william evans on wed 1 feb 06

possibly diluted w/ jojoba oil or non-allergenic skin oil of choice- it's
quite drying and should be used w/ some caution on the face/around the eyes!

I ran across a link a couple years ago- about a surveyor that got in the
habit of spraying down his clothing, tools, equipment w/ 9% solution of
"sudsy" ammonia and water. He did this before delving into, and returning
from the any potential patch. He just used a quart spray bottle for this.

I tried it and was quite impressed.

I'm trying to reestablish the source for that info( doing some googling)
but have yet to get more details- other that what I remember:
the alkaline solution of ammonia counteracts the somehow acidic urushiol.

bille

Behalf Of Laura McKenzie
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:02 PM
To: OGL@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: poison ivy ideas?

Lucy, she's gonna love that! Off to try a patch to see if its ok on
her.

Lucy, thank you so much!

Laura
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