Can you build up a tolerance to poison ivy?

Do you develop an immunity to poison ivy? ... To treat an itchy rash, you can use calamine lotion, hydrocortisone creams and oral antihistamines. ... read more

Interestingly, my mother almost died from a reaction to poison ivy before I was conceived. Yet, when I have been exposed, I've hardly had any reaction at all. It makes me wonder if she somehow passed along a bit of a resistance to me. read more

Poison ivy may have white berries. Poison Oak: Poison oak grows as a low shrub in the eastern United States, and in tall clumps or long vines on the Pacific Coast. Poison oak has fuzzy green leaves in clusters of three; they are lobed or deeply toothed with rounded tips. read more

Best action against poison ivy, oak or sumac is to was the contacted part of the body within 30 minutes. Each exposure to the chemical makes you more sensitive. Jewelweed is found along our Bruce Trail, often where poison ivy grows nearby. This plant's gooey interior is the only antidote I know of for poison ivy. read more