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18. Tecnu

Tue Jun 27, 2023, 09:29 AM

Jun 2023

It's deodorized mineral spirits.
I get poison oak all the time.

The mineral spirits dissolve the oil that causes the itch.
You rub on for a couple of minutes, and rinse off.

Do it immediately or as soon as possible to get the oil off your skin.

I am told that firefighters carry Dawn liquid to dissolve the oil on the job.

FWIW, I got some mineral spirits to clean paintbrushes and they are deodorized. Maybe people were getting high. It's welcome, though.

Take it from someone who visited the E.R. and got hydrocortisone and prednisone. It was serious.

https://teclabsinc.com/product/tecnu-original-outdoor-skin-cleanser/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecnu

No financial interest. Just saying what works for me in the land of poison oak.

Horrible stuff both poison ivy and poison oak.
Good luck.

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I'll be doing zero gardening for a few days. This poison ivy rash is make me feel MISERABLE!!! [View all] Siwsan Jun 2023 OP

,,, KarenS Jun 2023 #1

Ever try Domeboro powder in water as a wet dressing? steventh Jun 2023 #2

The best. Had to bathe in in once. cachukis Jun 2023 #16

I was in my friends yard with her the other day and she pointed out a plant to me Walleye Jun 2023 #3

Paste of baking soda & Goonch Jun 2023 #4

yes, and let it dry bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #8

Eeew! 2naSalit Jun 2023 #5

Maybe a glass or two of Chardonnay?? Siwsan Jun 2023 #7

Oh definitely. 2naSalit Jun 2023 #9

The shiny leaves are laden with oil, the allergic part bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #6

I think it was transfer contact Siwsan Jun 2023 #10

Calamine? GPV Jun 2023 #11

I'm pretty sure I have some. Somewhere Siwsan Jun 2023 #12

Oatmeal and baking soda might also help GPV Jun 2023 #13

I have both, in abundance Siwsan Jun 2023 #14

Read this! PLEASE! CommonHumanity Jun 2023 #15

I'm definitely going to remember this!! Siwsan Jun 2023 #17

Tecnu usonian Jun 2023 #18

I use Dawn after every time I work in the garden zeusdogmom Jun 2023 #19

I usually have a spray bottle of vinegar in my garden tool basket Siwsan Jun 2023 #20

Read this! PLEASE! CommonHumanity Jun 2023 #21