Ugh, Poison Ivy

[Catlady711]

Actually the spreading is caused by ivy oils still under your fingernails or by something you had on that day or something you touched that did not get washed.

The fluid under the blisters is NOT poison ivy oils, it's your own body fluids, same as you would get with any type of blister.

Other than that, baking soda paste, calamine lotion, taking Benadryl (an anti-histamine) every 6-8 hours is about all one can do. And yes, you shouldn't scratch it or rub it if you can help it because you can cause a skin infection.

Good luck.

[Laura's Babies]

When my kids were young (EONS ago) they got it. I went to the drug store and asked the druggist what to get for it and he got me some kind of spray off the shelf (OTC)... I went home and sprayed them with it and I kid you not, the next day, it was completely gone.. I have no idea what it was and have never heard of anything that worked that good since.. I guess it worked to good so they took it off the market.

[Freedom]

I had a mild case 2 years ago from our back yard here. Went in and asked the pharmacist. He said use a hydrocortisone cream, and picked one off the OTC shelf. That's what I used. Stopped the itch right away and then I didn't even notice it and it healed right up.

Sandie