New Home Treatments Help Relieve Poison Oak Rash

Dec. 12, 2009 - PRLog -- Poison Oak Rash has published a number of different home treatments that are used to treat the symptoms caused by a poison oak rash. Thanks to a lengthy investigation and testing, they have included in the site different working alternatives to help people find relief for the horrible itching that many people have to endure.  This information is shared also to serve as a resource for parents who want to give their children the best relief in case of a poison oak rash. These treatments are extremely simple and inexpensive.

Thousands of children and adults each year have to deal with the nasty effects of the poison oak rash in the skin.  Despite the vast information we can give people, we have to know that sooner or later accidents will happen, or in some instances people won’t be aware of the plants in a certain area! In children, the spirit of curiosity and exploration can lead them to come in contact with urushiol, the substance causing the allergic reaction, present in all poison oak plants.

Thanks to the Web, we can see that there has been a heavy exchange of information regarding alternative treatments and home remedies to avoid suffering from the symptoms of a poison oak rash.  However, we can also see that through the great amount of information exchanged, there are only a handful of methods that truly work. The researchers at PoisonOakRash.net spent months noting all of these treatments available and testing them one by one to rank their effectiveness and safety. In the way, they found a lot of false information.

For example, at one point in their research, they learnt that many people were advising to use hot compresses on the affected area.  This turned to be nothing but a hoax.  Putting hot water on the blisters could easily lead to more sever inflammation of the highly sensitive skin. It was best to use cool compresses and cool water.

Some home treatments were pretty useful and almost secret to many people.  Especially the remedy involving vinegar an baking soda.  The preparation instructions were as follows: take vinegar and baking soda, and mix them in such a way that the mix gets the consistence of peanut butter. Now apply it rubbing thoroughly on the affected areas while you take a bath.

Despite the initial doubts, testing ended up pretty satisfactory results with this home treatment. Researchers who took part of this testing now consider this home treatment to be on of the most effective to battle itching caused by poison oak.

There are many more home treatments that you can find at PoisonOakRash.net, and this information on home treatments has been complemented with more info on other type of treatments, including the use of lotions such as Calamine, very recommended by specialists in rashes. You too can take advantage of these free home treatments!

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