babsbag
Herd Master
For the poison oak itch I take the HOTTEST shower I can possibly stand and then make it hotter. It will itch like crazy during the shower but releases the histamines and then the itch is gone, or better, for about 12 hours.
When we bought our land here I had a city girl moment and we burned piles of poison oak. It had no leaves in the winter and while I knew what it was it just didn't register that it was still capable of making me miserable; it used to be that all I had to do was look at the stuff and I would get it. I carried it to the burn pile by the bundle and it was a nice warm winter day so I had on a short sleeve shirt. I ended up visiting the doctor over that one. Also when I took the HOT shower I almost passed out. I think that so many histamines were released that I was going into shock.
When we bought our land here I had a city girl moment and we burned piles of poison oak. It had no leaves in the winter and while I knew what it was it just didn't register that it was still capable of making me miserable; it used to be that all I had to do was look at the stuff and I would get it. I carried it to the burn pile by the bundle and it was a nice warm winter day so I had on a short sleeve shirt. I ended up visiting the doctor over that one. Also when I took the HOT shower I almost passed out. I think that so many histamines were released that I was going into shock.