Anyone have a good home remedy for poison oak?

mrharley

67 years youg never been effected by poison oak or Ivey. Can't say that any more.

SmokeyPitt

Calamine lotion and whiskey.   

Calamine- apply to the affected area to help with itching.  

Whiskey- ingest orally until you no longer care about the itching. 

fishlessman

ive only had extremely mild cases of sumac and i just dabbed it with acetone or rubbing alcohol, my siblings needed the pink stuff from cvs, thats probably better than acetone. dumping half a box of baking soda in a bath helped too

henapple

Time. ..the only thing that works for me.

mrharley

SmokeyPitt said:

Calamine lotion and whiskey.   

Calamine- apply to the affected area to help with itching.  

Whiskey- ingest orally until you no longer care about the itching. 

I'll drink to that, course the wife says I will drink to anything.

Rusty Rooster

I think you have to get a RX for it but Clobetasol Cream works quicker than anything else we have ever tried.  Our whole family gets it.

mrharley

Rusty Rooster said:

I think you have to get a RX for it but Clobetasol Cream works quicker than anything else we have ever tried.  Our whole family gets it.

I will check with my Dr. @ this point I am ready to try anything.

nolaegghead

Home remedy - plenty of booze.   Hydrocortisone lotion on the affected area and diphenhydramine (benadryl) orally.

If you are exposed to it, wash it off immediately using soap (it's an oil) and wash all your clothes, be aware of cross contamination (cell phone, wallet, etc.).  Clean all that stuff.

Coastalcooker

Old song "gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion."
Been there done that many times in my life.
Bob

Carolina Q

Clean garden tools too. Urushiol (the plant oil that causes the problem) essentially lasts forever.

I had a severe case of it when I was about 9 years old so I am paranoid when it comes to this stuff. Swelling, crusted oozing skin, not pleasant! I have a few patches of it in my yard that are starting to spread. Been putting off doing anything about it because frankly, it scares me! May have to break down and hire someone. Apparently, white vinegar can be applied with a sprayer without getting near it. Supposed to kill it in a week or so, but may require repeated applications. And unlike Roundup, vinegar won't hurt my dog.   

Istr reading somewhere that white vinegar would also relieve the itching, but I've never tried it. Haven't had it in years. as I know well what it looks like and stay far far away! 

fishlessman

Carolina Q said:

Clean garden tools too. Urushiol (the plant oil that causes the problem) essentially lasts forever.

I had a severe case of it when I was about 9 years old so I am paranoid when it comes to this stuff. Swelling, crusted oozing skin, not pleasant! I have a few patches of it in my yard that are starting to spread. Been putting off doing anything about it because frankly, it scares me! May have to break down and hire someone. Apparently, white vinegar can be applied with a sprayer without getting near it. Supposed to kill it in a week or so, but may require repeated applications. And unlike Roundup, vinegar won't hurt my dog.   

Istr reading somewhere that white vinegar would also relieve the itching, but I've never tried it. Haven't had it in years. as I know well what it looks like and stay far far away! 

just be careful of getting it from the dog after he runs in it
) someone pushed me into a big pile of poison ivy once, i came out with a clump in both hands to get even and rubbed it into him really good. i dont get a rash from poison ivy
) he laughed for about a minute but i got to laugh for weeks

Mattman3969

Ivy Dry works pretty good too and you won't be all pink from the lotion

GaBGE

Go to the doctor and get a shot. It will start to dry it up overnight.

RRP

I know you are asking about after the rash has broken out, but in the future if you think you have been exposed here is a crude solution that works. As a kid I would see my grandfather rip PI and PO out along the fence rows of his cottage on a lake using just his bare hands. As soon as he was done he would wash his hands and arms in plain old gasoline! Over the years I have done the same and I know many guys who swear by that method as well!

nolaegghead

From wiki:

Before urushiol has been absorbed by the skin it can be removed with soap and water. However, time is of great importance as 50% of urushiol can be absorbed within 10 minutes. Once urushiol has penetrated into the skin, attempting to remove with water is inefficient.

Also, no small percentage of the population is immune to urushiol.  Poison ivy grows all over our neighborhood and some people have horrific reactions, others never have one.

Proser

Along a similar thought as @RRP
I have found rubbing the affected area with lacquer thinner takes the PI oils out.

billyray

Check amazon for tecnu.

TUTTLE871

Mineral Spirts worked for me for a while. Then a steroid shot and a cortisone as well.

I had it bad.