Re: Tecnu was:Poison Ivy Cure Re: Ruta graveolens (spelling?)
- Subject: Re: Tecnu was:Poison Ivy Cure Re: Ruta graveolens (spelling?)
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 03:45:14 -0400
Connie, it's supposed to...I've not encountered poison oak, so no
personal experience.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: connie hoy <greenn@icehouse.net>
>
> Hi Marge,
> Since I am on the Poison Oak side of the country must ask does this
> product work for that?While I dont easily get it have many friends
who
> do,thanks for the tip.
> Connie
>
> Marge Talt wrote:
>
> > Cheryl, I second and third you. Tecnu is the greatest stuff
> > since...well, soap. I only have to look at poison ivy and I've
got
> > it; spent years in intermittent misery until I discovered this
> > wonderful stuff. Now, I just grab the bottle and wash up with it
> > after coming in from the garden...haven't had a case of PI since
I
> > found it. Have not used the post exposure creams, just the
'soap'.
> > Trick is you have to follow instructions and massage it in for
the
> > full 2 minutes.
> >
> > Gemplers (marvelous supplier of myriad stuff) carries it:
> > http://www.gemplers.com/
> >
> > Deerbusters site carries it and think CVS may also have it.
> > http://www.deer-busters.com/dee-0177.html
> >
> > Here's the Tecnu web site:
> >
> > http://www.teclabsinc.com/cleanse.html
> >
> > They also have a page of suppliers
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > From: Cheryl Isaak <cherylisaak@adelphia.net>
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > >Sorry for you guys with the poison ivy, isn't there some new
OTC
> > remedy for
> > > >PI. It certainly can make life miserable in the garden. I
used
> > to live next
> > > >to a man who ran over it with is lawn mower once in a while
and he
> > ended up
> > > >in the hospital for breathing in the thrown up grass behind
the
> > mower.
> > >
> > > Technu is the latest and greatest thing for poison ivy - there
is
> > > "soap" for exposure and several creams. Great stuff, I keep it
> > with
> > > the camping gear.
> > > I know Walt Nickes sells it and I'll bet that it is in some
drug
> > > stores. I need to replace mine, so I'll be looking!
> >
> >
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