Do You Show Properties That Make you Itch?
As a Real Estate Agent, we are always showing properties to prospective Clients. We show the insides of homes and we show the outsides. Sometimes our buyers want to find out where boundary markers are located. As a matter of Habit, off you go tramping though the grass, weeds, brush and the next thing you know, a few days later you have the makings of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and even Poison Sumac, Now what do you do? Here are some tips on what to do when you develop rashes from these poisonous plants and some ways to keep it from spreading. Here are some tips:
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac Treatments
Once you break out, keep the rash as uncovered as you can. The air seems to hasten healing.
- Watch for a rash two to three days after possible exposure and begin treatment immediately. Change your shoe/boot laces once exposed to poison ivy. The oil can remain on the laces, allowing you to keep re-infecting yourself.
- Learn to identify these plants if you're allergic. Severe allergies can cause great harm. Bring a picture along until you can spot it immediately.
- Go home and wash all exposed skin carefully after a hike. Wash your hands first before rubbing them all over your body. Use warm water and soap. Normal bar soap will not work. You may use a kitchen dish washing liquid detergent as a degreaser, applied undiluted, and then rinse it off completely to remove the poison ivy's oil.
- Bring a specialized soap with you and apply it immediately.
Be cautious when not showing properties.
Your pets can give it to you too.
Watch when dogs go off leash. Humans are not the only ones that are allergic to the oil on the poison ivy leaves, and you might not notice a difference on your dog's skin hidden by fur: check on the bare abdomen. Also, be careful, when you pet your dog, as you can get the oil on your skin, also. Wash your dog thoroughly, if you think they may have been exposed. To prevent any such worries, keep your dog on leash when in the woods or vined places, as you should anyway, on any public trail, out of respect for other hikers! A bad reaction and getting yourself contaminated is also possible with outdoor cats.
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If you know someone who wants to Buy or Sell a Home in Elkhart County,
St Joseph County,
or surrounding areas, have them call me:
Larry Johnston, 574-304-7577
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC
Elkhart, Indiana
or email larry@larry-johnston.com
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