robertduval14 said:lol. I did not take it that way at all. Sometimes intent is lost without hearing something spoken out loud. I was not making light of yours or anyone else ways of dealing with poison ivy/oak/sumac. If something works, then by all means, do it. Poison Ivy sucks. I get it REAL bad when I do get it (blisters commonly bigger than a quarter) and this was the first thing I ever tried (and I've tried LOTS of things) that works the way this does. Out of this world relief that borders on being a pleasurable feeling. (I was told by someone or read somewhere that the reason it works is that the hot water causes a reaction in your skin that mimics the feeling that scratching brings, but because the water is washing over the entire area it does it very quickly...unsure if the source of that particular info is reliable or not since I don't remember where it came from).
I'm the same way---when I get it, I get it bad! lol. It was why I decided to try anything, even if it sounded kinda crazy, 
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