njnear76
Well-Known Member
Well, I'm week 2 into Poison Ivy. I had to get the cortisone shot twice and I'm on steroids for the second time. I knew I might have been exposed while working in the yard, but did not do research washing etiquette prior.
Supposedly you are suppose to spray your exposed body with rubbing alcohol, then take a cold shower, then wash with dish soap.
Anyways, I took a cold shower using regular soap. Then I put on a new pair of jeans.
Unfortunately, I am wearing those "new" jeans today. I don't think I ever washed them. I'm praying that it does not have any more of that awful urushiol oil on it.
What are the chances that I still had oil on my skin that came off on those jeans?
Yeah. I'm freaking paranoid. You would be too if you had it as bad as I did. For the record, the poison ivy was worse on my arms than my legs.
Mike
Supposedly you are suppose to spray your exposed body with rubbing alcohol, then take a cold shower, then wash with dish soap.
Anyways, I took a cold shower using regular soap. Then I put on a new pair of jeans.
Unfortunately, I am wearing those "new" jeans today. I don't think I ever washed them. I'm praying that it does not have any more of that awful urushiol oil on it.
What are the chances that I still had oil on my skin that came off on those jeans?
Yeah. I'm freaking paranoid. You would be too if you had it as bad as I did. For the record, the poison ivy was worse on my arms than my legs.
Mike