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Consider washing up with Tecnu or Zanfel to keep from suffering from poison ivy. They remove the irritating oil from poison ivy, oak or sumac.
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Outdoor activities such as gardening or hiking may bring contact with poison ivy, oak or sumac. How can you manage a poison ivy rash?
A cool banana peel applied to a rash from poison oak or poison ivy stops the itch and soothes the skin.
Prevention is primary, but some remedies can help in relieving poison ivy itch and misery.
Doctors report that few poison ivy remedies help very much. Diphenhydramine can make the rash itchier and even OTC cortisone is not effective.