Re[2]: [at-l] poison ivy

[tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas McGinnis)]

     Ouchie!!!!!!!!
     
     Ok, then, on a serious note (truly serious) the best solution:
     soak in a bath of epsom salts. Poison Ivy's irritant is an oil, and as 
     such 1) can be absorbed by the skin, and 2) will float in a warm bath. 
     A warm Epsom bath will open your pores wonderfully, AND allow the 
     salts to work their many wonders on cutaneous substance transmission, 
     drawing the bad stuff out. Just make sure you hot-shower-off before 
     you step out of the tub ('cause the urishiol (sp?) will be floating on 
     the top layer of water). Also, recognize that God invented few 
     tortures worse than taking a hot bath with a poison ivy iritation. 
     When you get out, complete a calamine rubdown (find a loved one, make 
     an evening of it) to top the whole business off.


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Subject: Re: [at-l] poison ivy
Author:  DEE C BOUCHER <monadnockdee@juno.com> at ima
Date:    4/20/99 6:05 PM


Actually, I was leaning more towards AMPUTATION!!
     
     
On Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:59:39 -0500 tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas 
McGinnis) writes:
>     skin graft.
>     yup.
>     
>     (Well, that's my suggestion. You come up with something better, 
>you 
>     say so.)
>
>
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>Subject: [at-l] poison ivy
>Author:  DEE C BOUCHER <monadnockdee@juno.com> at ima 
>Date:    4/20/99 4:33 PM
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>O.K. all my woodswise friends....I have not had poison ivy in over 25 
>years and now have a severe case of it. Mom used to cover me with the 
>pink Calamine stuff and I walked around looking like I had been shot 
>at 
>with Pepto-Bismol. Is there anything that works better?? It is driving 
>me 
>NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
>     
>Dee 
>     
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