OMG!!! I have poison ive all over my arms and legs. does anybody know any "At-home remadies" for it. It doesn't inch, just burns and my skin's dry around it. Gross, I know, but can you help me out?
2006-09-07 16:33:26 · 10 answers · asked by ♥femme fatale♥ 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Thank you all for helping me out. I will try these things on my poison IVY. Oh, and thanks for the spelling lesson.LOL! I know it was ment ot be mean, but I'm too sweet to get mad about something like that.
2006-09-07 16:58:33 · update #1
go to a Dr.
2006-09-10 05:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by ariel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a bar of Lava soap. Get it wet and rub it on the poison ivy. Rub it gently until it coats the rash with a good film. Leave it on and let it dry. It pulls the moisture out of the poison ivy and dries it in. Repeat as needed to keep from itching.
2006-09-07 23:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife and I live in the country and happen to collect old books. One of them was an old Farmer’s Remedies book from around 1917. For poison ivy, it said to use a slice of white onion and rub it on the rash. My wife and I have used this for not only poison ivy, but for some bug bites as well. It works great.
2006-09-07 23:43:04 · answer #3 · answered by R_SHARP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a bath and soak for awhile. The irritant is an oil, so dish soap will help remove the poison, after your bath use an anti-itch cream like Aveeno or Cortizone if its still bothering you. You'll be red for awile, though.
2006-09-07 23:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by Roadpizza 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not at home but the salt in the oceans saltwater will dry it up A.S.A.P. and stop the itching. I'm not kidding about that I'm highly allergic to it and I have taken a dunk in the ocean in September when I was younger. its the best way to get rid of it and it won't cost you a penny like anything that may try and be sold over-counter.
2006-09-07 23:44:15 · answer #5 · answered by tazachusetts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try an oatmeal bath followed by CalaGel at least once a day
2006-09-07 23:38:37 · answer #6 · answered by Christa C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a bath using oatmeal to sooth the itching and irratation poision ivy causes
2006-09-07 23:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While waiting for the Benadryl to work you might try a few spelling lessons
Ivy - remedies - itch
2006-09-07 23:38:28 · answer #8 · answered by mjdp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go to the doctor, they will give you a topical cream and a pill for the itching.
2006-09-07 23:39:22 · answer #9 · answered by searay092003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Benedryl.
That's about it I'm affraid, unless you have cortisone topical lotion, which would also help.
2006-09-07 23:35:47 · answer #10 · answered by PreviouslyChap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