As a former backcountry ranger in the Pacific Northwest, poison oak and I are intimately connected to each other. I’ve never found any holistic or OTC remedy to be of much effectiveness for the agonizing rash. After having it over 200 times I can definitively say, the only effective remedy is complete avoidance. If you do happen to get it and are near the coastal areas a brown algae called laminaria if rubbed directly on the rash area will give relief, tested repeatedly on myself and hundreds of backpackers! You’re never too old to play outside!
As a former backcountry ranger in the Pacific Northwest, poison oak and I are intimately connected to each other. I’ve never found any holistic or OTC remedy to be of much effectiveness for the agonizing rash. After having it over 200 times I can definitively say, the only effective remedy is complete avoidance. If you do happen to get it and are near the coastal areas a brown algae called laminaria if rubbed directly on the rash area will give relief, tested repeatedly on myself and hundreds of backpackers! You’re never too old to play outside!