"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" so says the old adage. It is spring once again, and we're already dealing with our first exposures to poison ivy at the Condon household. After helping a friend clear a bit of their property of overgrown vines, my husband knew he'd been exposed. It was finally not raining, and warm, so of course he had worn short sleeves! After finishing work, he immediately showered and changed. But alas, our friends didn't have the super-secret all-powerful poison ivy soap onhand. Tecnu is our brand of choice, and we were remiss not to bring it.
In the end, the rash is bad enough to need prescription steroid cream. The moral of the story - if you can't avoid it - pack a bottle of tecnu along with your brush-clearing gloves and equipment!
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