Teach Soap

Does anyone have a recipe they have used that helps with a rash from poison ivy? It can be either CP or rebatched.

Thanks again and God Bless,
Kim in NC

Try any recipe with very little superfat, so the soap can wash away the urushiol from poison ivy. Don't use this soap for anything else, as it will be extremely drying.

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Irena
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Thank you!

Kim

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

My husband gets poison ivy all the time and his doctor told him to wash with Dawn dish soap first since it cuts through the oil from the ivy leaf, and then wash with his regular soap. It has definitely cut down on how much poison ivy he gets now.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

If you can wash the oil from the poison off within an hour of contact, you stand a fairly good shot at not having much of a break out, if any. Once you have a break out, using anti-itch herbs/EO's will help with that part of it. An Oatmeal paste can also help with the itching.
The best recipe I have ever seen/used was with about 1/2 cup of sweet oil (the purest olive oil there is, ask your pharmacist for some)and 10 drops each of eucalyptus, thyme, and oregano essential oils (although you can use an oregano extract if you want), and 12 drops of chamomile essential oil. You can mix it and keep it for about 6 months if you use a dark glass container and keep it from large temperature variations.

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