With summer comes hike’s in the woods, walks through the parks, as well as other various outdoor activities. Hiding in the outdoors is a harmful and extremely irritating plant called poison ivy. Anyone who has ever had a case of poison ivy knows to watch out for it when the weather starts to warm up. ...
Whether you’re dealing with a rash caused by poison ivy, eczema, bug bites, or other minor skin irritations, you can use these homemade remedies for fast rash relief. Save yourself a costly trip to the pharmacy and find the ingredients you need right in your own kitchen. These homemade remedies will literally cost pennies to ...
How many times have you wished for an easier solution to the yearly poison ivy we all get? Calamine lotion, home remedies, and bleach have all been tried with varying results (although bleach is a surefire-albeit painful-way if done properly). What about other over-the-counter medications you can find at Wal-Mart? Are they worth the money ...
Ever since I was a child, when the summer months roll around, I have gotten Poison Ivy. Lucky me. Some people aren’t allergic to the urushiol chemical that’s found in the oil on Poison Ivy leaves. Unfortunately, millions of people across the United States, including myself, are indeed allergic. So, people like us need to ...
When I purchased my property years ago, it was a vacant, neglected space that was overgrown with a variety of invasive trees and plants, including poison ivy, A little cautious hard work rid the property of the poison menace without wreaking havoc to my skin. Poison ivy thrives in shady, overgrown landscape locations, and as ...
Until last week, I had always thought of poison ivy as something that created a small itchy spot that went away with about two days of hydrocortisone cream application. Over the course of the last week, I have learned more than I ever wanted to know about poison ivy, the rash it creates and ways ...
Burns-If you have spilled something on your clothing that is burning you, DO remove the clothing. The clothing will hold in the heat and cause the burn to be worse. Put in the burned area under or into tepid water for about a minute. DO NOT make the water too cold as that can shock ...
Finding poison ivy growing amongst flowers, shrubs, and anywhere else in the yard is a nightmare. It’s difficult to know how to get rid of it, especially when it’s trying to take over. Let it go, and before long it will take over and wind itself around anything and everything in its path. The young ...
Mention “poison ivy” in any group, and you’ll probably hear a groan and an anecdote or two about this infamous plant. Most Americans grew up hearing one or more myths about it. Here are the most frequent myths about the plant as well as the facts for each topic. Myth #1: Poison ivy is contagious. ...
