aluminum13
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I don't know if anyone mentioned it, but the active component in poison ivy is a oil. Urushiol
Think about it. How do you get oil off your skin?
Get a hand cleaner, like Goop. The stuff that smells like solvent (or the sickly sweet cheery kind). It will dissolve and wash away the oil to prevent it from getting worse. Rub it in, let it sit to dissolve, and then wash it off.
I can't find a picture but they also make this Gojo Cream in a little white plastic tub which I like, it's cheap, and you probably already have it.
I also have tried Jewelweed. Placebo effect? Maybe. But I think it helped.
Think about it. How do you get oil off your skin?
Get a hand cleaner, like Goop. The stuff that smells like solvent (or the sickly sweet cheery kind). It will dissolve and wash away the oil to prevent it from getting worse. Rub it in, let it sit to dissolve, and then wash it off.

I can't find a picture but they also make this Gojo Cream in a little white plastic tub which I like, it's cheap, and you probably already have it.
I also have tried Jewelweed. Placebo effect? Maybe. But I think it helped.