[AT] OT war on poison ivy

Indiana Robinson robinson46176 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 21 09:58:13 PST 2019


I find it easier to just refuse to break out from it. ☺   My paternal
grandmother was a Barlow and we are known globally for being stubborn...  ☺
If I do get a little it doesn't spread.
When working in it heavily I have used pumice based hand cleaner like Go-Jo
and that seems effective.

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On Wed, Nov 20, 2019, 4:06 PM Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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