We were in PI all over the place while down working on the farm two weekends ago. Only a couple bumps for Terry and I, nothing major knock on wood. I need to remember to grab a bunch of that stuff next time we are out and about to help make sure we don't get it.
DIY poison ivy relief
- Thread starter giles
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My wife waits until the red/orange flowers bloom with seed pods. In fact, she was telling me about how the seed pods poof when you touch them at the time just before harvest. We have some in a ziploc baggy that we'll give up. Most likely collect more here soon.
Send me a p.m. with address and we'll mail it out to you or whomever.
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The seed pods are so cool!
Nature grows a spring loaded pod that launches 2-4 seeds when the thing is hardly bumped.
Nature grows a spring loaded pod that launches 2-4 seeds when the thing is hardly bumped.
The wife did her annual Jewelweed harvest yesterday and soon will be in the process of making more anti-poison ivy cream & bars of soap again. She handed me this zip-loc baggy after collecting some of the seed pods with directions for best practice to be successful in planting Jewelweed at a different location.
Just wanted to pass this information along and let it be known that this particular baggy is for the person that requested it, thanks!
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Nearly 20 years ago when my girls were little, one of them had poison ivy so I went up to a wood line and picked a few plants and brought em back. While showing them how to use it, they were delighted with the seed pods calling them” Pinchy Poppies”. They started collecting the ripe seed pods just to play/ pop em open. Today, the plant is everywhere in my landscape.
My body is covered. Not a harsh reaction or anything that needs attention with meds. Just spotty all over like chicken pox. Killed a vine a few years ago and was cutting on that log. Top of the tree the bark remained and roots of ivy were there. I knew it was risky but i wanted the barkless large standing ash log. I pretty much have a small ivy rash year round somewhere. Id think my body would get used to it by now. Once again i froze 0 jewel weed.
I’ve gotten a little bit of poison ivy rash over the past few weeks from touching the gloves I was using to pull off the vines off a dead cherry I was cutting up. The friggin oil is hard to get rid of and it’s best to trash anything you use to handle that stuff with, IMO.
I add Dawn dish soap and 1/4 to 1/3 box baking soda to my laundry when I wash my gloves, pants and shirts when I know I was into poison ivy. Wash on a heavy duty or sanitary wash with hot hot water, extra rinse. Seems to work every time so far.
Borax, tide (powder) detergent, dawn soap and a 5 gallon bucket. Add water and soak overnight. Periodically stir it up. You’d be amazed at how that water will look when your done. Take a clean towel and do the same. You won’t think the same about your washing machine…
I will add that this past year I used Dawn dish soap in the shower after getting into poison ivy. Definitely had less of a reaction than I usually do and was able to take care of it myself. Jewel weed wasn't available at the time.
Whenever I clean up brush/cut downed trees I always shower with dawn dishwashing liquid. Head too toe… Helps immensely in not getting it or limiting the severity of it.
The thing that causes the contract dermatitis aka the rash is an oil, that's why dawn is so effective.
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Love the post rash stuff, this is a great way to prevent the rash.
Took a bit I saw this years ago but good gouge on What and Why and How to get rid of the urushiol oil/grease that causes the inflammation on clothes and skin. I've since used a wash cloth for friction while scrubbing and have not had it since. (Knocking on wood) The blue down is the shizzit.
Took a bit I saw this years ago but good gouge on What and Why and How to get rid of the urushiol oil/grease that causes the inflammation on clothes and skin. I've since used a wash cloth for friction while scrubbing and have not had it since. (Knocking on wood) The blue down is the shizzit.