Has anyone tried dissolving baking soda into water and using that as a first wash of your skin after a poison ivy contact?
givemesomespock
My dumbass almost said “no” but I also get crazy poison ivy every year so perhaps I’m not the right person to chime in
uno_novaterra
100%. I tell my kids it has three leaves and the outer ones look like mittens.
Drivo566
Sure is – three leaves, they got the little thumbs on them, and its red where the stems meet.
mrhippo3
Looks like eastern oak leaf poison ivy to me. Not so fun (but useful facts): your picture is a plant. PI can appear as a vine, the tendrils appear fuzzy and blend into trees. PI can also be a shrub 2-4 ft. tall. Urushiol, the active ingredient, has a long life. Someone found a leaf pressed in a book. Forty plus years later, it was still active.
Charakada
Poison oak? Just as bad. Watch your ankles!
Ok_Luck_1098
Yes. Whatever you do do not burn it to get rid of it. Use another method so you don’t inhale its oils.
Interesting_Note_937
Get some poison ivy soap and jewelweed spray to keep in hand.
WhimsicalHoneybadger
Mostly poison ivy. I also see a couple of baby elms, and the upper right has several baby oaks.
Objective_Attempt_14
LOL Yes and a lot of it
Dear_Bumblebee_1986
Gloves and long sleeves and yank the vines all up with roots. Doesn’t seem like a lot.
Objective_Attempt_14
Use dawn and washcloth. I use several washcloths, one for arms, one for legs and 1-2 for body and face. face gets washed first. all with dawn and sometimes I do it twice…
Dadabedada
Scratch,Scratch, Scratch, SCRATCH
sisyphus_was_lazy_10
100% and also, sorry.
Independent-Try-604
Yep
Apprehensive-Eye9741
Yes
Brush111
Yes
guttanzer
Yup. Those irregular margin smooth leaves are characteristic. The vine-form and three leaf clusters are seen on other plants, but only poison ivy has mitten-like leaves.
GalumphingWithGlee
Sure is!
SeedQueen22
Eek! Take a shower in the coldest water you can tolerate before the oils can soak in.
if no one’s warned you yet, the roots can have even more of the toxic oil than the leaves, so if you go to pull it out or to dig in this space later, be very very careful handling them. the worst case of poison ivy I ever had was from pulling out roots when I didn’t realize what they were
HotApartment2604
yes indeed
WriterNeedsCoffee
At least you didnt roll around in it
Glum-Parsnip8257
Do the leaves look like mittens?
-Check
-Will itch like the dickens
Leaves of three?
-Check
-Leave them be
livingsky51
The no poison way to get rid of these if they are not too well established: I wear nitrile glove under a rubber glove, long sleeved shirt and long pants and rubber boots. I use a spade to get under and lift the root , Then I take a plastic bag, put my gloved hand into, pull the bag up to my elbow pull the root with the bag on my hand. Cut the root with the spade if needed. then turn the plastic bag inside out over the root and leaves. That bag gets put into another large trash bag immediately. You might have to have to do several of these to get it all. Wash rubber gloves, boots and spade with alcohol and soap. clothes go to hot water wash immediately.
Dr_Cee
Yep, Google confirms. I’m always confusing it with Virginia Creeper, which looks similar.
Dont_ban_me_bro_108
I see some freshly cut volunteer tree stumps amid all that poison ivy. Good luck OP
Dasneaky71
Three very bright shiny leaves growing in a bunch yep definitely poison ivy. I envy people that can just walk right through it and not get a rash unlike me I ll be itchy for days.
lambeaufosho
Fo sho
FioreCiliegia1
Yupppppp
ladytroll4life
If it’s in an out of the way area where no one is in immediate risk of touching it, it’s worth leaving for the deer.
Crispynipps
Yup.
RoleOk7556
Leafs of three, let it be.
luunnaaaaa
Leaves of three, leave it be!
drsoos1973
I don’t think so. I believe they are very shiny leaves.
Aggravating_Poet_675
You know Ive seen 4 posts asking if it’s poison ivy today and I think this is the first one that actually is.
