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drray23

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32. Some people are actually immune to it.

Reply to The Blue Flower (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2025, 04:38 PM

May 2025

I am one of these lucky people. I can grab it bare handed and suffer no consequences. My wife however gets rashes just getting near it.
As a matter of fact, two days before our wedding she was affected by it.

Her face and right shoulder went all red. She had to get a steroid shot and was plastered in makeup to cover it up for the ceremony. The wedding photographer also touched up the pictures to make it look OK.

We laugh about it now but it was not so amusing at the time.

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I have to remove a patch of poison ivy this weekend [View all] The Blue Flower May 2025 OP

Well, we used to wash thoroughly with hot water and yellow soap after we were in contact with poison ivy Walleye May 2025 #1

Yellow soap? Is this Lye Soap maybe (my guess)... SWBTATTReg May 2025 #6

I don't know, but it was either that or Lifebouy which was orange. Don't know what today's equivalent would be. Walleye May 2025 #12

I think it's probably bar laundry soap, like Fels Naptha. sl8 May 2025 #22

Thanks! I remember when my grandma and great grandma would make Lye soap, calling it one of the SWBTATTReg May 2025 #23

That was my first thought. If you do not choose a weed killer, I would suggest surfered May 2025 #2

Poison ivy is the only weed I use this stuff on HappyH May 2025 #3

Cover everything you can, then change and wash yourself and your clothes immediately. jls4561 May 2025 #4

Weeelllll.... OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride May 2025 #26

Stay downwind from the patch you're pulling up, you can catch Poison Ivy via the winds too, I did. SWBTATTReg May 2025 #5

Oh, and don't burn it in a trash fire. My cousin caught it really bad that way one time. Walleye May 2025 #13

Another trick I would use when I had poison ivy on my legs, is I would stand w/o waders in the trout fishing SWBTATTReg May 2025 #24

Thank you all! The Blue Flower May 2025 #7

Whatever else you do, DON'T BURN IT ! ! ! no_hypocrisy May 2025 #8

Yes, I just mentioned that Walleye May 2025 #14

Yup. soldierant May 2025 #16

Our goats cleared out big patches for us! imaginary girl May 2025 #9

I just used a super-strength vinegar spray callous taoboy May 2025 #10

Did you make the vinegar spray Alliepoo May 2025 #11

It's a product called Pulverize- callous taoboy May 2025 #20

I'm gonna go get some! Alliepoo May 2025 #25

I have found it isn't very effective on briars callous taoboy May 2025 #30

Do not burn it. malthaussen May 2025 #15

Technu Easterncedar May 2025 #17

Like job hunting; dress for success Alpeduez21 May 2025 #18

Dont forget to clean your tools Figarosmom May 2025 #19

I was going to suggest using any tool that keeps you away from it underpants May 2025 #27

Information from the dermatologists on what to do if you come in contact Raven123 May 2025 #28

Agree with Technu. It works! Onthefly May 2025 #29

I thought I was immune to it, never got it until I was about 40 years doc03 May 2025 #31

Some people are actually immune to it. drray23 May 2025 #32

I'll remove it for ya...doesn't bother me maspaha May 2025 #33

I had to do it last year and I'm allergic to it. I wore old clothing, tucked pants into socks, old shoes, Scrivener7 May 2025 #34