
How to Cure Poison Ivy
Getting outside and taking in fresh air is always nice, especially If you are a person who enjoys nature. However, the little annoyances that can come with nature walks can put a damper on your enjoyment particularly, bugs, thorns, and poison ivy. Bugs are easy to keep away from you, because you can simply spray on bug spray, or wear long sleeved shirts and pants. Thorns are also easy to keep away from your skin if you wear clothes that cover your arms, legs and feet. That just leaves poison ivy, a slightly harder annoyance to do away with. Not only is it annoying to get, but it can be a pain in the neck to get rid of. 
Poison ivy is a very irritating plant because it can leave you with a terrible, itchy, blistery rash, caused by the presence of urushiol, an oily resin, in the plants stem and leaves berries and roots.
The best treatment for poison ivy is to get the oil of your skin as fast as humanly possible and to maintain self-control and not scratch at the infected areas. It would also be wise for you to keep lotion on the rash or to take oatmeal baths twice a day. Other than that time and patience is your best bet. Getting poison Ivy is no fun, and getting rid of it can really be a headache. However, it is important that you know how to handle poison ivy so that the itching doesnt drive you crazy. 
The most horrid part of having poison ivy is the itching, which is why sweating is not a great idea; it will irritate the rash further! However, contrary to what you may have heard, unless you have not washed the oils off your skin, sweating will NOT cause the rash to spread. It is just not a wise idea to head to the gym if you have a recent case of poison ivy. 
There are some ways in which you can cure poison ivy allergic reaction. Quickly rinse the affected area once you have come into contact with the plant. Ensure that you use running water that is cold to prevent the rash from developing quickly.
Rubbing baking soda paste could also come in handy when it comes to itchy and irritated skin. This paste is made by mixing baking soda with water, and it also helps to shower with shampoos meant for irritated skin since ordinary soaps can cause the already irritated skin to itch. The best way to deal with the rash is to leave it to completely dry up as rubbing the area with a towel can cause the blisters to burst leaving an open wound susceptible to infection.
To avoid future accidental contacts then the ultimate thing would be to get rid of the plant from the flower bed or kitchen garden. This can be done by uprooting it while wearing protective clothing. Ensure that you dig in the roots up to 8 inches to uproot all the traces of the plant to prevent it from growing back.



