Poison ivy prevention

[Shinesintx]

I’m allergic to regular grass, makes me welt up...poison ivy does nothing which is weird.

[3ChordTruth]

Get it bad every other year or so, need to remember some of these ideas and try them next time.

[bobby314]

Technu. Only thing I have success with.

[Hammerdown]

When I know that I’m going to be in it I carry rubbing alcohol with me to clean any exposed skin after I’m done working/hunting. This has helped me a lot.

I started this method a couple years ago and I haven't had anymore issues.

[30-30]

I keep alcohol wipes in the truck for scrubbing my arms and face.

[WItoTX]

I carry a bar of "poison ivy soap" in the truck all the time and wash all bare skin thoroughly when I get back to the truck. Really any good oil removing soap will work. It takes a little while for the urushiol to cause a skin reaction so if you get it off quick enough you'll be fine.

This. I got it for the first time ever last year, and it was because like a jackwagon, I didn't wash my ankles within 8 hours of being in contact.

OP, it looks like a gimmick to me.

[EliteDriver]

Technu. Only thing I have success with.

Ditto...And, I am very allergic to the demon leaves and tried a whole lot of everything...

[cva34]

Gojo hand cleaner works very well. Palmolive and dawn work good also. Lots of soap and hot water.

Never thought about GoJo and its gota a big plus..Use it and wipe up with a Few Towels no water needed..

[timberking]

Exposed about every day. Cruising timber and throwing a dia. tape. It has become second nature to be aware. Anything I put on before going out will just get washed up from sweat. Technu works for me when it pops up.

[Dusty Britches]

Grandma's and long sleeves and long pants.

[ken800]

This stuff works well for me. I rub any skin that might end up exposed with the pre-contact and then wipe post contact. Anytime I'm working in the woods, I use it, as many of the trees on my property had ivy on them and the oils stay active for a very long time even though the plant itself has been removed. These work on ivy, oak, sumac, etc.

Ivy X pre-contact wipes https://coretexproducts.com/ivyx_b/
Ivy X post-contact wipes https://coretexproducts.com/ivyx_c/

[IOWA BOW HUNTER]

Leaves of three let them be.

If it grows off a vine and is leaves of three run the other direction.

I always wear long sleeves and carry water. If I get hit I poor water on it for awhile and wipe away with cloth that wont touch the rest of my body. Im still young so I dont break out as bad but someone older like my dad will have a rash 100 times worse than mine.

[JFFB]

Ivy

Oak N Ivy or Ivy Dry and your problem is over. I catch that stuff just looking at it.

[Duckologist]

It’s that time of the year. Always see threads about getting covered in poison ivy. Anyone tried this?





https://www.outdoorjoes.com/poison-i...-oral-solution

Snake oil

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[Cardinal]

Cant find the video, but a guy had an oil dyed with the same viscosity as urushiol oil and sprayed himself with it. Showed how tough it actually is to get off, but like others mentioned above, any oil soap works. I just keep a bottle of dawn dish soap or degreasing wipes. Think of urushiol oil being a clear motor oil you gotta work to get it off, and that's why when I get it these days I get it worse around my knuckles than anything.