Jewel Garden » cure http://jewelgarden8.com homemaking, health, cooking, gardening and shopping Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Sidestep poison ivy http://jewelgarden8.com/2008/07/sidestep-poison-ivy/ http://jewelgarden8.com/2008/07/sidestep-poison-ivy/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:41:05 +0000 agiyiga http://jewelgarden8.com/?p=35 poison ivyI have not have any “skin” encounter with poison ivy. But if you have, here is how to sidestep it:
Within 10 minutes of contact, rinse any exposed skin thoroughly with water, not using soap, as it can spread the plant’s rash-causing oil to the other parts of your body. Washing the clothes you wear immediately also helps in not spreading or re-infecting yourself. Later treatments for the itch and blisters are cold compresses, oral antihistamine, or hyrdrocortisone cream.

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