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Oatmeal Bath

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Most commonly a homemade oatmeal bath is used for:

Take some old-fashioned large flake oats (these work best) but 100% natural unflavored oatmeal will also do. Grind it in a blender, food processor or coffee grinder until you have a very fine consistent powder, almost like dust. To test if the oatmeal is fine enough take a tablespoon of it and stir it in a glass of lukewarm water

The oatmeal should easily absorb the water and you should get a milky white liquid that feels nice and silky, this means you’re done. If however you see a lot of sediment on the bottom of the glass you’ve still got some grinding to do. When you’re done you can sift the colloidal oatmeal to get a more even powder.

What do you need:

How to do it:

Start pouring a lukewarm bath (NO hot water, this will further inflame and harass your skin and more importantly it will absorb moisture from your skin rather than giving it back!) in the meantime sprinkle the oatmeal in the rising water and stir it every now and then to get even distribution. If you feel clumps break them up

If the bath is for a child, adjust the amount of oatmeal to the amount of water

Carefully get into the bath, or carefully assist your child when getting in because the oatmeal makes the bath extra slippery

Soak in the tub for 15-20 minutes, let it heal, soothe, relax, calm your nerves, make you drift away to oatmeal bath heaven

Pat yourself dry with a soft towel; rubbing will do more harm than good

If you feel a bit sticky after the bath rinse yourself with some lukewarm water before patting yourself dry

Use this bath once or twice a day (more frequently if your doctor advises so)

See above link for other oatmeal bath recipes

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