Has this ever happened to you? You go camping, fishing, or on a nice little hike through the woods only to realize too late that your gloves have come in contact with poisonous plants, causing a horrible and painful rash. You try to wash it out, but nothing seems to work, and now others in your family are showing symptoms of poison ivy contact. You search online for how to remove poison ivy, but find misinformation and confusion. If so, you’re not alone.
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“Hi Outdoor Joe®, I’m very pleased to have stumbled upon your site. Hoping you can speak to a current information gap on how to remove poison ivy resin from a vehicle and other upholstered surfaces…”
Well, Alexandra, you’ve come to the right place! The rash and other allergic reactions that come from contact with urushiol from poison ivy, poison sumac, and poison oak is a pain. Figuring out how to remove urushiol from clothes, upholstery, and even from your skin can be almost as challenging as the rash itself!
Fortunately for you, Outdoor Joe’s® is here to help: Consider this your guide to removing urushiol!
Urushiol Removal: Best Practices
Simply brushing up against the resin from poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac is a real problem. Even brief contact can cause the sticky substance to stay on your gloves and other fabrics for days, weeks, or even months. Our research indicates that it can even remain on dead and dried plants for up to five years!
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Here are a few “best practices” to keep in mind when you wage your war against urushiol to reclaim your rash-free life!
1. Always use vinyl or cotton gloves for protection when cleaning up urushiol.
The resin can penetrate rubber, so thin latex gloves won’t always protect your hands!
2. Wash your gloves after use.
Vinyl gloves can be washed in hot water with standard dish soap, while cotton gloves can be thrown in the laundry with standard detergent at the highest possible temperature.
3. Use the right soaps for the job.
Detergent works great for getting urushiol out of clothes. For other fabrics and upholstery, consider using simple dish soap and hot water. Let the mixture soak in a bit before scrubbing it out. Be sure to either wash or throw away the washcloth or towel used to clean, as contact with the soiled rag could spread the resin to other surfaces.
Specifically, mix a solution of two cups of hot water and two tablespoons of liquid laundry detergent or liquid dish soap. Use a soft-bristled brush to scrub the exposed fabric. Be careful not to get the items soaking wet, but clean every surface. Then use a clean damp cloth to rinse and, if possible, allow to air dry. Depending on the fabric material, drying may take several days.
4. Use the right product for the skin: Zanfel.
Urushiol completely soaks into the skin after about 30 minutes. At that point, no amount of scrubbing with regular soaps will remove the resin.
The good news is that there’s a solution! Forget normal detergents and soaps – there is only one product to turn to: Zanfel.
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Zanfel is the only product that has been clinically shown to remove the poison ivy plants oily toxin, urushiol, from the skin anytime after the outbreak of the rash.
After the poison ivy toxin is removed from the layers of the skin, the itching stops, and the body starts healing the rash. Many people start to feel the healing relief of Zanfel within 30 seconds of applying the product!
How does Zanfel work?
Zanfel is a soap mixture that breaks the bond between urushiol and the skin, trapping urushiol inside a micelle within Zanfel. Because it soaks into the skin to fight the rash from within, it’s never “too late” to use Zanfel.
Like fabric, urushiol can dwell within the skin for weeks. If a person has itching and other symptoms, it means that urushiol is still in the skin. By removing the urushiol allergen, the itching stops, and relief starts almost instantly as the body heals itself.
Where can I get Zanfel?
After years of helping people avoid getting poison ivy rashes, we’re excited to announce that Outdoor Joe’s® now offers Zanfel on the Outdoor Joe’s® website! Outdoor Joe’s® may relieve symptoms of urushiol, but Zanfel treats it!
With Love,
Outdoor Joe®
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