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Camping 101: Don’t Get Caught With Your Pants Down! How to Avoid Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
Whether it’s taking the family on that camping vacation that you always wanted or taking that hiking trip through the Grand Canyon that you have always dreamed of, we want to provide you with some basic tips you can follow so that you don’t get caught with your pants down by learning how to avoid poison ivy and poison oak.
Preparation and protection is important in order to avoid any poison ivy or poison oak that you may encounter on your family camping vacation or backpacking trip.
Poison ivy, poison oak and sumac are the leading cause of allergic skin reactions in the United States each and every year. However, there is good news; there are plenty of steps that you can take to protect yourself and your family from these noxious plants by learning to avoid poison ivy and poison oak altogether.
First of all you should learn to recognize the plants so that you can easily avoid them, this is probably the most important thing you can do to protect yourself, if you can avoid the plants entirely then you have very little to worry about. There are several online resources that offer detailed descriptions of the plants, I would suggest you do further research and perhaps try to obtain a picture to keep with you while on your family camping vacation.
When it is possible you should try and wear long clothing, long pants and long sleeves if you suspect that there is one of these plants around and that you may come in contact with them. Poison ivy, poison oak and sumac are potent all year long and can remain toxic on clothes and other surfaces for up to five years. That really gives you something to think about doesn’t it?
I would suggest that when you think you may come in contact with one of these plants that you use a pre-contact protective lotion such as büji Block to help protect against allergic reactions. The lotion forms an invisible layer on the skin that helps inhibit absorption of the plant oils that cause allergic reactions.
büji Block also features an SPF 20 UVA/UVB sunscreen. For added assurance, there is also büji Wash, a gentle, exfoliating cleanser that removes the plant oils from the skin anytime after you have had any contact with one of the plants and can be used before symptoms begin to start offering relief from the itching and irritation that is sure to come.
If you follow this advice and you are cautions while on your family camping vacation then you should have no trouble with these annoying plants. And if you do happen to come into contact with poison ivy or poison oak, make sure to treat it with an anti-itch lotion to help keep the itching and irritation to a minimum.
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