I got it ridiculously bad a couple years ago. Zanfel is $20 for a little tube but pretty much saved my life lol.
Hey ya'll, I happened upon a Big Sur thread that warned about poison ivy in that area and was wondering if anyone else has encountered this devil plant?
I was out on Sunday and starting itching last night and then bam today I have a pretty full on rash all over my upper body. Additionally I was wearing my gear in the pool last night teaching my friends to roll and I think my pfd/skirt may have poison ivy on it.
Any one else caught poison ivy from big sur?
Also any pro advice for getting it off my pfd and gear? Of course it is expensive stuff and my pfd is pretty much brand new so replacement is not an issue.
Should I do the tecnu thing or is it too late three days after encountering poison ivy?
I have heard this to be true as well but I have gotten deep into PI several times and, despite my paranoid itching, never developed a reaction. A friend of mine used to be a landscaper who wasn't allergic so he always got sent in to remove the PI and he still doesn't react to it.But I think you can become sensitized and develop an allergy so the more you expose yourself the greater chance there is of developing the allergy.