Bleach does dry out your skin very well. I wouldn't soak in pure bleach...but in a diluted solution it does help.
Thanks for the reminder, that stuff is great! I just ordered 2 bottles Tecnu Poison Ivy Scrub from an online store 4oz for about 12 bucks each for an upcoming trip to Oregon and California, west coast seems to have the poison oak and east cost mostly ivy. Good thing to remember too is if you drag your gear in poison oak, ivy etc the oils will get on there and last forever and you can get infected the next time you run your rope over your arm etc.Technu works for poison ivy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't pee on it! I get poison ivy weekly........dish soap (dawn is best) works fairly well but the best is "technu extreme" it even works the day after .....not quite as well however. you got to use something before the rash shows up or your kind of screwed. but technu will harden the rash and dry it up in a couple of days even if its visible already.
Hope that helps.
Jim
Jewelweed. Look it up. I get it bad and ill rub jewelweed on exposed skin before climbing tree with ivy all over it. Good for when you get it also. Drys it out the quickest in my experiece. Grows by water. Hold leaf under water and youll see where the name comes from.Besides not getting it I mean...Was clearing under brush and dead wood..Got an arm full and wanted to know what other people use to heal it especially when you have to work and sweat...Thanks in advance..
Jewel weed or juba weed usually grows near it, cut the knots in the weed and rub the juice on it.
running it under the hottest water you can tolerate is the most amazing itch relief you will ever feel, and it takes the itch away for hours. I keep the steroid pills ointment on hand to make it go away fast. small spots get the ointment, bad news get the pills. try the hot water. you will thank me
Dish soap works when first exposed. Once it's set in, not much works any better than time. You can put some anti itch cream on it for temp relief. Of you have open sores, maybe the above mentioned methods may be of benefit, but I just let it run its course. If you have it bad, you can get a script for pregnasone.
Besides not getting it I mean...Was clearing under brush and dead wood..Got an arm full and wanted to know what other people use to heal it especially when you have to work and sweat...Thanks in advance..
Read the label. I'm pretty sure it says to avoid contact with skin. There are other products out there that do the exact same thing without resulting in a chemical burn. To each his own.
Washing arms with diesel, or gasoline will clean off the oil too. Not saying it's good for the skin but if you are in the woods, might not have the fancy stuff around.
I like to wash with something as soon as the job is over. It really does help. A few hours of skin irritation is better than three weeks of Poison ivy itching. At least in my opinion.......