Hardships on the Homestead: Poison Ivy Part Deux
7 years ago in #homestead by bluerthangreen (60)
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That video changed my life a few months ago!
Also, If all else fails and the itching gets too intense.
I bought it once when my son got a systemic reaction to poison oak. I'm on my second ever tube and I use it as a last resort
and his normal face
I've heard of that. I haven't had to use it yet, and now that I know to what I know, hopefully I never will.
Last time I needed it was because I was kneeling while fencing. It's now my habit to scrub hands, arms, face (thanks to vid) but this was like the first hot day and didn't think to scrub knees and legs lol
Zanfel is not something to keep on hand. It's one of those "I'm so freaking miserable" I need to go to walmart/CVS etc. to end the suffering
Ha, truth!
You definitely covered the subject well. Scrub, scrub, scrub! I tend to get it between fingers and under my watch where you don't concentrate scrubbing as much. This year I've been doing better. No rash yet!
Wish i could say the same. Only after much pain and suffering do I do the necessary research to avoid further pain.
I definitely wouldn't call "Dawn Dishwashing Liquid" soap. Nor would it generally be associated with cleaning a person's hands. It is a detergent with a lot of surfactants, fragrances, and a blue dye.
Regardless, it breaks up oils pretty well.
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Excellent article @bluerthangreen - great content and great presentation. I am so glad we don't have poison ivy over my way.
I'd be surprised if you didn't have it. I didn't see it at all my whole life up in Wisconsin, yet I know it is there.
Hi @bluethangreen, I'm over in Wales in the UK. Luckily poison ivy is not in the UK as far as I know.
We have a few other nasties here but nothing as bad as poison ivy :
Then you are very fortunate.
Coming soon:
Part 3: How to Avoid Poison Ivy:
Stay Inside Forever.
Then you'd never get anything useful done. You'd just be posting on Steemit all day.
You underestimate the number of interesting things that can be done indoors.
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Great post! In NJ poison ivy was everywhere. Kids got that stuff all the time even after having been admonished to avoid it at all costs. Unfortunately, a child's memory can fade on such admonitions when in the midst of playing. So, we'd go home wearing the proof of our encounter, preparing to be gooped up with calamine lotion like we'd earned it; I don't remember the reprimands. I do remember, though, that my father could roll in the stuff and not be affected, at least as my mother told it. I guess it didn't carry down genetically.
Not everyone is as fortunate. My oldest, @alittlebluer is immune to the stuff. She definitely didn't get that from me.
We swear by tecnu for poison ivy! It really works- just use it like body wash and it only takes a few minutes to breakdown the urushiol. Check it out- we always have some in the house just in case.
I will check it out. Thanks.
Thanks for the post. Been lucky so far this year. The oil is difficult to wash off if you wait too late. 🐓🐓
Just a quick story about poison ivy. Back in my younger years I had a friend who for her honey moon was being taken on a camping trip to the wild woods in the north. She had never been camping before but had been reading up and was feeling pretty confident when they started off.
On the way to the camp site, my friend heard the call and so they pulled off to the side of the road so she could do her business. She squatted, did her business and looked around for some leaves to clean up. She found some pretty green ones on a vine close to her.
Needless to say come evening at the camp things were becoming a little interesting. Long story short they ended up cancelling the rest of the trip.