Atheist_Redditor
Dude, I don’t even know. I see tons of three leaved plants around my property and I touch them all the time and I’ve never gotten a rash. I’ve also don’t believe that I’m allergic to poison ivy so I think I’m a bad example.
I understanding is if it’s got a shiny red stem and drooping three leaves then it’s poison ivy. If it’s larger it might have a wooly stem towards the bottom.
42 Comments
“leafs of three let it be”?
Yes. Leaves of three let it be.
Has anyone tried dissolving baking soda into water and using that as a first wash of your skin after a poison ivy contact?
My dumbass almost said “no” but I also get crazy poison ivy every year so perhaps I’m not the right person to chime in
100%. I tell my kids it has three leaves and the outer ones look like mittens.
Sure is – three leaves, they got the little thumbs on them, and its red where the stems meet.
Looks like eastern oak leaf poison ivy to me. Not so fun (but useful facts): your picture is a plant. PI can appear as a vine, the tendrils appear fuzzy and blend into trees. PI can also be a shrub 2-4 ft. tall. Urushiol, the active ingredient, has a long life. Someone found a leaf pressed in a book. Forty plus years later, it was still active.
Poison oak? Just as bad. Watch your ankles!
Yes. Whatever you do do not burn it to get rid of it. Use another method so you don’t inhale its oils.
Get some poison ivy soap and jewelweed spray to keep in hand.
Mostly poison ivy. I also see a couple of baby elms, and the upper right has several baby oaks.
LOL Yes and a lot of it
Gloves and long sleeves and yank the vines all up with roots. Doesn’t seem like a lot.
Use dawn and washcloth. I use several washcloths, one for arms, one for legs and 1-2 for body and face. face gets washed first. all with dawn and sometimes I do it twice…
Scratch,Scratch, Scratch, SCRATCH
100% and also, sorry.
Yep
Yes
Yes
Yup. Those irregular margin smooth leaves are characteristic. The vine-form and three leaf clusters are seen on other plants, but only poison ivy has mitten-like leaves.
Sure is!
Eek! Take a shower in the coldest water you can tolerate before the oils can soak in.
if you can see it, youre in it
https://preview.redd.it/fip99m1fndzg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=60d383de5ec6897d354735665bd8ba2f1aa0259c
Yep.
if no one’s warned you yet, the roots can have even more of the toxic oil than the leaves, so if you go to pull it out or to dig in this space later, be very very careful handling them. the worst case of poison ivy I ever had was from pulling out roots when I didn’t realize what they were
yes indeed
At least you didnt roll around in it
Do the leaves look like mittens?
-Check
-Will itch like the dickens
Leaves of three?
-Check
-Leave them be
The no poison way to get rid of these if they are not too well established: I wear nitrile glove under a rubber glove, long sleeved shirt and long pants and rubber boots. I use a spade to get under and lift the root , Then I take a plastic bag, put my gloved hand into, pull the bag up to my elbow pull the root with the bag on my hand. Cut the root with the spade if needed. then turn the plastic bag inside out over the root and leaves. That bag gets put into another large trash bag immediately. You might have to have to do several of these to get it all. Wash rubber gloves, boots and spade with alcohol and soap. clothes go to hot water wash immediately.
Yep, Google confirms. I’m always confusing it with Virginia Creeper, which looks similar.
I see some freshly cut volunteer tree stumps amid all that poison ivy. Good luck OP
Three very bright shiny leaves growing in a bunch yep definitely poison ivy. I envy people that can just walk right through it and not get a rash unlike me I ll be itchy for days.
Fo sho
Yupppppp
If it’s in an out of the way area where no one is in immediate risk of touching it, it’s worth leaving for the deer.
Yup.
Leafs of three, let it be.
Leaves of three, leave it be!
I don’t think so. I believe they are very shiny leaves.
You know Ive seen 4 posts asking if it’s poison ivy today and I think this is the first one that actually is.
Dude, I don’t even know. I see tons of three leaved plants around my property and I touch them all the time and I’ve never gotten a rash. I’ve also don’t believe that I’m allergic to poison ivy so I think I’m a bad example.
I understanding is if it’s got a shiny red stem and drooping three leaves then it’s poison ivy. If it’s larger it might have a wooly stem towards the bottom.
Yeah, sorry.