Okay, I am sort of an expert when it comes to PI. I have encountered it many many times and can now tell within 30 seconds if i have touched it. It has a specific feeling right off. yes the products mentioned (Tecnu and Zanfel) are the very best thing to use.
Showering with water or plain soap and water will SPREAD it. It is oil based and water will not wash it off. Like washing off trichs from weed, not possible.
I have been close to hospitalization once and got a real good education from my physician. yes, i had it all around my crotch and my eyes. i looked like I went a round with Mike tyson it was that bad. Ii could barely see. Massive doses of steroids were the only thing which kept me from a body wrap in the hospital.
If you do not react to PI it is because the PI can overcome your immune system, not the other way around. A strong immune system (like mine) will try to fight it off. the stronger the immune system, the stronger the reaction.
yes, it is said that if you VERY EARLY in the growing season place a leaf under your tongue, when the PI is more weak, it will help you stave it off later. I wouldn't try that.
It's a bitch but all things serve a purpose.....