Poison Ivy- How To Control It

By Olivia Gold

As far as the poison Ivy is concerned, it is a very dangerous plant. It contains the urushiol oil which is quite poisonous and it can be very harmful for your health really. Suppose you are suffering from the rashes then there might be some reason behind it. But what is the reason? This is one of the very big questions. You might have gone for the camping and there you might have touched the Poison Ivy plant. This might be the reason for the rashes on your skin. But do you know that these rashes can be very harmful for yourself. The biggest thing is that they are incurable. We cannot control this wound but we can control the pain definitely.

The first thing which you should do is that you should keep the rashes open. You should let the fresh air to flow through the wound. This will decrease the pain to great extent.

The next thing which you will have to do is that you will have to apply the moisturizers over the wound. This will certainly help to control the pain and it will not allow the urushiol to spread over the skin. You should also make sure that you wash it with a good soap. You should not use the cheap quality soap since it can be very harmful for you and your health.

If there is any clothing which comes in contact with this plant, then you should not touch it and immediately wash it with a good detergent. You should not dare to wear it before washing it properly.

The most important reason for the rashes is the shoes and gloves. Suppose you wear the low quality gloves and come in contact with the urushiol then this might leak into your hands. If it will leak then it will unquestionably affect your skin. Your skin will soon suffer from rashes. Once you are hit by the rashes then nothing can be done. If it is the right hand then you will not be able to write for about one to even two months and this will be very bad for you.

The calamine oil is definitely quite great for the wound. If you will apply it then you will experience a soothing experience. Similarly, you will see that the pain is decreased to a great extent.

This plant cannot even be burnt as its smoke will definitely harm you. Thus while hiking or camping, you should be very cautious that you do not come in contact with such plant.

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