A Pleasant Surprise

[Raven]

remember this....

poison IVY resin/oil
can penetrate bluejeans

it will be viable on those jeans for @2 years

unless washed with a strong soap like say.... doh i worked til 1:00 am so i fergit LOL

remembering to say...its on the tip of my tongue and i will remember -> then walk away from that mental thought train

but wash your hands endlessly with this soap when ya can find it...
it has to be strong laundry soap to cut poison ivy oil

[BigBo]

I cut wood for years with a bud of mine. He would always get it. I've never gotten any ill effects in my life from contact.

[Jimbo]

I think you can still buy Green Soap which as a kid my father had us faithfully wash with after being in the woods and we never got poison ivy. It came as a liquid soap.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by BigBo

I've never gotten any ill effects in my life from contact.

yep...some people have a Natural immunity to it whereas Others are particularly susceptible to it...

Possibly those with Scottish/Or Scandinavian skin /Ancestry it is SAID
are more inclined to suffer the consequences of contact.

?????????
Green soap? is that a brand name or a description of color?

[Jimbo]

I can't answer your question Raven. As a kid I remember it being green and having a distinct smell, and my father insisted on using it in the manner of this How-To I found on the internet, although that Green Soap isn't green in color, just green because of the ingredients.
BTW, I'm not advertising the product just commenting on its past use.
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Use-Green-Soap

[Raven]

i guess whatever soap kicks ass is a good idea to try it

here's a pine tar soap from yesteryear

Grandpa Brands Catalog

[Jimbo]

About the Scots getting PI bad, my father's got Scottish blood. One summer he was working landscaping on the Cape and got it so bad the only thing that eased the pain and discomfort was a cortesone shot and taking an old rocking chair down into Bass River and sitting up to his neck in the cool salt water.

[chrisjoe13]

Poison ivy (and bittersweet) are the work of the devil.