I evidently came in contact with poison ivy while weeding last week. I washed up when I came in, but not within 10 minutes of contact, so the urushiol bonded with my skin. I developed a rash on several parts of my right arm and hand, and 2 small patches on my face. I always have several tubes of Zanfel in the house so I scrubbed with that. Those patches are slowly improving.
Problem is, I am continuing to get tiny patches-- often just one small blister-- on my right hand. I must have transferred some small amount of urushiol to something that only I handle (my DH and DD are not affected) and am recontaminating myself. So I’ve been going around cleaning-- and in some cases disposing of-- items that I alone touch. The rubber gloves I use to wash dishes. My toothbrush. My Eos lip balm.
My computer mouse. My hairbrush.
My immersion blender.
I keep thinking of new things to clean.
I sure hope I solve this mystery soon. It’s getting very old.