Poison Oak, what do you do for the itching?

A friend of mine has got some pretty bad poison oak. He's got steroids from the doc, and a cream to apply topically and he's still itching pretty bad.

Anyone got any home made remedies?

Witch hazel works well for the itching, and rubbing alcohol will help dry it out. I got poison ivy really bad one year and using Technu (posion ivy/oak cream) witch hazel and alcohol it made it a little more bearable. Good luck to your friend :(

I have used Aveeno oatmeal bath when I had Poison Ivy once and it really helped. I hope your friend feels better soon.

I heard peeing on it will help.. Who knows if it works or not but everybody around here seems to think it does..

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Originally Posted by John1982

I heard peeing on it will help.. Who knows if it works or not but everybody around here seems to think it does..

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LOL I thought that was for jellyfish stings!

Peeing is a no! "not going to tell how I know this" here in Oklahoma its everywhere and I get it and poison ivy several times a year. The best thing I've found is Zanfel. It's expensive but it takes the itch away in 30 seconds. Just keep the rash dry and ride it out :(


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It sounds really.... odd but if you use a hair dryer on the area or take hot shower and aim it at the areas affected it makes ones cells 'dump' histamine for awhile. It was the only way I could sleep when I was ate up with it. Also baking soda mixed with water into wet paste allowed to dry helps somewhat.

Tecnu is AWESOME, but whenever I get it I mostly just cry.

JK. Everyone in my family has been getting it constantly, since we've been clearing poison oak and oak-covered brush at our property. Anything to dry it out, and my boyfriend's mom runs hers under insanely hot water and then blowdrys it. BUT, her hand swelled up rather intensely from doing that often, I believe it may have released too much histamine or something along those lines.

I personally slather it in teatree oil, and then helps me. :] If he had the cortizone shot, it should be cleared up in two to three days regardless, so he'll probably feel better soon.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

A friend of mine has got some pretty bad poison oak. He's got steroids from the doc, and a cream to apply topically and he's still itching pretty bad.

Anyone got any home made remedies?

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We deal with it most of the year.

The funny thing about poison oak is that it does not affect some people at all (me, for example) and others just have a heck of a time with it (my father).

We use Tecnu at work (buy it buy the case) and while it works on mild to moderate cases, it does diddly over squat for the guys who have extreme reactions. Same with calamine lotion.

For people who are extremely sensitive, there is really nothing other than various steroids (topical, oral, etc.).

Thanks guys. I've passed that on and hopefully it'll pass quickly.