This is true, by my experience. I wasn't at all allergic - could rub it on my skin to no effect until I was in my mid-30's. Was out ridge walking, and stuck my face down in a patch of it to look into a low lead under a ledge, and later noticed just the faintest of itches, but no real rash. About 6 months later, got into another patch while weeding the side yard at the old VG location on Shady Ln (river bottom, so it was everywhere) and BLAM. I am now full-blown don't even look at it allergic.
On Oct 22, 2013, at 5:40 PM, George Veni <gv...@nckri.org> wrote: > 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 > > > Sent from my mobile phone > > ******************** > > George Veni, Ph.D. > Executive Director > National Cave and Karst Research Institute > 400-1 Cascades Avenue > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 > USA > Office: 575-887-5517 > Mobile: 210-863-5919 > Fax: 575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > 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 > > Sheryl Rieck, Senior Oracle Financials Consultant > True SEM Antics, Inc. > 832-632-2387 Home > 361-205-1458 Cell > > > 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 is > http://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 > > Please reply to mmin...@caver.net > Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
