Getting poison ivy off kilts?

[MrShoe]

Glad to hear all appears to have worked out...especially finding a better path.

[Whidbey78]

Glad it worked for you. I've been there. As a "Plan B" to keep in mind, just in case you find yourself in this situation again, soak the kilt in lukewarm water with a bit of dawn or similar dish soap. It will break the oil down enough for it to be washed away. I highly recommend the original dawn over all the "New and Improved" versions. Let it soak for a couple hours and then run it through the wash with about 1/2 the usual amount of detergent--a lot of soap will move with the kilt from soak to wash and it will be sudzy! And run it through at least 2 additional rinses. It's worked for me on several occasions and will also remove the PI oils from you in a pinch...but it won't calm the itch.

[Lallans]

The universal PI preventer here in Canada is Sunlight Laundry Soap, aka 'yellow laundry soap'. It takes away all oils and I have never seen or heard that it damages any known fabric. Not sure if this product is available in the USA, but I mention it for the benefit of fellow Canadians who can't get the other products previously listed. When you think you've been exposed to poison ivy or its cousins, it's the best known product to use on yourself, or your dog or kilt etc. Of course ordinary soap probably works just as well, but the yellow stuff is reassuringly powerful.

[morrison]

woof Roundup in a refillable squirt container for the worst growth areas of Poison Ivy and on the prominences that grow onto the path you walk. It'll stop the growth in the places you walk and will not harm anything else. It will affect ONLY the roots and growth of the specific plant sprayed. No one else needs be concerned with that preventive measure that protects you. (& others) There is no environmental impact or damage. Animals won't eat the dead plants and the active ingredient will be inert by the end of the decay cycle. arf