Hi doctor,
I disk golf in an area where a decent amount of poison oak is present. I would like to know how fast urushiol binds to skin, and once it does is there any possibility to spread?
I use an electronic cigarette which requires me to handle cotton that I feed into the atomizer. My doubt is if urushiol vaporizes automatically, what will be the harm?
Hello,
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I have read your query. Poison oak causes allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and is the most common cause of ACD than all the other causes combined.
The allergen which cause ACD is usually present within the sap named urushiol and it will be mainly present in the leaves and the inner stems of the plant.
After the contact with any part of the plant it usually takes 12 - 48 hours for the symptoms to occur. But the resin will bond immediately to the skin on contact. So, you should remove it with a mild soap wash immediately.
If within 10 - 15 minutes of contact washing is done, 50% can be removed. But, if it is beyond one hour, washing does not help much.
You can use Bentonite barrier creams which can prevent bonding of urushiol to your exposed parts. Urushiol once bound to the skin does not vaporize and does not spread to other parts of the body. As it is a local reaction, the intensity of it depends on the amount of resin contacted.
For further information consult a an allergy specialist online. ---> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/allergy-specialist
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