I am a bit more sensitive to the vine than I was in my youth. I'm sure this is
the result of repeated exposure from lots of field work in the eastern
woodlands and blissfully disregarding contact back in those days.
Roger G. Moore
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From: George Veni <gv...@nckri.org>
To: Texas Cavers <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 22, 2013 5:40 pm
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Poison-ivy
Poison ivy never bothered me for many years, but I learned that immunity can
sometimes be lost by repeated exposure. So my advice to those who are currently
immune is to avoid it as much as possible.
George
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From: Sheryl Rieck <sheryl.ri...@gmail.com>
Date: 2013/10/22 16:31 (GMT-07:00)
To: Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net>
Cc: TexasCavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Poison-ivy
Good things to know. Since I am not allergic, I haven't been aware of the other
treatments.
Sheryl
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On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net> wrote:
A related product is Tecnu
<http://www.teclabsinc.com/products/poison-oak-ivy/tecnu>, also commonly
available at pharmacies. These products wash away the oily residue that causes
the rash . They work best when used as soon as possible after exposure, but
can help even the next day or two. Calamine (pink stuff), on the other hand,
is simply a topical anesthetic and antiseptic. It reduces itching, but doesn't
really cure the problem (treats the symptoms, not the disease). (I'm also not
affected by poison ivy, but my partner Yvonne is extremely sensitive.)
Mark
At 06:06 PM 10/22/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote:
I'm very allergic to it, I swear I can just look at a plant and it jump on me,
always have been. The best stuff I've ever found to get rid of it
ishttp://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-poison-ivy-wash/ID=prod6113607-product
Of course that's a store brand, there are other products that are named brand.
I've used the walgreen's brand with very good results. it's expensive, but
worth every cent.
Pink stuff didn't seem to work very well, my mom always put it on me. There
was also some form of tablet she would buy from the local pharmacist, drop it
into a pint of water and spread the resulting concoction on me, but I swore it
was just water, never seemed to help and I don't know the name either.
If you can, try the above link
On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 4:47 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote:
Anybody know the best proven treatment for a poison-ivy rash from personal
experience?
Anybody have a good theory about how to boost immunity ?
4 things that I feel make it worse are scratching, sunlight, heat or hot water,
and drying off with bath towels, all of which seem unavoidable.
Is it true that some ethnic groups are not allergic, and that white-skinned
people are the most allergic ?
David Locklear
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