It seems to me that plain soap and water (if available) should also do the trick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyoDRHpQK0
Andy On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:44 AM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > What we do instead of Tecnu is just carry a bottle of rubbing alcohol > and a roll of paper towels. Alcohol will cut the usushiol without > opening the pores on your skin. Pour a liberal amount of alcohol on a > paper towel and wipe it over your arms (or face or legs or hands), and > dispose of the paper towel in a plastic or paper bag. Use each towel > once so you're not just spreading the oil around. This is pretty > effective, and costs a lot less than Tecnu and it's available almost > anywhere. > > As a point of note; if you shower after exposure to poison oak or poison > ivy, don't take a hot shower. Take a cold shower because you don't want > to open the pores on your skin. > > Lessons from field work... > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 8/7/2019 4:11 AM, Jay Weekley wrote: > > I've tried Tecnu as well as degreasers such as Gojo and Super Orange. > > I figure if it removes black motor grease from my skin it should work > > on poison ivy. I can't tell if either works or not. > > > > Bill Prince wrote: > >> > >> Yes, it works. The open space district field workers use it all the > >> time. You can get it in pharmacies around here. > >> > >> > >> bp > >> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> > >> On 8/6/2019 6:21 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > >>> > >>> There’s a product on Amazon called Tecnu that claims to remove the > >>> oil from poison ivy/oak if you use it right away. Can anyone verify? > >>> > >>> Unfortunately you would have to buy it ahead of time and have it > >>> with you, along with running cool water. Kind of like the products > >>> they sell at pet stores to get skunk smell out of your dog, it’s > >>> great if you buy it before the actual skunk incident and can grab it > >>> quick and also have a hose. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
