What is a good way to treat poison oak after exposure beside benedryl and calamine lotion
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2007-11-12 17:56:08
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Oatmeal or baking soda baths.
Hope it helps, I know how miserable poison oak can be.
Get an Aveeno oatmeal bath. It will stop the itching.
i dont think so those are the ones i know about
ok have you soaked it in cold water? Go to a doctor. tell doctor wat u have done to help it. doctor give a medication. take it. see if feels better. If doesn't, not good
Go to a health food store and get a product by the name of Miracle ii; it works quickly.
http://www.the7thfire.com/hg/miracle2/mi...
I used to break out with poison oak a lot when I was a child. My grandmother would wipe it down with full strength Clorox. It dries out the poison oak and kills it so it can't spread.
As I got older I added my own version...rub it with Clorox as a way to scratch it and bust the watery pockets. (It sure made me feel better!).and I never remember it burning. It was cool relief!
I know someone gave a thumbs down above me on the Clorox...I guess because they never tried it. It does work!
Calamine lotion never worked on me...way too slow! Clorox worked faster for me and stopped the itching better.
You might get some ideas from this site.
http://poisonivy.aesir.com/view/water.ht...
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fresh cut aloe vera goop is the best long term---short term treat ment is a copper penny placed on the center on the rash will nutrilize immediately the poison but you still need systemic relief and the goop of aloe will do that
tagament works for some people it helps me. it is a type 2 antihistime. Claritin for daytime, white shoe polish, if it is sevier then go to the doctor, they can give you a run of steroids and it will help alot.
If it's bad enough you'll need to go to a doctor. You'll get a prescription for prednisone which will control the inflammatory process, and probably antibiotics for secondary skin infection from scratching your skin raw.
Witch Hazel.
Take an NSAID like ibuprofen or naproxen (Advil or Aleve) while the rash is present. If the rash is extensive, rather than taking oral benadryl (which can make you too sleepy), taking a non-drowsy antihistamine like Claritin or Allegra would work as well. If the rash is not extensive, Benadryl lotion may be more convenient.