Poison Ivy Treatment
The main characteristic of poison ivy is an allergic reaction to the slightest contact with the skin. One of the main symptoms of allergies are skin rashes which occurs in very itchy skin.
When the rash has begun, there is no treatment as such for it. Avoiding contact with toxic plants like poison ivy is the best solution. It is very essential to prevent your children against the plants that they should not touch. If the contact with poisonous plants has already taken place, you should get rid of the poison ivy oils from the surface skin as fast as you can. An effective way to treat the skin that has been exposed to oils is to clean it with a common soap within the next six hours after the exposure, as you will read in our Poison ivy treatment guide.
Alcohol-based wipes can be used also to help removing poisonous oils form skin. Cleanse all clothes and also shoes because there could be found remains of oils. For the stinging, the doctor may recommend creams that are available without a prescription, like a calamine lotion or an oatmeal bath.
For the burning and itching home treatment would be a good rub aloe vera juice in the area that will ease the symptoms or table salt and rub the salt prevents the spread of dermatitis. Sometimes, your doctor will prescribe an oral medication for itching.
You can apply calamine lotion to the area or a hydrocortisone cream. You need to watch, if the rash is spreading around the genitals and sensitive areas like the mucous membranes of the face is necessary to call a doctor to prescribe the right treatment to the severity of your allergic reaction.