Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac

Well, niether is worse than the other.They both react in the same way.So,you can probably say that if you get both,you'll think it's only one of them.That is something that has happened to me before and it hurts and itches.Use bleach...

Very uncommonly in bogs and wetlands (mostly a Southern tree). A botany professor at West Virginia University told me he has looked for it for years in both PA and WV and has never found it. I would be skeptical of most people who claim to know its whereabouts.

Yes, many plants are mistaken for poison ivy. Plants like raspberry and strawberry plants also have three leaves. If you're not sure if a plant that's growing is poison ivy, look for these signs: stems should be glossly, the stem shouldn't have throns, new leaves on the plant should take a redish color, leaves should look shiny or waxy and big leaves might have notches.

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Yes poison I y can go into your eyes through contact or if you were previously infected on your hands and rubbed your eyes it will spread, if poison ivy has gone into your eyes consult a doctor immediately because poison ivy could cause a number of problems the most severe sand likely one is blindness

Wash the spot with water and alcohol. then wash any other objects that touched the plant

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.

no don't wash your hair. it's always better for you to go to the doctors and first check it out.

Scentual Soapworks makes a super sensitive bar of soap that has aloe, oatmeal and honey already in it for soothing relief.

You could also grind up oatmeal to a fine powder and soak in that.

If it's really bad, have your doctor prescribe prednisone.

mountain laurel is a natural cure for poison ivy.

Crash the leaves, water them a little and apply it to infected area. Check this link and watch the video at the bottom : it is Uncovered Truth about Mountain Laurel - considered to be panacea by native Americans.

Poison ivy reactions can begin to appear within just a few hours after contact with the plant, depending on the sensitivity of the individual. Contact with affected animals, clothing or from burning plants may cause similar reactions. It may be helpful to cleanse the skin immediately after being in the woods, before blisters appear. The oily urushiol from these plants causes contact dermatitis, and several products are available on the market to be used after suspected exposure. Soap and water alone may be insufficient to remove this substance from the skin, so many products also contain a base of petroleum distillates to emulsify the oil from the skin surface. A less expensive alternative may be made at home by combining equal parts of liquid detergent with a product like GooGone or bug/tar remover, and using this with warm water in a shower. This is followed by a regular shower with soap alone to remove the residues of the petroleum distillates and urushiol. In children under 2 years old, only soap and warm water should be used. Benadryl (diphendydramine) creams or lotions applied afterwards will help reduce the itching after exposure.

Yes

Use rubbing alcohol on your tools, wash them down (using your rag) with the alcohol and then dry and oil your tools so they don't rust. For your clothing or gloves use fels-naptha soap (it's an old fashioned wood ash lye soap)

Poison ivy and its close relatives, poison sumac and poison oak exist in all parts of the United States and in the southern parts of Canada. If the redwood forest that you are referring to is within these boudaries, there is a good chance of one of these irritating plants being in it.

Summer tends to be the season that people identify as the 'worst' for poison ivy [Toxicodendron radicans] allergic reactions. But that's just because there are greater chances for human contact with the plant. In fact, urushiol oil, which is the cause of the reactions, is present in all plant body parts year round. Indeed, a fence against which poison ivy brushed may bring on an allergic reaction as much as 1-1/2 years later.

Yes. Poison ivy has an oily look and feel. You can get poison ivy touching the leaves,stem or roots. BUT you could be some of the lucky people who immune to the oil. But I wouldn't want to find out

corticosteroids

Yes it makes it go away faster

no cause it is dead

No, but it can give you a nasty case of internal poison ivy. Don't do it!

The person who wrote the answer above has no idea what they are talking about! The correct answer IS No, you wont become immune to it BUT you also wont develop any irritation internally!! I have been drinking poison ivy as a child and still am very fond of the tea. Also the irritation caused by poison ivy is not contagious, the irritation only occurs when the person comes into direct contact with the plant. As a child i picked poison ivy with my mother for tea and often "burned" myself. An easy and quick way to relieve irritation is to not disturb the effected area. If you don't touch it the irritation will pass in a few minutes. If irritation persists simply dab some tea tree oil over the effected area.

poison oak has five leaves....i think

I think it was Batman & Robin (1997)

Poison oak is a green plant, not a bacteria or virus.

Cut them back to about eight inches, stop watering them and store them in a cool, dry place like the cellar. You can also keep ivy geraniums (actually they are pelargoniums) in a sunny window throughout the winter. Once again, cut them back, but in this case just reduce watering. Let the top inch of soil dry out between waterings.