How do I treat a poison sumac rash?

Answer 1

First Aid:
Wash the skin thoroughly with soap and warm water. Because the resin enters skin quickly, try to wash it off within 30 minutes. A product called Tecnu, available in camping stores and some pharmacies, is very effective at removing the oils.
Scrub under the fingernails with a brush to prevent the resin from spreading to other parts of the body.
Wash clothing and shoes with soap and hot water. Resin can linger on them.
Promptly bathe animals to remove the oils from their fur.
Body heat and sweating can aggravate the itching. Stay cool and apply cool compresses to your skin.
Calamine lotion and hydrocortisone cream can be applied to the skin to reduce itching and blistering. Bathing in lukewarm water with an oatmeal bath product, available in drugstores, may soothe itchy skin. Aluminum acetate (Domeboro solution) soaks can also help to dry the rash and reduce itching.
If creams, lotions, or bathing do not stop the itching, antihistamines may be helpful.
In severe cases, especially rash around the face or genitals, your physician may prescribe oral or injected steroids.



Do Not:
DO NOT touch skin or clothing that still have the resins.
DO NOT burn poison ivy, oak, or sumac to get rid of it. The resins can be spread via smoke, and can cause severe reactions in people who are far downwind.



Call immediately for emergency medical assistance if:
Someone is suffering a severe allergic reaction, such as swelling or difficulty breathing, or has had a severe reaction in the past.
Someone has been exposed to the smoke of a burning plant.
The rash covers more than one quarter of your body.
Call your physician if:

Itching is severe and cannot be controlled.
The rash affects your face, lips, eyes, or genitals.
The rash shows signs of infection, such as pus, yellow fluid leaking from blisters, odor, or increased tenderness.

Answer 2

Soaking in an oatmeal bath will work wonders. You can use Quaker Oats or an Aveeno product. Then take a Benadryl to calm the itchiness and mellow you a bit. Dab Calomine lotion on the rash and put on some loose cotton slothes. If you feel the need to scratch, just press on the rash to relive some of the itchiness. Scratching will only make it wore, but pressing down firmly won't break the skin and does help it not to itch as bad.

Answer 3

get some cal-e-mine (spelled wrong) lotion... it is in a pink or white bottle.. comea in cream and clear gel. It will take the itch away. Oatmeal baths are also good at night.. that way you won't get the cream on your bed. Just ask the pharmacist.. it can be bought over the counter and isn't too expensive

Answer 4

This will sound insane, but soak the rash in chlorine bleach (clorox). It dries the rash up every time.

And don't scratch! That will just spread it.

Answer 5

Try calamine lotion, it works really well for this kind of rash.

Answer 6

Take a bath in baking soda.

If you want a lot of other suggestions you can check out the following web site. It has lots of suggestions.

http://poisonivy.aesir.com/view/cures.html

Answer 7

Calamine lotion and Benadril

Answer 8

piss on it,lol im dead serious