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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Jun 14 2012 : 05:06:39 AM
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BTW, the reason the dirt works is because it grabs the oil and then of course when you wash it washes them away. Would probably work for the gardening tools also. Just rub the handles with it and rinse.
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Jen Mackey
Farmgirl in Training
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Jennifer
Hollansburg
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 14 2012 : 7:12:16 PM
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Fels Naptha does work on poison ivy. I heard about this from a doctor that I work with. I tried her idea with my step son. He had poison ivy up and down his arm and was starting to spread to his chest. I had him use fels naptha a few times and it dried it up.
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Colleen Easlon
Farmgirl in Training
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Colleen
Port Orford
OR
USA
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Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 2:06:41 PM
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| I had it all over my arm and neck about a month ago, was trying everything to try to get rid of it and NOTHING was working. Then I tried bentonite clay. I made the clay in to a past and slapped it all over the areas. It was all gone in 2 days. =) |
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JerseyGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Michele
Southern NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2012 : 04:22:52 AM
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I am one of those crazy people who isn't allergic to it...who knows why but I can pull it out and keep on going and never get so much as an itch.
this is good to know, though! |
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LinB52
Farmgirl in Training
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Lin
Tecumseh
MI
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 08:25:24 AM
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When i know i'm exposed to poison ivy..i come in and use rubbing alcohol in the area that the poison ivy touched then i wash the area with the fels napta soap....so far so good..also if u used garden tools rub them down with the rubbing alcohol this removes the oil...
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 2:28:32 PM
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| I believe what Fels Naptha would be best for is washing -- very gently, and always letting rinse water help it slide off toward the drain. It would do a fairly good job of bonding with the urushiol (the oily substance in poison ivy that causes the nasty reaction). I've read up on what research chemists say about this. (Stumbled across it while googling, and found a scholarly discussion about what kind of materials bond best with the urushiol, and how to best do it. Pretty interesting stuff.) Ayway, the key is to do this as soon after exposure as possible -- as it said in that Trixie Belden book. Once the reaction has started, I think Fels is too strong. It would most likely irritate the skin, allowing the damage to get worse. Maybe after a certain point, drying the skin would help, but I suspect by that point, you could almost do nothing and it would heal just as fast. Gosh, I hate poison ivy SO MUCH! I always keep a tube of Zanfel in the medicine cabinet. It's horribly expensive (around $40), but is the only thing I've ever tried on an established poison ivy breakout that really, truly relieves that agony, and right away, too. |
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RevJenni
Farmgirl at Heart
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Jen
Burton
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2013 : 4:10:26 PM
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Yes -- we use it at home for many things, poison ivy being one of them. My doctor even recommended it. You need a stronger soap to remove the poison oil from the skin.
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HodgeLodge
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tiana
Berkeley Springs
WV
USA
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Posted - Feb 02 2013 : 11:34:38 AM
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I have a friend that makes a nice Jewelweed soap for poison ivy. She swears by it.
Farmgirl #4817-The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses. ~Hanna Rion
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