Poison Ivy! How to clean a helmet?
OK I have poison ivy on my face and I think I got it from my helmet straps. I think the straps must have grazed a vine when I hung the helmet on the bike for minute on Sunday. And I mean a minute - the place was closed so I put it right back on and continued my ride.
So.... how to wash the straps sufficiently without reinfecting myself.. and I just realized, everything I throw inside the helmet, and the bag I throw the helmet in also has to get sanitized somehow. Ack!
I am so sensitive to the stuff that I'm even considering throwing it all out.
Guess I'm cleaning the bike tonight too.
my helmet has poison ivy :(
:mad: :mad:
The pharmacy had several concoctions to treat PI but none of the packages suggested how to wash the offending objects that gave you the rash in the first place. Once I even got it from my cat (I don't have pets anymore for that reason .. well and also that I'm pretty allergic to them). They did not have Zanfel, but did have Tecnu, and a couple of $30 items.... This stuff ain't cheap.
What I think I need to wash/sanitize
-bike
-helmet, pads & straps
-glasses case (I store this inside my helmet with the sunglass "clip ons" and the mirror that attaches to glasses)
-stiff canvas tote bag LL Bean style that I carry it all in
Do you think washing with Top Job, and maybe a little clorox mixed in will kill the poison ivy oils? Scrub the hard goods with a brush and rubber gloves. I'll have to read the label to see if Top Job can mix with clorox.
The clothes should be easy - gloves, buff, & clothes (shorts, jersey, arm & leg warmers) just toss it all in washer with HOT water. No clorox there though... Maybe clorox for colors I have that. The buff probably prevented me from getting it all over my head and neck. Thank you AV people.
I proclaim Wed to be cleaning night.
Martha