Re: Cleaning Poison Ivy Urushiol off Gear

I'm not sure if this will help or make everyone laugh. A man from WV use to tell me if you take a teaspoon of cream of tartar and put it in with some orange juice in a glass. (The OJ is suppose to help the taste) How big of a glass, I can't remember. Of course, you drink it. I was told that poison ivy stays in your blood and that is why it is so hard to get rid of it. The theory is the cream of tartar somehow flushes the poison out of your bloodstream.

I've never have tried it. Again, you might laugh and say that is crazy! However, my thought is what do you have to loose when you are itching all over? If someone tries this and it does work, I would love to hear from them. I'm still skeptical myself, but have not caught it to try it lately.