Poison ivy on lip, help!!!?!

Poison ivy on lip, help!!!?

yes im sure it is poison ivy, i have a little on my chin too. it's on my top lip, and it is really nasty. it is just a little bumpy now, but i don't want it getting any bigger.

i got it from my dog because she ran in it and then scratched me, it has happenend several times before.

usualy i use rubbing achol(however it is spelled) but it is on my lip, and i'm not sure what i can put on it.

I play the french horn, and it isn't too easey to play like this, lucklly it is summer, so i don't have anything to work on. But the longer i go without playing, the harder it is to play again.

help!!!

3 weeks ago
I havn't been scratching it, and i don't plan to. usualy i get rid of it by drying it out, so thats what i'm doing. if it doesn't get better by the weekend, i will try to go to the doctor.

s g, thats a very intresting way, i have never heard of that before, i will use it next time i have poison ivy, or if it spreads elsewere, but i hate to use it on my lip.

Oh, how I feel for you! I've had poison ivy before but never on my lip.

Natural emu oil is likely the best and it comes in a wonderful lip balm, if you can find it a drug or health food store. If you can't locate it, you can buy it on-line at several different places but I found this one for you:

http://www.highcascadeemus.com/outdoor_p...

How to Treat Poison Ivy Why Emu Oil?
Emu oil is a completely safe, 100% natural oil well known for its healing and soothing properties. It's a natural sunburn treatment that promotes healing, helps stop itching due to insect bites or rashes, and heals chapped lips and cracked, dry skin.

It's about as natural and effective product you'll be able to find but there many others available, I just can't vouch for them.

On the other hand, if you'd care to try a home-made remedy that many people swear by, here's an option:

Use of aloe vera juice
Rub alcohol to the affected area, then rinse it with water and later wash with soap and water. Wet the infected area and rub plain table salt on it, this will not only relieve the victim but also stop further spread. Rub the inner side of a banana peel on the rash. This will help you to relieve itching. Place the infected area under running water. This will wash away histamines which cause itching of skin. Pour 3 cups of oats into warm water and soak the infected area into it. Simultaneously rub the affected area. Doing this will relieve you of itching. Mix 1/4 cup of bleach with 3/4 cup of warm water and apply to the affected area using a washcloth. This will kill the poison within 2 to 3 days. Apply aloe vera juice over the affected area, this will cool and provide instant relief.


Good luck!!!!!! :)