Poison Ivy
Across
- 2. A PI rash will generally make you do this.
- 4. Companies make two kinds of treatments, remedies for the rash and creams to __________ the oil from making contact with the skin.
- 5. You can gain or lose this kind of protection against poison ivy as you age.
- 7. The genus for both species of poison ivy.
- 11. This plant is widely thought to help ease the rash.
- 13. The oil from PI can last _________ on clothing after contact.
- 14. You should never do this immediately after contacting PI
- 15. The name of the harmful oil that causes the rash.
- 16. You normally get exposed to PI by touching these.
- 17. Wash the rash immediately with this if affected (2W)
Down
- 1. After the oil has been absorbed by the skin a rash from PI is not _____________ to others.
- 3. What is the only mammal that can get a rash from PI?
- 6. To get rid of PI never never never never ever do this to it.
- 8. Many say that after 1/2 hours all of the _______ has soaked into the skin.
- 9. In the US PI grows almost ______________.
- 10. A popular brand of cleanser to remove the harmful oil from your skin.
- 12. PI can benefit an ecosystem because it has strong roots that protect against ____________ near different bodies of water.
- 18. The rash can last this many weeks.
- 19. The harmful oil is not only in the leaves but in the stem, vines and ___________ as well.