Does raw goat milk help prevent poison oak?

Q. I grew up highly allergic to poison ivy. Our one acre was covered with it and I seemed to have it year around. In 1978 we got milk goats to eat the vines with no thoughts other than to get rid of the ivy. I started drinking their milk. In 1981 we began clearing thick woods that was infested with poison ivy. read more

Some folks use goat milk to make soap. The fat in the goat milk helps keep your skin soft. The soap may also assist in washing away the poison oak oils that cause the blisters. But ultimately, the best preventive to keep from getting poison oak blisters, or poison ivy blisters, is to not come into contact with the plants. read more