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by Tony Isaacs ( The Best Years in Life) Spring through fall are prime seasons for poison ivy and poison oak. Should you have the misfortune of brushing against either of those two, the good news is that you can stop the itching, spread and blisters with these home and natural remedies:* Tea tree oil is excellent for relieving itching as well as healing poison ivy and poison oak. It can be applied as a topical healing oil or ointment but is perhaps best applied as a topical spray. Do not apply or spray too much so that the tea tree oil runs onto other unaffected areas. ![]() Jewelweed or an infusion made from boiling jewelweed leaves of may be frozen for later use. Brew chopped jewelweed in boiling water until you get a dark orange liquid. Strain the liquid and pour into ice cube trays and freeze. When you have a skin rash, rub it with a jewelweed cube and you will be amazed with its healing properties. It will keep in freezer up to a year. You can also preserve the infusion by canning it in a pressure cooker. For more information, including photos of jewelweed, see: http://www.nps.gov/shen/naturescience/jewelweed.htm
* Stop the itch of a poison ivy rash
and prevent it from spreading with
the following homemade paste: Mix
one tablespoon of salt and 1/8
teaspoon of peppermint essential oil
(Mentha piperita) with 1 to 2 cups
green clay, and add enough water to
form a paste. Apply the paste
liberally to the rash and leave it
on for 20 to 30 minutes. Store
leftover paste in a tightly sealed
jar and reapply as needed. The
remedy soothes the itch by absorbing
the irritating plant oils and drying
the rash. It also works for poison
oak.
* Potato. Blend a potato in a
blender until it becomes a rough
pasty blob. Put it on some plastic
wrap and wrap it around the affected
area. Plastic wrap works better than
towels. If you are treating your
face, poke two holes for nostrils so
you can breathe. Leave it on for an
hour or so, and the next day the
bubbles should be gone and the skin
should turn yellowish and start
flaking off. It will probably still
itch but should itch much less, and
the itching should soon go away. Rub
the affected areas to remove excess,
but do not rub too hard or pick at
the affected areas. Use vitamin E or
lotion to help the new skin look and
feel better. See also: About the author
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