Suffering through Poison Ivy... Ugh :(

[TheDudeLebowski]

apparently goats like poison ivy

There's several people in my neighborhood that will unleash the goats for free on the PI. They just show up with a trailer and open the gates. I don't know if it will kill it but it does put two ornery bastids against each other.

 

[D the Catastrophist]

I'd consider the goats except the ditch and ivy is right next to the road(maybe a foot or 2 of shoulder, also covered in ivy. That and we have some really bad drivers. I can see then either 1). Crashing in the ditch when they try to hit or spook the goats, or 2). Ending up in the ditch on the other side avoiding them.

 

[CharlaineC]

Look up super Ivy dry It is a godsend for dealing with any of the plants like this. many pharmacies keep it behind the counter but it is an otc med. for some reason back in the late 80s they started to hide it. a little goes a long way and the bottle lats for a long while

 

[balrog]

seen is Tecnu Extreme.

Tecnu. This. They make a "it puts the lotion on" lotion for before you go out, and the vinegary stuff for after you get it, as well as soap I think.

But this.
Tecnu.

I always got swollen shut eyes with PI exposure as kid. Still affected but not as badly. But, Tecnu.

 

[trevelynzx]

Hair dryer provides amazing relief.

 

[marc1]

The ditches next to the road on my property are overgrown with western poison ivy. Since I bought the property last year I have been at war with it. The good part is I am not as sensitive to it as my dad(he has been hospitalized from exposure). The bad part is that even wearing gloves, long pants, and long sleeves(real fun when 80+), the oils soaking through the clothes still get me. 4+ gallons sprayed multiple times, of the Roundup formulated for poison ivy didn't do more then kill off the leaves for a couple months.
The only way to get rid of it appears to be pulling out the long underground runners(I pulled a couple well over six feet long).
At least the soil in the ditch is soft but here I am, suffering through the raised welts and itching for the next week.
Where the hell is my easy button?

If you go play in poison ivy again, get your contaminated clothes directly into the washing machine without touching anything else, and then take a very thorough shower using Dawn dish detergent to repeatedly cleanse your whole body.

When we bought our house, there were several dead trees that had enormous poison ivy vines climbing them that made the trees look like they were still alive. Actually a pretty plant! When I took the vines down, the above cleaning process within a couple hours of exposure prevented me from developing a rash.

Be careful with your shoes, the urushiol doesn't really go away on its own, so touching your shoes afterwards will get it right back on you. IIRC, I wore really old sneakers and threw them away afterwards.