Baking soda and water can be made into a thick paste, and this paste is spread thickly over the skin that is affected. After the paste is completely dry take a hot shower to wash off the residue, and the itching will stay gone for hours. This works much better than Calamine lotion. Another great treatment is oatmeal, the breakfast cereal. Adding two cups of oatmeal to a tub full of hot water makes a terrific soak that will stop the itching instantly while drying the rash out.

Another poison ivy remedy from your kitchen is buttermilk, even though you are not a biscuit or pancake. Sponging the affected skin with buttermilk will stop any itching or burning, and keep you symptom free for hours. Vinegar is another great household item that relieves any itching and discomfort while it helps dry up the damaged skin. Cutting a green tomato in half and rubbing the cut part on the rash from the poison ivy is another home remedy that has proven effective for thousands of people. Rubbing the inside of a banana peel on the rash can also offer some relief.

Finding the right poison ivy remedy that will work for you may take a few attempts, but keep trying and you will find effective home remedies to stop this rash and the associated itching. There are prescription medications that your doctor can prescribe if the rash becomes severe or medical complications result, but these drugs can have serious side effects which may be worse than the rash they were prescribed to treat. These drugs also come with a big price tag that most of us can not afford if there is no insurance available, and the home remedies may cost pennies per treatment instead of dollars. The best remedy for poison ivy is to avoid it, so make sure you know what this plant looks like and avoid it if at all possible.

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