poison oak soap

christellita · Jun 1, 2009

Does anyone have a recipe for poison oak soap?
Thanks!

heartsong · Jun 1, 2009

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i haven't done alot of research on the subject, but i have seen several natural soaps containing JEWEL WEED. apparently washing with this removes the irritating sap-like substance.

i would assume you would infuse both your oils and water with this plant.

i would say you could use just about any mild soap recipe.

you might wish to "google" jewel weed soap, and then suppliers.

www.libertynatural.com is based in oregon and you might find that they carry this. they have great butter & oils, e/o's and natural stuff.

carebear · Jun 1, 2009

IME, jewelweed doesn't survive the soaping process. it's great when mashed and applied directly tho.

My poison ivy soap is a 2% superfat with 20% pine tar in it. the low SF mans that any poison ivy oils will be removed when washing and that it'll dry the rash out. the pine tar suppossedly has a therapeutic effect - I dunno but it seems to work. Oh, and the other 80% is lard so I have to work warm so be prepared to MOVE YOUR HINEY.

mamaT · Jun 1, 2009

For years my family and friends have used what everyone calls old fashioned lye soap, this is made with lard only. Seems to help with the poison oak, especially if you wash with it as soon as possible after contact. Some of the older people in the little town where I live swear by it.
Last week after weedeating I came in and showered with the lard soap and I had no effects of the poison oak, although my daughter who wasn't even outside got a rash on her from it. After some investigation we think we figured out how she got it. My dachshunds were running around where I had weedeated, and of course they get in the bed with her at night. A website I was looking at said that dogs can get it on their fur and then transmit it to people.

ibariaSoap · Jun 1, 2009

poison oak soap... for a minute there, I thought it was literally a poison oak soap... perhaps as a mean joke. lol

Sorry, had a moment there!

whew!

reallyrita · Jun 1, 2009

My daughter lives in Eugene! When I visit her we often take our dogs and go walking in the woods. She lives near Hendrick Park. I have seen Jewel Weed everywhere in the woods there...in the shady moist part of the woods. It is also known as Touch Me Not. If you have the book called "Plants of the Pacific Northwes Coast" there is a picture of it on page 314. I am pretty sure that your library has at least one copy of this book. Folks in the Northwest rub the leaves of it on stinging nettle irritations. I think an infusion of these leaves, if strong enough, would be a great thing to put in the soap...of course, you could just use the fresh leaves rubbed on the itchy bits. :lol: