Ivy barrier cream

[Les Day]

Morning all. Any recommendations re barrier cream for this? Itching is driving us all mad.

 

 

[Jack.P]

I been cutting a hedge for the last few days full of ivy and been sneezing lots .the itching didn’t seem as bad when cakes in sun cream 

[sime42]

I been cutting a hedge for the last few days full of ivy and been sneezing lots .the itching didn’t seem as bad when cakes in sun cream 

Never had much problem with itching but it really gets me in the lungs. Makes me cough a lot and sometimes a worrying pain in the chest.. Must be some kind of allergic reaction.
I've never managed to work out exactly what causes it though. Maybe dust or fine hairs, or maybe the pollen when when it's flowering.
It's rank stuff from all points of view IMHO.

[sime42]

I don't know much about barrier creams but O'Keeffe's Working Hands Cream is damned good stuff.

[daveatdave]

long sleeved shirt and a dust mask its the pollen and dust that it retains 

[Dan Maynard]

I don't know much about barrier creams but O'Keeffe's Working Hands Cream is damned good stuff.

Yup, second that. Have used it also on my heels when cracking.

[sime42]

long sleeved shirt and a dust mask its the pollen and dust that it retains 

Yeah, I sometimes have to resort to a dust mask if it's really bad..