Re: poison ivey,oak and sumac

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

> > If the leaves ooze a black sap when crushed you are dealing with oak.  My son
> Just thinking about this makes me itch.  Who in their right mind would go
> about crushing poison oak/ivy to find out which it is.
> 
> I just stay as far away from that stuff as I possibly can....and I don't
> cut it back, not even fully clothed from head to foot.

There's a product out at Wal-Mart called Ivy Block that you put on
exposed skin before doing anything where you might get poison oak, etc,
on you.  I react very badly to all those nasties and this stuff has
worked well for me.  A smallish bottle is about $7, but beats $20 in
calamine lotion and hydrocortisone.

Susan