HALFWAY cleared up!!! Itch was COMPLETELY GONE... try it? Everyone has towels and alcohol at home, nothing to buy
i use Oreganol Oil (essential Oil) directly on my rash, yup it burns but stop itch
can't handle itch ,,,rather have bit of pain for 10 minutes
then itch & pain gone for 8 hours
check out
I got Prednisone the next day. Quick act.
Zanfel works really really well
Not compared to Prednisone, which dries up the rash within a day.
Also, Prednisone's cheaper.
Tried and True RX. I learned this from an old nursing manual. NEVER USE AROUND ANY ORIFICE, ie., mouth,ears,genitals, eyes, or open wounds.
1)Run hot water as hot as you can stand (don't burn yourself obviously) over the affected area for one minute. It will hurt like hell for that minute.
2)Now enjoy a good night's sleep or whatever you are doing because you will not itch for eight hours. You're welcome. Old timer here.
This doctor in video says NOT to.
This Dr. has never had poison ivy. I'm convinced she means well. Some things she says make sense. My suggestion is for people who really need to stop the itching NOW for those affected tissues that are not near any orifices. One theory on why the hot water for a minute works so well is that it drives histamines from the lesion stopping the discomfort and restoring peace of mind. AGAIN NOT TO BE USED NEAR ANY ORIFICE. Good luck.
What can I moisturize with?
Hi! You can check out this article about "Prednisone for Rash & Allergic Reactions" which might be of help in your condition.
View the full article here:
prednisonepharmacist.com/side-effects-solutions/prednisone-for-rash-allergic-reactions/
For more information about prednisone, we have a bunch of content and articles that might be of help in your condition. You can browse our website at Prednisonepharmacist.com and discover ways to manage and counteract the side effects of prednisone.
Dawn soap, scrub brush, vigorously scrub. Then wash cloth to wash with a second time. And, no scrubbing in circles will not spread the oil if you soap and scrub. Just like machinery grease the scrubbing action will remove the oil. But, if you don’t get all the oil off, elbow, behind the forearms and behind the ears get steroid cream and rx steroid medication otherwise you will suffer. AND, poison ivy is prevalent now than it was 25 years ago. Duck 😅