Poison Ivy

Every year I swear that I am going to take good enough precaution that I won't experience poison ivy rash. Well, I failed again this year. On the way back from looking at my garden I noticed some tall weeds in my flowerbed that are easily pulled before they get too tall, but impossible once they get too big. Like an idiot I began pulling WITHOUT gloves or long sleeves on. I realized this was wrong when I looked at my hand and saw a clump of poison ivy! I quit and immediately came in and washed with soap and water all the way up past my elbows.

Two days later I had a tiny bump on my left knuckle that I thought was a bug bite because it itched. It didn't get any bigger but the following day I had what I recognized as the blisters from poison ivy on my left arm. Even though I make a conscious effort NOT to so much as touch the skin, I must scratch at night because this stuff is everywhere, on my legs, abdomen and even on my right side where my bra line is. It always appears in a line that looks like a scratch which causes me to believe I must be scratching. I must scratch the infected area and then scratch somewhere else.

My treatment has consisted of putting a mixture of water, alcohol, and apple cider vinegar on the affected area, then making a paste of ACV and baking soda and applying to the area. The areas I'm treating are doing well, but every day I find a new spot. Does anyone have something else that may work better? I'm thinking of wearing gloves to bed at night!

Thanks!