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How should you wash clothes worn while i had poison oak?
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Hot water: You can catch a second case of poison oak from the resin left on clothing. Wash the clothes by themselves in hot water amd rinse the washing machine before doing another wash.
Answered 10/10/2011
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Poison Oak Rash: In hot, soapy water.
Answered 3/21/2013
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