What is the best way to treat poison ivy/oak/sumac?

What is the best way to treat poison ivy?

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    Wash the infected area. soothe the itching with a cold compress. put approximately 5 cups of oatmeal in a cool bath and soak from 15-30 min. Use lotions containing calamine, alcohol and zinc acetate they will dry the blisters and help speed healing.

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Wash the infected area. soothe the itching with a cold compress. put approximately 5 cups of oatmeal in a cool bath and soak from 15-30 min. Use lotions containing calamine, alcohol and zinc acetate they will dry the blisters and help speed healing.

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