Soothing Oatmeal Bath Recipe

This oatmeal bath recipe is great for its skin softening and dry skin relief. Especially recommended for relief from itching associated with psoriasis, eczema, chicken pox, insect bites, etc. Ingredients: 1 cup oats (unflavored instant, whole or rolled) Muslin bag, cheese cloth, or old stocking (if following the unground recipe below) Optional: 1/4 c loose or powdered green tea, OR Lavender essential oil, OR Mint leaves, OR Powdered milk Unground Oatmeal Bath Recipe Steps & Usage: 1. Combine the oats and any additives, and put in the bag or stocking. 2. Tie the bag so it's under the faucet as you fill the tub - if using the bath to soothe itching or inflammed skin, use warm, not hot water. 3. Let the bag float in the water as you bathe, or use it as a washcloth over your body. Ground/Colloidal Oatmeal Bath Recipe For this recipe, instead of putting the oats (and optional additives) into a bag, you grind the ingredients to a very fine mixture, either in a coffee grinder or food processor on the highest setting. You can use whole or rolled oats for this recipe. Steps & Usage:

1. Grind the oats in a grinder. Check for doneness by mixing a teaspoon into a glass of warm water. If the water becomes milky, it's fine enough. If the pieces sink to the bottom, you need to keep grinding.* 2. If using green tea or herbs, grind them fine with a mortar and pestle (unless using powdered green tea). 3. For essential oils, mix them in with a teaspoon of a carrier oil of your choice, for better dispersal. 4. Mix all ingredients together, and add to warm bath water. 5. Soak your way to softern, smoother (less itchy) skin! *If you can't get the mixture fine enough, put it in a muslin bag or old stocking. The fine parts will get through, and the rest will be like the unground oatmeal bath recipe.