Contact with this stuff will cause immediate itching. Itching powder has a long history of appearances in sleeping bags, bed sheets, underwear, and clothing. Itching powder is just a harmless plant fiber and the effects are easily neutralized by simply washing.

We get a lot of calls from school nurses on the topic of itching powder. Itching powder is actually made of ground rose hips. Itching powder reacts in a similar way to getting fiberglass on the skin in that it causes itching. Itching powder is harmless when used in small quantities and the effect can be neutralized by simply washing it off.

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