[Mister Bent]

Originally Posted by Corkey

Take a bath in oatmeal bath soap, you can spread it just by touching your spots. Yes they will probably cancel, til you are no longer showing blisters. Oh the cloths you were wearing, yea toss them in a plastic bag and dispose of them, the oils from the ivy will not come out of your cloths and if you try to wash them, anything they come into contact with will also have the oil on them.

If the poison ivy oils are all washed off, then no, it won't spread from skin contact. Whatever oozes from your blisters won't spread the rash, those are serum secretions as with any wound. Your clothes are still "infected" but before tossing anything, I'd research options.

It's the body's reaction to the urushiol oil, which travels in the blood stream that creates the rash. New eruptions are simply new reaction sites, but they come from within. One infection from contact can last up to 3 weeks.

There are many excellent sources of information, but when researching last week (poison oak, thanks!) I came across this site. Be sure to read the "etiquette" section to maintain your sense of humor.

I've been using Ivarest with pretty good success controlling the itch.