Posted by tjdub on July 03, 2008 at 21:44:22 from (208.74.246.137):
In Reply to: OT-Poison Ivy posted by Heyseed on July 03, 2008 at 18:16:37:
I'm not allergic to anything that I know of except poison ivy, but I'm so allergic to it that it makes up for all of the other things I'm not allergic to. Every few years I have to go to the doctor to get some steroid because I break out so bad.
In my experience all things that you apply locally are bullsquash. They serve only to stop the itching , but even the lotions with antihistamine don't seem to help the rash.
I've tried about a million things and the only two things I can recommend are:
1) Scrub the HECK out of any exposed skin with a strong soap immediately after you think you may have been in contact with the plant. Facial soaps probably won't cut it, you need to use a type of soap that really dissolves oil like the stuff you probably have in your shop.
2) Take Claratin steadily at the first sign of reaction. Two years ago I did this and it was the first time I a poison ivy reaction and it didn't break out into a huge rash.
As for killing the plant, there is no good way. Gylosulfate (Round Up) will slow it down, but not kill it unless you apply it all summer long (if then). The only way I have found to keep it under control is to cut down all the trees in the area and plant a tall growing grass. If the vine has nothing to climb on the grass will eventually choke it out.
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