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Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Poison Sumac
Information about poison ivy, oak, sumac and the skin rashes they cause
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Welcome to the World of Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac
There is a great deal of confusion about poison ivy vs. poison oak, since there are two kinds of poison ivy and two kinds of poison oak. Learn more.
We also have great products to keep you safe from all 5 of these nasty plants.
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The Blog
February 4, 2019
Normally you would not expect to see poison ivy growing out of icy swamp water.
But all these vines, from the big 2-incher to the tiny 1/4 incher are all poison ivy.
January 2, 2019
Here is a pretty scary image of a poison ivy vine "exploding" at the top of a dead tree.
When the vine can't find anything else to climb on it starts reaching in all directions, either for another climbing surface or for sun.
December 13, 2018
The folks from Green+ products contacted us to let us know that their skin cream products are very helpful for poison ivy rash.