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How Poison Ivy Works

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How to Prevent a Reaction to a Plant

If you come in contact with poison ivy, the first thing to do is wash it off. Warm water will open your pores which will allow the usury all to be absorbed that much faster. Once your skin absorbs it, you have a very limited amount of time to take some sort of steroid,. Like a corticosteroid that actually reduces the body's immune response naturally. But if not, just get the cord aid or land a court and rub that all over your body like my dad did. It looked like a weird pink beast. Right.

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