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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
My solution has been to hold the effected area under cold running water and scrub with a bar of Fels Naptha. |
Yes. Yes. Yes.
As a kid, I had terrible bouts with poison oak. What I learned is, you do NOT want to use hot water to wash with, as the active ingredient in poison oak/ivy is oil based. Using hot water just spreads the oil to other unaffected areas of skin, so avoid it at all costs.
And yes, Fels Naptha is the way to go. It dries out the oils (along with your skin, but hey).
As a last resort, cortisone shots work wonders. Apparently I'm also
highly allergic to poison oak, in addition to just being itchy from it, so on three different occasions I had to go to the doc for the shots. Unfortunately, they leave big divots in your skin.
As my ass can attest.