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Originally Posted by twinkiedooter

Clough - just FYI I didn't pop my blisters but I still had scarring on my wrist and my shoulder!!

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So, do you think there would be scarring if the blisters were opened or "popped"?

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No clough, there won't be any permanent scarring.

When I was a child, I noticed that there was scaring when I didn't pop the blisters and that there wasn't any scarring when I did pop them. Some of those scars have since turned into moles.

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How were they treated when you were a kid? If they were never treated, then ITS POSSIBLE scarring might occur since they would burst on their own.

If they were treated then they should have dried up beore they would have had a chance to break. If the skin is never damaged then scarring should never occur.

Hi, KISS!

When I popped them as a kid, I stuck a needle in them to drain the fluid out of them. Then I would apply something to them to dry them up. Anyway, that's the way that I remember it...

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Like the pink stuff: Calamine lotion?

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Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid

Like the pink stuff: Calamine lotion?

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It might have been. Don't really remember...

It was definitely something that would dry things up, though.

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I hope the needle was sterilized first, clough. As mentioned, calamine lotion is an old fashioned, still popular remedy for poison ivy and would be dehydrating.

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Hi, tick!

I'm sure, that as a child, I didn't sterilize the needle. Doing that then didn't even occur to me. Where I grew up, we would even go so far as to stir the lemonade with our bare hands and arms!

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Hi, tick!

I'm sure, that as a child, I didn't sterilize the needle. Doing that then didn't even occur to me. Where I grew up, we would even go so far as to stir the lemonade with our bare hands and arms!

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LOL, clough, I guess I did stuff like that too, way back then ! Back then we could do that, they said a little dirt never hurt anyone ! Now today , I know that was perfectly true because that's how we make our immune systems work well.

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Clough, I worked as a surveyor for 16 years, and before that in forestry for 4. I have never had poison ivy, as I am very lucky that way. I have though, been around it for all of my life, and have seen dozens of cases. The single best thing for a rash from poison ivy, or poison sumac,or poison oak, is to avoid the urge to scratch first and foremost.

Then go buy some "Ivy Dry". It's OTC, and works wonders. Both of my sons have had the rash, and this cream cleared it right up. I've seen it work time and time again.

If you think that you've brushed against poison ivy, immediately wash off the affected area with alcohol.

Rubbing, not distilled.

Getting rid of the stuff growing in the yard without getting it is always fun.

I love the outdoors and have had many run-ins with poison ivy. The best thing to do to prevent a rash is to wash all exposed areas with soap and water as soon as you get home from a walk in the woods. This can prevent a serious rash even you have come into contact with poison ivy plants.

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Rubbing, not distilled.

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Ethanol will work as well as Isopropanol, but it just seems like such a waste.