[at-l] Purell vs Poison Ivy?

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Burt's Bees makes a product called Poison Ivy Soap.  It's got jewelweed in
it and is supposed to dry up poison ivy.  My question is this: when you buy
lavender soap, you assume the lavender or lavender oil is IN the soap; what
does this say about poison ivy soap?  I feel the same way about "apple dip".
If you buy French onion dip, the onions are in the dip.  Why is apple dip
something that you dip the apples into?  That's how my twisted little mind
is thinking today.  Thanks for listening, and now on with your regularly
scheduled thread.  anklebear


----- Original Message -----
From: kahley <kahley@ptd.net>
To: W F Thorneloe <thornel@attglobal.net>
Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Purell vs Poison Ivy?


> At 05:20 PM 2/19/02 -0500, W F Thorneloe wrote:
> >I think it is your overactive imagination.
> >
> >However, I could imagine that if you just wiped some PI on you, then
> >followed it with Purell immediately,
>
> Yep...that's what happened.  I'm just getting over one bout, so I know
> I'm still sensitive and I accidentally grabbed hold of a hairy ole PI
> stem and pulled really really hard.  Waaaay beyond a swipe.
> I grabbed the purell and doused the hand, on the theory that
> the itchy stuff is oil based and purell is alcohol based and
> might break down the oil.  48 hrs and noooo itchies.
> This isn't a guarantee.  I will do a controlled test by cutting
> a stem and then dripping the goo onto me and report back.
>
> Ahhh.............poison ivy...the maintainers ban..................
>
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