Home Remedies To Treat Poison Ivy

When I was a child I used to have many plants and shrubs that would grow in my backyard and around my house. My parents used to let me and my siblings play outside when we wanted to - but they always warned us to be careful of the poison ivy plants because they would make us itch and our skin burn. I never quite understood the powerful effects that it has on the skin until it was too late.

I had let it touch my skin and because of it I was forced to take medications and my mom would smear ointment all over the irritated part of my skin. Now that I am a mother I have learned a much easier way of cleaning the infected areas.

I don’t always trust the generic medications and try to stick to home remedies as much as possible. That is why I went in search of a home remedy that would help me to fight against this whenever my child was old enough to have it affect her.

I stumbled onto a site that focused solely on how to treat poison ivy and found some interesting remedies in the process. One of the most effective and also cheapest cure is Calamine lotion. It helps to relieve the itching.

Another effective cure is heat - something that many of us would never have thought of using. Using hot water or air will help to dry out the skin - which will in turn help to speed up the healing process. The top layers of the skin will peel off over time and will help the healthy skin underneath to grow.

An oatmeal bath is usually used for those who have chicken pox and it will help your children that have touched poison ivy for the same reason - the itchiness. Baking soda and warm water will also have the same effect. They will relieve the itching and help your skin to heal all at the same time.

The great home remedies help to cure the infected skin and will leave your child happy that you are able to take care of it quickly and with little problems. You will also be happy because you will not have to spend to much money on a product that you didn’t need in the first place.