How To Get Rid of Poison Oak Rash

How To Get Rid of Poison Oak Rash
Many people every day like you perhaps, search for the cure of poison oak rash.  From a medical point of view, there are treatments that are aimed at reliving the symptoms but not to cure the allergic condition.  According to the medical portal WebMD, this allergic reaction cannot be cured, yet there are many people that have found a lot of relief through natural or homemade alternatives.



These are often referred to as “poison oak rash cures”.  Here we will take a look at some of them and the way to apply it to the affected area.

Vinegar and baking soda.  This is a very special cure with a lot of specialized support.  Basically, you have to mix baking soda and vinegar in such quantities that you will build up a paste with the mix.  This paste must have a similar consistency to peanut butter. Once you have it prepared, t is time to get in the shower and turn it on.  Letting the water run, you scrub the paste on the rashes and affected the area as hard as you can.  This will let you find relief to the rash and the best of all is that these ingredients are very easy to find.

Jewelweed plant.  This plant is very helpful against cases of poison ivy rash, its orange flower has a juice that when rubbed against the skin can provide instant relief.  It should not be hard to find, and it usually grows nearby poison oak itself!  This plant is also the main ingredient in the Calamine lotion.



There are also over-the-counter products out there that promise to help you with this rash.  Well, I have to say that some of them work and some of them don’t.  But that really depends on your specific case and the particularities of your skin.

Hot water.  This remedy to relieve the itching is subject to a lot of debate.  And it is better to test how this works for you.  From personal experience, I have found relief with hot water as long as the water keeps running on my skin… as you can see this for me wasn’t a long-term solution, but It lasted a bit more with the alternative of applying heat to the skin.  Of course, there are people who think the contrary and advice using cool water as the way to relive the symptoms of poison oak rash.

Other remedies.  There is plenty of advice on the Web regarding this topic of alternative cures and over-the-counter products.  However, not all of the advice is good.  We have posted here the best ways proven to work.  As an extra, know that good sleep can also be of great help to stop the rash.  When you sleep you are letting the body heal free f distractions.

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