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Re: Poison Ivy

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A couple of other products I've heard of include Ivy Block and Technu, the
first being a blocking cream or lotion and the second a soap that cleans up
urushiol (sp?) the oil that irritates...

Frank---an ocean of calamine lotion is the cure in the Poison Ivy Song, but
that stuff never worked worth a durn for me...:-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Towey, Brian <cbt4489@glaxowellcome.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: RE: Poison Ivy


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>The irritant not only stays stable a long time, it can often stay on your
>skin despite washing with soap and water.  People around here swear by GoJo
>mechanic's hand cleaner as a poison ivy oil remover.  I have used it on my
>kids when they were exposed, and it seems to have prevented any rash.  I
>know people who have used it on wicked rashes and had them clear up
>overnight; it was either a powerful placebo, or the normal healing time
>involves waiting for the last of the oil to rub off.
>
>-BT
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diane Streine [SMTP:DSTREINE@BAIGLOBAL.COM]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 3:39 PM
>> To: 'johnnyvann@excite.com'; sqft@listbot.com
>> Subject: RE: Poison Ivy
>>
>> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>> Also, be sure to wash clothes and gloves worn to remove the poison ivy.
>> The juice from the plant can also infect you up to a year or more later.
>> Diane Streine
>> New York's Hudson Valley
>> Zone 6
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: johnnyvann@excite.com [j*@excite.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 3:36 PM
>> To: sqft@listbot.com
>> Subject: Poison Ivy
>>
>>
>> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>> I meant to say something about this before when someone posted about
>> poison
>> ivy. Two little footnotes to keep in mind when trying to remove it.
>>
>> 1) The toxin can stay active for over a year after the plant dies. Just
>> because the vine has died, don't think you can rip it out with your bare
>> hands.
>>
>> 2) Don't burn it! Even when dead. The toxin will be carried by the smoke
>> and
>> burn your eyes.
>>
>> (I guess this was slightly off topic, unless of course you have poison
>> ivy
>> vines invading your gardening space...)
>>
>>
>> Johnny Vann
>> (Who's mom is highly allergic to poison ivy)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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