Friday, December 25, 2009

Poison Oak Cure

Welcome to Poison Oak Cure! In this site you will learn about the many ways you can get rid of the poison oak symptoms. Did you know that everything is caused by a substance called urushiol? This toxin is present in poison oak, poison sumac and poison ivy, and causes an allergic reaction in 3 out of 4 people. But well, even if you show immunity to it at first, the immunity will wear down over continued exposure, so as you can see no one is really free from the allergic reaction.

The main reaction is a rash. At first, the areas that came in contact with the plant will show redness and irritation, and later on, according to the severity of the allergic reaction, the rash can develop into blisters hat ooze.

Itching is really a torture, and you’ll have to endure it for 2 weeks until the reaction is gone. But well, poison ivy cures and treatments are aimed at minimizing the itching and speed up the healing time. In the following posts, we’ll explore some of these cures and the answers to common questions.

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