My husband has a bad case of poison oak.whats th best treatment for it?

Question

he has had it for a week and has been using calamine lotion on it and it is still spreading.

Answer 1

There is a two step solution called Ivy Dry.
It works very well and I use it when I get any kind of Ivy rash.
It is sold over the counter at the local drugstore.
It has a pre wash and a creme that you apply.

Answer 2

Check out the site below. There are all kinds of remedies.

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Answer 3

OATMEAL!!!!! OATMEAL !!!!! Go to the store and buy the OLD FASHION QUAKER OATS OATMEAL ( NOT the instant kind) dump the whole container in a bowl add very cold water just enough to make a paste and cover your husband where ever he has broken out keep this up until he shows sings of releif letting it dry to a crust in between applications I am not sure but something in the Oat plant can halt or counteract the irritation that's what I remember being told when I fell into poison oak as a child my mama turned me into an Oatmeal cookie ha ha ha Good luck !!!

Answer 4

posion oak ivy ect is an oli put him in the bath tub with hot water and get a dish soap that cuts through olis and such tell him not to scratch of rub it to this once a day and when he gets out of the bathtub tell him to pat dry DONT RUB IT! that spreads it.

Answer 5

See a doctor & get a cortisone shot. It's the only thing that really works for me.

Answer 6

I use Lanacane, Also Tape a heavy duty sock on his hands so he cant dig at it.