Six Mile Run reservoir site & poison ivy farm
- Thread starter tommyjay
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I don't get poison ivy, but if I brush against the plants, my arms will blow up in welts. I'm allergic to something, maybe everything. It's pretty nasty and lasts for a day.
But anyways, I keep some technu and put a little on a towel and wipe myself down after a ride. Seems to work really well.
gtluke
The Moped
Nope. Opposite actually. The more you get it the worse the reaction becomes. You lose your ability to fight it with each contact.
I got poison ivy for the first time in my mid 30s. Now when I get it I have to go right to the doctor for a steroid shot or it goes systemic.
rick81721
Lothar
Ymmv. That's not what happened to me, I got it really bad as a kid and young adult, now I can walk through it and get nothing.
rick81721
Lothar
PS how'd you never get poison ivy as a kid, did you grow up in a bubble? Maybe that's why you have bad reactions now
woody
Well-Known Member
If that's not getting poison ivy, what is??
I keep a bottle of Dawn dishwashing soap in my truck, along with a gallon or so of tap water. After warm weather rides, I rinse my legs and arms, soap them up with Dawn, then rinse again. While Dawn isn't great for everyday use as it strips your skin of natural oils, it does the same for the oils emitted by the poison ivy leaves.
woody
Well-Known Member
Fyi, poison ivy vines grow up tree trunks, and branch outward at any height, so the leaves brush against arms & legs. Face too if yer real lucky.
gtluke
The Moped
It's all the same. Reaction is the same to them.
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
don't know about that, sensitive to ivy but can wrestle with sumac for hour without a trace
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
ivy oils are concentrated on the roots, sumac the leaves and fruits
I can hug an ivy bush but if I accidentally pull the roots, I'll need shots pronto
qclabrat
Well-Known Member
check the conditions, it was below 2 this afternoon, no ride if it were me
