yeh, thanks - I have tried several diff products over the last years or so. That is one of them. I like this the best, but at $40 a tube...
Store brands seem to work as well. The issue with this case is that my legs were all cut up from thorns and the Ivy immediately got under my skin, pun intended.
FWIW - Hot water is apparently the worst thing you can do because it spreads the oils further. <shrug>
While I'm on my rant ... The doc won't refill my prescription without seeing me.
Next time I may go old school
1) scratch the crap out of it
2) pour alcohol, bleach and/or ammonia onto it.
They seem to really kill it or at least stop the incessant itching.