[AT] OT war on poison ivy

[Stephen Offiler]

I've seen that exact same video (which is at least a bit weird - how many
thousand videos do you figure exist on this subject?)  Anyway, he's got
good points, but note he stresses you have to get to it pretty quickly.
True.  A good scrubbing with soap before it binds to the proteins in your
skin is going to work.  Tecnu claims to have some effectiveness even beyond
the point in time where soap & scrubbing start to fail.

SO

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 2:00 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> This guy has an excellent video on combating Poison Ivy once you know, or
> suspect you've come in contact with it. He demonstrates how to properly
> remove it and why most people get it in certain places. He also
> demonstrates how plain old Dawn dish washing soap is just as effective as
> the much more expensive Tecnu. According to him the most important
> component is friction. It's worth the 5 minutes for you guys that come in
> contact with it. I learned a lot.
>
>  https://youtu.be/4oyoDRHpQK0
>
> Mike M
>
>
> On 11/20/2019 1:17 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>
> Like Chuck Saunders, I too have realized the active ingredient in Tecnu is
> mineral spirits.  And I have tried using mineral spirits from the workshop
> on poison ivy.  I learned the hard way that Tecnu has some other
> ingredients that make it easier on the skin.  My experiment with straight
> mineral spirits caused additional inflammation and made the PI discomfort
> worse.  I might just have sensitive skin... while I use mineral spirits
> routinely at home and work for cleaning/degreasing, I always wear nitrile
> gloves.
>
> SO
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 11:19 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Do you use a spray bottle to squirt the mineral spirits on the area you
>> want to clean, then scrub? Is there any additional info I would need to buy
>> the mineral spirits?
>>
>> Chuck Saunders AT List Member <gooberdog at gmail.com>; My son is very
>> reactive to poison ivy. He demanded we buy some lye soap when the woman
>> running the pioneer soap booth claimed its ability to clean up after poison
>> ivy. We had Tecnu wash in stock in the house at all times. One time I
>> brought in the gallon jug of mineral spirits and told him to use it as it
>> was the same thing. His look that said "Dad, you are the stupidest human on
>> earth, that is not the same thing". True I wouldn't pay the $300/gal for
>> mineral spirits that Tecnu would cost. But they both work at cutting the
>> oil. <snip>
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