Re: Poison Ivy
you have to be careful when dealing with that stuff, espically when pulling the vines off a tree. You can get an airborn form of the rash in your lungs....from the small particles dislodged from the tree. The oil from the leaves is what makes you itch, I myself am luckey, i dont get it, i can weedeat that stuff and not get it. I would cover completely up, pull it off, hope for some rain to wash the tree down some. When you go home wash with DAWN dish detergent. Whatever you do...dont wash with moistureizing soap. It will embed the oils deeper in your skin. And if you do get an outbreak, make you someoatmeal and put it on there, it will draw out the fluid out of the bumps. Good luck chief!!