eepete
Platinum Member
If you want to get rid of the leaves of the poison ivy plant, use a 1 part bleach - 2 part water mix and spray them. The bleach reacts with the oil and the leave is exposed. The vine lives on, only herbicide can get that. But most plants don't mind being sprayed so it's a good way to just get rid of the ivy. Be sure to clean the sprayer when you're done with it- that bleach will eat it up.
The oil in the ivy is a base (vs. an acid). So you get a base burn when your skin is exposed to the oil. That's why it takes a while for the effects to show up. So the bleach on the skin reacts with the oil and stops the burning process. The sooner you get the bleach on it, the less of a burn you will have. There is also an immune system response to the oil. Nasty stuff!
Congrats on the new tractor !
Pete
The oil in the ivy is a base (vs. an acid). So you get a base burn when your skin is exposed to the oil. That's why it takes a while for the effects to show up. So the bleach on the skin reacts with the oil and stops the burning process. The sooner you get the bleach on it, the less of a burn you will have. There is also an immune system response to the oil. Nasty stuff!
Congrats on the new tractor !
Pete