This soap will not prevent you from getting Poison Ivy, but it will help you with the painful skin rash and itching. Use this in place of your normal soap if you know you have been in contact with the leaf of this plant. This soap is made with two essential oils, Camphor, & Jewel Weed, that is supposed to help with the itch of this rash. Also it is made with Goat's Milk soap to keep your skin soft.