The People’s Pharmacy. Q: I recently developed a nasty poison ivy rash and tried every remedy I could think of. Then I read about witch hazel. I had some on hand, so I poured it over my rash ...

Witch hazel Made from the bark of the witch hazel tree, this astringent splash relieves the itch of poison ivy and tightens skin. Wherever you have a rash, apply witch hazel.

Witch hazel can have a similar rash-reduction effect; soak a cotton ball and pat it on. These are five poison ivy remedies ...

When I was a kid, my mother’s cure-all for everything from a touch of sunburn to poison ivy and even a mild fever was witch hazel lotion. It came from the Fuller Brush man who sold his wares ...