Poison Ivy is a type of skin infectious disease, can be noticed by redness of the infected area, irritation, pain, itching and formation of rashes on the skin. It has been noticed that certain plant species are very much responsible for the disease called poison ivy. Many times when we go outside and see plants around us, we found these poisonous plants also around us in different lengths and various coloration. The poison ivy is very common among people living in the coastal regions. The infection laid by the plant cannot immediately show its symptoms but can show its signs after twenty-four to forty-eight hours of skin exposure to the plant containing the diseased sera. The major symptoms by which one can identify the poison ivy is redness, itching, inflation, rashes and also formation of blisters sometimes.

Although many treatments are present to cure the infection of poison ivy, by taking medicines, injections etc. but on the other hand Home remedies for poison ivy are also available and are of much useful and can set a ground level of platform for the treatment of the rashes and irritation produced by the infection of the plant. Here, giving certain home remedies for poison ivy. If one caught by the infection, one should immediately take the small piece of cotton ball, soak into the cold water and clean the infected area by it.

You can also use alcohol as alcohol has more efficiency than water to remove the infectious particles; this process can help in cleaning the surface of the diseased area and can remove the superficial dirt and infection causing particles. After that, apply the cream formulation made up of bentoquatum on the infected area. This cream based formulation has counter activity particles and they can fight against the poison ivy infection. One should also clean the area wherever the oil or the resin of that infected plant is found to be intact.

Above written are the basic procedures, which a person can do to remove the infection from the site of inflammation. Now, we are going to give you some basic home remedies for poison ivy, they are as follows - first and foremost to get rid of the irritation and inflammation caused due to infection, one should put some amount of oatmeal in the water taken for bath, this has some cooling effect and will cool the blisters up to certain extent. In another home based remedy, Aloe Vera, a herb which is known for its soothing effect on skin and is an important part of cosmetics these days can be applied on the rashes due to its anti oxidant property and its cooling ingredients. On application on to the rashes and blisters of poison ivy, it gives a very soothing and cooling effect and can diminish the itching.

In addition, peppermint based creams or menthol based cream formations, which is again a cooling agent if applied on the poison ivy infected area can give a cooling and soothing effect thereby provides the relaxation.