Honey! Get the Dawn and scrub my coin sack three times please?! 😂 Thanks for sharing one of your life lessons. 👏 👏 👏

Since I can't always know what I touched, from now on, I'll shower this way! Thank you!

But how do you know if you got any on you? I’d have to wash every time I walk outside

Good advice.. But I am still 100% blaming that dam plant.

what if its been on my skin for over 4 days before seeing this

is it a bad idea to use rubbing alcohol to try to clean it off? Im thinking it is since it might make it easier to absorb deeper into the skin.

Thanks!!! Just Thanks!

What about when u have it?

great video! thank you. So now what would you recommend once you get a rash?

I would add that if you know you are working near or In poison Ivy etc, you should dress appropriately; long sleeves, long pants, calf length socks, boots etc. it will help to keep the oil off your skin to begin with.

The problem is, you don't know you ever rubbed up against it. I got it from a dog's coat one time. It was horrible!

Do you discard the wash cloth after one use? Or can you re-use?

I found that is you rub Dawn Dish Detergent and a little water on your skin before you go in the field it works great. I get my arms neck and face/ears and let it dry. It is not uncomfortable at all. I never had soap in my eyes even when sweating. Then afterward a good shower and a whole body wash down. Has worked for me for 30 years with no ill side effects.

Bad information... If you don't use a grease cutter like Dawn, just a washcloth with warm water will just spread the oil around and make it worse... i'm shocked at how many poison ivy videos are giving bad info on how to deal with it... 😮

Thank you!

So use same wash cloth for all parts of the body that been in contact? Will it spread if using in different areas? What is the trick? Anybody, thank you for taking your time to answer my comment!

How do I deal with dogs and poison oak. We have a lot on our property and our dogs trample through it. I’m really allergic.

How do I deal with dogs and poison oak. We have a lot on our property and our dogs trample through it. I’m really allergic.

i learned one thing.. if you wash the oil from your body while in the shower, you'll have to wash your feet once out of the shower.. otherwise all that oil just accumulated on your feet and you're gonna have a bad time.. (also, ya may have to scrub your wash basin as well ;) )

I am desensitized to it. I got it so much as a kid that I'm immune to it now.

In high school, I snuck out to meet a girl and we rolled around in the dark for 45 minutes. It was amazing. On Monday in school I asked her "hey do you have poison ivy?" We were covered all over in it. Those were the days.

Good advice .

What about washing hands and arms in a bucket of mineral spirits or kerosene? Will the oils remain in the solvent or be neutralized ?

I just really seriously hurt my thumb joint I am really pale Red Hair and I have scratches all over now I have swollen joint and terrible sore throat we on the river this was within 2 hours I am hoping it’s just a thorn we have so much Ivy and other weeds that have taken up home (Japanese Rog Wart -Etc )I hope this rapidly turns out find oh my lord I am getting a gardener

I got a rash once. It only caused some goose skin on a spot for a fee weeks. No pain, no itch, no nada, just a weird spot on my arm. How bad do other people's reactions become? Can it be dangerous?

Late to the party, but I do have a question. If using a washcloth, must it be discarded after use? It an attempt is made to wash it, could it then contaminate the rest of the wash? I think I might stick with quality paper towels that are tear resistant when wet, if the item must be thrown out after use.

Thanks for the free advice! A classic!

How much do I owe you buddy

I’m watching this video after doing yard work. Now im covered in poison ivy blisters and I freakin hate it (wear full clothes when doing yard work people)

Do you throw away the washcloth?

Great advice! Applies to food handlers interested in preventing disease transmitted via the oral/fecal route.

I just dealt with this. Took me 2-3 weeks to get it under control. Thanks for sharing this info. I will definitely start doing this.

Donna here, I have poison oak in my flower beds. I was working on it today and after I came in , I used a soap that has grit in it (the name escapes me now). My dad used to use it when he worked as a mechanic. It works great!

Excellent video. I’ve watched this several times over the years to support your content.

Ivy eats me up.

My question is: how many washcloths do you need to totally clean off? I assume eventually one will get saturated. Also, how do you clean those cloths so that they dont transfer teh oil to the inside of the washing machine etc...

I use Dawn for Everything.

What about getting it off your shoes and clothes?

LISTEN UP IF YOU WANT REAL EFFECTIVE TREATMENT!!!!!! After the resin has soaked in and the body is in autoimmune response, no amount of washing will help, except for temporary relief from the water's cooling effect. My mom has a poison ivy patch on her property so I am speaking from horrifying personal experience! There is NOTHING I've tried as effective as CeraVe Moisturizing Cream. (No, this is not an ad; this is my personal testimony!) If you or someone you love is suffering; even years after contact, try slathering this on the rashes. Make sure its the Moisturizing Cream; not their lotion/cleansers. God bless you. Also, hydrotherapy WILL provide immediate and temporary complete relief!!!!! Start with immersing in the hottest water you can tolerate for 1 minute, then switch to the coldest you can tolerate for one minute. At least 3 switches is most effective. (Yes, at first the hot water will feel extremely 'exciting', wrong, and perhaps scary, but don't stop/judge until you've really tried it.)

How do you get the urishiol out of the washcloth?

Good description and clear demonstration on various sizes of trees. Thank you for not taking 10 minutes to describe the problem like many tubers do. Just a note that by the time you have chopped off a few sections the top end with branches is likely to lower itself enough that it comes free from the hang up. And you have reduced much of the weight which greatly reduces further risk. Like that you used a large enough tree example to illustrate the usefulness of a top notch.

Thank you for the education Sir.

1. Avoid the hell out of this plant. 2. Do what this guy said if you didn't. (Make it within the hour not 2-8) that's my 2 cents, take it for what it's worth on a KZfaq comment.

Do you think it's possible for the washcloth to spread the oil other places?

I think I burned some poison ivy and I've been fighting it for over a month😊

ya but doesn't do you any good if you don't know you were exposed in the first place...

Have you ever tried WD 40 on your arms or skin after coming in contact with poison ivy? I use it successfully each time I am out in the ivy. You are right you have to use friction with a cloth after rubbing in the WD 40. Good video.

How do you clean the washcloth afterwards?

Sound advice. So, is there any guidance on what to do with the washcloths after using them? Should I wash them by themselves in a washing machine so they don't spread urushiol to the rest of the stuff in the wash? Or should I just burn them because they could taint my future laundry loads with urushiol? Ha ha! I'm thinking of buying some super strong paper cloth that can withstand friction, but yet is disposable.

Where does it go though when you wash it off. Doesn’t it just contaminate your laundry and you put those “cleaned” clothes right back on.