Had a run-in with a property heavily infested with poison ivy. Found Tech-nu works for some people if they wash with it promptly. After the blisters start, tried Ivy Dry but still got large open weeping wounds. Found an article to use Vitamin E. Dried up 90% of the open sore overnight after 4 days of trying Ivy Dry with no results. Vitamin E also takes away the itch and the sooner you put it on, the better the results. Beginning blisters can literally go away after a day or so. Use NAURAL vitamin E. D alpha tocopherol, not DL alpha tocopherol.

I have it really bad.. but the weird thing is, i was exposed to it almost a month befor i showed any symptoms of it. I have it all over my legs, and what makes is worse is that i have it on the back of my knee.. so every time i bend my leg, it causes it to itch.. So here’s my tip

Make a Baking Soda and Water Paste, and Wrap your effected areas in SaranWrap..

FYI, about the height of PI, this article says it only grows 2-3 foot high - that’s only partially correct (at least here in the south) it grows way up into trees and shrubs. It does have “furry” aerial roots;

you should use cortaid it workedin about three days for me.

i have poision ivy realllll bad ): i just got rid of it like, 2 weeks ago!! pleasee help me out, tell me anything, ill do it!!! (buttt,no i WILL NOT cut a big puffy blister off and eat it, yuckkk!)
please give me advice?!? i have it from my neck dowwn. UGHHHH D:

when you have poison ivy alll you have to do is wait until you have a big puffy blisster, then you cut it off(this may hurt a little, but not much if you do it right) and eat it. trust me. and be careful to not cut anything but the rash off.=]

I have poison oak nothing seemed to be working after about 4 days. Then I purchased Coraid it works really well and the spray does burn at fist but gets rid of the itch and drys up the weepy wounds.

ok so right now i have poison ivy and ive found that if you wash with dial soap it doesnt itch as bad and if you have it on hand use some beneadrayl but that doesnt work as good.and sometimes at night you dont notice it but you may itch it so put some anti itch cream so you dont break any scabs or spread the rash.

I’ve had poison Ivy for about a week now. I’ve tried everything to try to get rid of it, but nothing works. I wonder why?

use rubbing achol. I use it, put it on paper towel and dab the poisoned areas. It dries out skin. Swim in chlorinated pools. Dont shower in hot water, this sperads the pioson. Wear oven mitts or thick socks on your hands to keep from itching. Do not put lotion on. Get over the counter allergey pills. Take before bed. Do not itch. Contact a doctor if it hurts, swells, or ozzes pus. Cover it if it scrapes open and leaves a scab. Keep covered ontil healed. get well soon!!

Make a paste of lemon juice and baking soda, apply to the rash and leave on, repeat this every 4 to 6 hours, my dad did this for me when I was youger, it worked wonders. It burns like fire if you have it bad and scratch it open but it definately dries it up without the risk of gasoline and paint thinners. And it is also safe to use on small children.

toothpaste works really well. i also have this stuff called “oral-ivy” you put 10 drops of it in 2 ounces of water and it clears it up pretty fast. while using the oral-ivy i coat the rash with some thing i got from CVS. it’s called “maximum strength itch relief” and it works well to cover it and make it leak under the covering and then when you go to apply it again, you peel off the old stuff, and the poison comes off with it. mine is almost cleared up and its only been like 2 days.

Buy a tube of ZANFEL! I have been stricken with poison ivy rashes, blisters, and puss over every area of my body, and, this medicine gets rid of the urihshoil and stops spreading. Use this in every shower you take until it stops spreading. ivy-dry helps the whole process get over quicker.

Get Tag and spray it on the poison ivy and then get a lighter and light it. it really works.

Swimming in a pool helps dry it up so quick, whenever I was younger I’d get it a lot from playing in the woods. It doesn’t burn & you have fun while curing it!

Use Bleach

Cortaid, does not contain Hydrocortisone, works very well, but very expensive.

well ive had poision ivy on my face two times now here are some tips

1.take a shower after being in the woods if your are highly allegic it take 4 to 12 hour to come in afect if your not really all that alerrig its usally 24 to 48 hours. scrub really good

2. You might still have the urihsoil on you so at night you will often scratch without noticeing so to prevent that i usally coat up in anti itch creame befroe sleeping the anti itch i think works best on the face is ivarest it is pretty good on arms and legs too expect to be woken up by acidently scratching open scab or some thing like that.

3. if you have poison ivy all over you should contact a doctor

Itch it in the shower then wash it off IMMEDIATELY. IF you don’t itch it then the rash will swell up with the urushiol and leak. It doesn’t hurt and you dont notice it unless u happen to look at it while it is dripping, but the urushiol will get on your skin and then it will spread. If you itch it in the shower, however, and then wash really good around the area you itched, it will be fine. I do recommend putting on calamine lotion on before you go to bed. It dries out the rash and helps it heal qucker. I found out that gold bond irritates your rash sometimes and makes it itch more after the anti-itch wares off.

I’ll tell you what not to do. When you have poison ivy/oak/sumac DO NOT sleep with ice on your face. you will swell up like a balloon. And I agree with Jay urine works :]