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Permalink Reply by Corin B Zone 6/7 on July 9, 2009 at 6:42pm

Yes it is. If you wash immediately with Fels Naptha soap (that brown bar your grandmother had), you're good. I get it at the hardware store. Product in drug stores Tecnu is also effective. Good to be paranoid.

Permalink Reply by Eric Tremonti on July 9, 2009 at 6:49pm

Thanks Corin! We bought Nu-Skin at the pharmacists reccomendation. Hopefully it works! Isn't this site grand?!

Permalink Reply by Adele Michelsen z6/7 LI, NY on July 9, 2009 at 10:44pm

Eric,
Good luck with the Poison Ivy. If you do get a reaction, calamine lotion & Benadryl are good for the outbreaks. Also, whatever you do, DO NOT BURN IT! You can get a reaction in your lungs, and it can be really dangerous.

I've seen you post a few things about plants you didn't know. There's a group on here that might help you out. It's called "Name this plant, flower, bush, tree." Here's the link to the group's page.
http://gardenersindex.ning.com/group/namethisplantflowerbushtree

Permalink Reply by Mary Avlos-Dailey on July 10, 2009 at 6:58am

Adele is right, don't burn poison ivy. If you breathe it, you will get it in your nose, throat and lungs!