By poison ivy lotion I take it you mean a calamine lotion like caladryl. It contains carbolic acid, zinc oxide (ZnO) , and ferric oxide (Fe2O3), none of which is a pure element.
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The active toxic ingredient in Poison Ivy is urushiol, an oil that bonds at teh cellular level and acts as an antigen.
I had this same question and apparently "zirconium" fits.
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NO IT DOES NOT GET RID OF POISON IVY! i have been getting poison ivy every year at least once a year and every time i try calimine lotion and it does not work because when it drys it irritates the poison ivy and makes it about 10 x more itchy! DO NOT USE CALIMINE LOTION FOR YOUR POISON IVY INFECTION!
Poison Ivy is a type of plant that when you touch it , that place of your body will be itchy. You can stop it by buying Calamine ( Ferric Oxide.) Lotion. You can buy the lotion at local stores.
poison ivey lotion is a solution(or suspension not sure) of powdered calamine which is Zinc oxide and iron (III) oxideand zinc when used to make various steel alloys and also to electroplate steel for galvanized steel (the stuff that chain linked fences are made of)note electroplating is not the same as alloyingZirconium!
you put calamine lotion on it!
Most poison ivy lotions contain calamine, which is made of mostly zinc. The element Zirconium may also be used in some types of poison ivy lotions.
Calamine, which is zinc oxide and ferric oxide dissolved in mineral oils.
You can dry it out. Rubbing alcohol, white vinager or calamine lotion are very good for poison ivy. The alchol and vinager stings but it feels alot better.
"You're going to need an ocean... Of calamine lotion, She'll get you 'in Dutch'... You can look- but you'd better not touch, Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy..." ~The Coasters~ Please pass me that bottle of calamine lotion. See the Related Link(s) listed below for more information: