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Fw: Re: Skin So Soft v. Poison Ivy

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ada Davis <AdaDavis@PRODIGY.NET>
To: OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU <OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: Skin So Soft v. Poison Ivy


>Patricia Ruggiero wrote:
>
>> My sister-in-law called to tell me that Avon now sells a version of SSS
with
>> active ingredient "VENTOQUATAM"  that the company says protects the skin
>> against the oil of poison ivy.
>>
>> Has anybody tried this?  Does anyone know what Ventoquatam is?
>
>Actually, it is "bentoquatam", and it is the main ingredient in IvyBlock.
More
>info at:         http://www.ivyblock.com/
>
>> I can't picture myself grubbing out poison ivy vines with my bare
hands!!!
>> Surely if it works at all, it can only be against light contact??!?
>
>I use IvyBlock, as well as Tecnu, and I still get rashes once in a while.
I
>assure you, I never deliberately touch poison ivy!   Even IvyBlock will
wear
>off, or get rubbed off, so it is not a guarantee of protection, even
against
>casual contact.  I don't know anything about the SSS, but I would be a bit
wary
>of a "skin lotion" that contains bentoquatam.  How much?  Enough to do any
good,
>or just enough to sell the product??  If you want bentoquantam, why not
just use
>IvyBlock??
>
>> Itching to hear your responses,
>
>Well, Pat, don't do anything , er, "rash" until you view this site:
>http://poisonivy.aesir.com/
>
>
>Ada
>


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