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A member asked:
How can i stop the spread of poison ivy? i had a very bad allergic reaction last season.
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On body?: Do you mean how can you stop the spread of it on your body? The best way is to avoid it completely. Poison ivy does not really spread on the body, but it does take a week or more to completely manifest once you are exposed. Once you think you may have been exposed, was the skin with soap several times to get all the oil off the skin. Once the oil is off it can not spread to other areas.
Answered 8/6/2018
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