On Monday's Good Morning Arkansas, Dee Dee Helbig on Ava Bella Day Spa shared some great ways to ease the itching brought on by poison ivy, poison oak or chicken pox after her own recent experience with her son and chicken pox.

Below is a "recipe" for a tobacco based treatment.  If that does not work, several other options are listed below.

Tobacco Based Itch Easer

2 cups water

Tobacco from 3 cigarettes

Combine water and tobacco. Bring to a boil and simmer about 5 minutes. Carefully strain all the tobacco from the brew since it may burn sensitive skin. Let the liquid cool. Apply it to inflamed areas with a clean cloth. This ensures immediate relief from the itching and burning discomfort.

Other at-home remedies

• Rub inner banana peel on rash
• ¼ cup bleach & ¾ cup warm applied with washcloth (helps to kill the poison ivy)
• Rub alcohol to the area then rinse with water and wash with soap and water (dry up the poison)
• Wet affected area rub with salt (this will help stop further spreading)
• Vitamin E (said to have healing properties
• Honey
• Baking soda in a glass of water and applied to the skin with a sponge. Then allow to dry.
• Flaxseed oil gel tablets opened and applied to rash