poison oak - Sharon

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I do not know if I spelled that NUmatizine right or not, but it is very

pungent stuff and thick pink like smooth peanut butter. Also it needs to be

stirred as it has some separation sometimes. When I stir it I use a knife and

then put it on with the knife. I have used this stuff 10 yrs old, it seems to

never lose its effectivness. I had a druggest look at it once and he felt it

was good, it had the right ingrediets in it.

 

I live in Santa Rosa now, but it was Mendocino on the coast when I got the

poison oak so bad. however my jusband and i have gone in the woods on dirt

bikes and got it off the dry limbs. sharon

 

 

 

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Sharon,

 

Thanks for all the info. My Mom will get a kick out of using a medication for

horses! lol I think she's got the Benadryl, but I'll be sure & ask. We all

moved out from Northern CA (near Sacramento) a couple of years ago & I was in

poison oak all the time, but never had a reaction to it. Since living here,

I've had poison ivy at least 4 times... nasty stuff. My Mom has been doing some

clearing @ their property & forgot to wear long sleeves, so she's absolutely

covered in it. When my Dad gets it, he takes a bleach bath! I figured this

would bother his, uh, private parts, but he said the bleach helps dry out the

poison ivy & helps with the itch. It seems extreme to me & I don't want my Mom

taking a bleach bath. I really should've asked this question a long time ago

rather than to have us all suffer through!

 

Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

Bright Blessings,

 

Tammy

http://www.ElementsBathandBody.com

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kerley983

Monday, September 06, 2004 11:13 AM

poison oak

 

 

The best over the counter topical medication is actually used on horses and

it is Numatiazine. Absolutely the only medication I know that works topically

for poison oak, which is probably the same as poison Ivy. Do not forget

Benadryl. The Benadryl stops the itch also but use the two together.

Possibly you

need to buy the Numatiazine in a tack shop. Hurry up and get it though the

Codex people will surely get it off the shelf, it works.

 

Years back I would go blackberry picking or huckleberry picking and I spent

most of the summer with the poison oak. The absolutely worst thing you could

do is go and take a nice hot soapy bath. You will be covered with the poison

oak. Poison oak also has a habit of coming back in all the old places the las

time you had it. I am from the coast of Calif. and it is covered with the

poison oak. You could even catch it from the bare limbs. sharon

 

 

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Hi Sharon,

 

I called a couple feed stores today & they've never heard of Numatizine. I'm in

Kentucky of all places (horse country!), so you'd think they'd have a clue.

Didn't you say that it was for horses? If you have any idea of where I can find

this stuff, please let me know. My poor Dad has it now because my Mom slept

with her arm on his chest, so I really need to find something. I also need to

go online & check out those websites that were recommended.

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Tammy

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kerley983

Monday, September 06, 2004 11:54 AM

Re: poison oak - Sharon

 

 

I do not know if I spelled that NUmatizine right or not, but it is very

pungent stuff and thick pink like smooth peanut butter. Also it needs to be

stirred as it has some separation sometimes. When I stir it I use a knife

and

then put it on with the knife. I have used this stuff 10 yrs old, it seems to

never lose its effectivness. I had a druggest look at it once and he felt it

was good, it had the right ingrediets in it.

<snip> sharon