trailblazer
Well-Known Member
so i was hiking the other day and now i have an outbreak poison oak. do any of you know the best quickest way to get rid of it?
http://www.zanfel.com/help/
No joke, it works. It is expensive, but it works. They have it at Rite-Aids if you have any of those by you.
I have used it many times, and most of the time it is better after one treatment, just follow the directions to a T.
Keep in mind that if its been a few days after exposure, this stuff doesn't work. Zanfel works by removing the urushiol from the skin so it is no longer irritating it. 2-3 days post-contact you have probably washed all of the urushiol off the skin.
Urushiol causes contact dermititis so after 2-3 days the symptoms of poison ivy (itching, redness, etc) are from your body's immune response. Anti-histamines (e.g. benedryl) is the way to go. If it gets really bad, get yourself to the Dr. and have them prescribe steroids to suppress the histamine response.
Let's just say I've had my fair share of run-ins with this stuff....
http://www.zanfel.com/help/
No joke, it works. It is expensive, but it works. They have it at Rite-Aids if you have any of those by you.
I have used it many times, and most of the time it is better after one treatment, just follow the directions to a T.
Um...no. Urushiol bonds to the skin, it does not wash off with conventional soap. Zanfel will make it go away, even after it has been a week or longer.
caladryl is about all you can do. And stay out of water as much as possible. Water just helps it spread.
I can read about poison oak/ivy in a book and I break out, I'm just that susceptible and I second (third? fourth?) the Zanfel recommendation (you can get store brand versions of it at most places).
http://www.zanfel.com/help/
No joke, it works. It is expensive, but it works. They have it at Rite-Aids if you have any of those by you.
I have used it many times, and most of the time it is better after one treatment, just follow the directions to a T.
What he said: TWICE
The stuff is the SHIZZ~!!
One thing that eases the suffering: HOT water....as hot as you can stand it...its almost org4asmic how good that feels....something about releasing histamines, or at least that's what i was told.
My understanding is that eventually, if you are exposed enough, everyone would break out in the rash. It's like you only have so much resistance, and once that's gone, you get the rash.
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