I am very allergic to poison ivy. while working for the phone company years ago, I discovered that stuff is growing everywhere! We used Technu, with good results. Since it must be used imediately to wash the oil off the skin we carried it every day. It doesn't really work to cure the rash once it appears, just to remove the oil from the surface. The best cure I have found for the rash is to go swimming in a body of salt water, if it is possible. I had rash/blisters over 70% of my body disappear in under 24 hours. The best inland remedy is to use Jewelweed tea. Pour and daub liberally on rash and it clears quickly. Easiest way is to pull entire plant, rinse off roots, pack a blender jar full with some water and blend into a paste. Apply liberally to rash, wrap, and leave it for a couple hours.
I am very allergic to poison ivy. while working for the phone company years ago, I discovered that stuff is growing everywhere! We used Technu, with good results. Since it must be used imediately to wash the oil off the skin we carried it every day. It doesn't really work to cure the rash once it appears, just to remove the oil from the surface. The best cure I have found for the rash is to go swimming in a body of salt water, if it is possible. I had rash/blisters over 70% of my body disappear in under 24 hours. The best inland remedy is to use Jewelweed tea. Pour and daub liberally on rash and it clears quickly. Easiest way is to pull entire plant, rinse off roots, pack a blender jar full with some water and blend into a paste. Apply liberally to rash, wrap, and leave it for a couple hours.