[AT] OT war on poison ivy

[Stephen Offiler]

Wrists and inner forearms, yep.  I generally wear long sleeves, long pants,
and workgloves year-round, even at the height of summer. Fortunately I
don't live in TX ;-)

SO

On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 6:52 AM Phil Auten <pga2 at basicisp.net> wrote:

> Years ago when I was cutting firewood with a friend, he used rubbing
> alcohol to wash the oil off. I used it too, but the only place I ever
> got the rash was on the insides of my wrists, where sawdust collected.
> The sawdust may have sat in place long enough for the oil to cause the
> rash, even though I used the alcohol to wash with. The rash was very
> minor, only a few blisters, and was gone quickly. I used a commercial
> ointment, I think it was IvaRest, to keep the itching at bay.
>
> Phil in TX
>
>
> On 11/23/2019 7:13 AM, James Peck wrote:
> > You want to scrub the urushiol oil off your skin before you develop the
> poison ivy rash. Chuck is not talking about using mineral spirits to treat
> the rash.
> >
> > Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer <soffiler at gmail.com>;
> 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.
> >
> > James AT List Member and advocate of upgradeable tractor vocational
> training <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>; 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 <mailto: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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