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ACutAbovesiny
10-05-2006, 10:34 PM
Im sure most of you have come acroos the stuff at some point. Well I must have touched some the other day because I got it. I looked at pictures online and have found that people react differntly to it. Some people break out with blisters and others turn red and get really swollen. I guess I am lucky that I just have a few clusters of blisters and really itchy.

Have any of you gotten Poison Ivy?

How did you react to it?
godzilla
10-05-2006, 11:21 PM
I know all about poison ivy and swear by Oral Ivy as a proactive treatment.
markam70
10-05-2006, 11:26 PM
My grandfather made me eat a poison ivy leaf when I was small. Now, I can pull the stuff wearing just a pair of shorts and it doesn't bother me.
Brian B
10-06-2006, 12:37 AM
i get it but if i dont get into a lot of it and i dont itch it then it just kind of dries up and goes away. straight clorox sill dry it up. just dont apply if for more than 3 days straight. if its broken open i advise not to apply clorox but if you do ...record it and post it on here. hahahahahahaha. ivy-dry works too. i think thats what its called
noseha
10-06-2006, 07:50 AM
My grandfather made me eat a poison ivy leaf when I was small. Now, I can pull the stuff wearing just a pair of shorts and it doesn't bother me.

what?...........
ACutAbovesiny
10-06-2006, 09:28 AM
Gee thanks a lot for the advice...so who wants to drive me to the emergency room?!?!
sweatyclippingcoveredguy
10-06-2006, 09:34 AM
I battled it this year, check out this thread for more info

http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=153668&highlight=poison+ivy
noseha
10-06-2006, 09:49 AM
i have to go to the doc everytime i'm in the stuff, both of my arms and hands will break out. i'm using oak-n-ivy brand calagel and tecnu skin cleanser. works real good for me. drys the ivy up fast. first year I don't have to go to the docs, round up makes a spray to kill ivy
godzilla
10-06-2006, 10:02 AM
Get the Oral Ivy. I refer to it as the best insurance you can get for under $20
puppypaws
10-07-2006, 10:00 AM
My grandfather made me eat a poison ivy leaf when I was small. Now, I can pull the stuff wearing just a pair of shorts and it doesn't bother me.All that meant was you were not allergic to begin with, your body had immunity to Poison Ivey because if it hadn't you would have gone to the hospital. Your grandfather must have been the one I read about that won the Nobel Peace Prize for his discoveries in immunization.
Brian B
10-08-2006, 02:03 AM
i have to go to the doc everytime i'm in the stuff, both of my arms and hands will break out. i'm using oak-n-ivy brand calagel and tecnu skin cleanser. works real good for me. drys the ivy up fast. first year I don't have to go to the docs, round up makes a spray to kill ivy



yeah. that oak-n-ivy is what i use too.
jcb287
10-08-2006, 08:59 AM
I use a product called Zanfel.It can be picked up at most pharmacies.The itching will stop immediately and the rash will start to clear up in 8-12 hours.It made a believer out of me.
ACutAbovesiny
10-10-2006, 12:59 AM
I use a product called Zanfel.It can be picked up at most pharmacies.The itching will stop immediately and the rash will start to clear up in 8-12 hours.It made a believer out of me.


I'll check it out. Its not that itchy any more but I still have the "blisters" on my wrists.
ACutAbovesiny
10-10-2006, 01:57 AM
I use a product called Zanfel.It can be picked up at most pharmacies.The itching will stop immediately and the rash will start to clear up in 8-12 hours.It made a believer out of me.


Wow!!! I dont want to sound cheap but Zanfel is $40.00 for 1oz. This stuff better work.
jcb287
10-10-2006, 10:36 AM
Wow!!! I dont want to sound cheap but Zanfel is $40.00 for 1oz. This stuff better work.

It does work very well.I had my doubts also,and the price kind of scared me too,but it does what it is supposed to.:)
Grimmy
10-10-2006, 11:20 AM
Info an old timer shared with me. Those of you that have your steady accounts and I am sure that Ivy plant is there, fill a spray bottle of good old fashion CLOROX and spray the ivy plant. It kills the plant. Try it, you'll be surprised next time you go to cut/trim. From my experience the solution does not hurt any other plants that were near by. I keep a bottle with my equipment at all times.
Poison ivy affects me badly, so I am very cautious. If you do come in contact with it, wash the area with good old soap and H2O as quickly as you can. I was very fortunate this year. Clean slate.