Almost everyone can remember eating hot or cold oatmeal as a child, some of us thought it was delicious and may still eat it to this day, others ate it because they had to and never touched the stuff again once they had a say in what they would and would not eat! Oatmeal is not just good for the inner workings of our bodies, it is also beneficial to our skin. The earliest documentation of oats being used in skin care dates back to Egypt as early as 2,000 BC. People during this time and continuing on through the ages, used oats as treatment for skin irritation. I can remember as a child sitting in oatmeal baths when I had the chicken pox, it was a very welcomed relief!
In 1945 a colloidal oatmeal was produced by grinding the oats into a fine powder and then boiling it to extract the colloidal material. This formulation made it readily available for use in bath products, shampoos, shaving products and moisturizers. Colloidal oat's cleansing abilities come from saponins, a naturally occurring toxic chemical that protects plants from insects, fungus and bacterial pathogens, this chemical produces a soapy lather that is beneficial. Colloidal oatmeal cleanses, moisturizes, buffers and has anti-inflammatory properties. The FDA regulates the use of colloidal oatmeal as a skin protectant. For more interesting reading on colloidal oatmeal I have included this link. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17373175/
Who would have known when we were eating our hot oatmeal in the morning that it could improve our health in so many ways? Pictured below are a few oatmeal base soaps I offer in my Etsy shop.
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| Lavender Mint Oatmeal Handmade Soap. You can see the fine oatmeal on the top of the soap. |
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| Bergamot Sandalwood Oatmeal Handmade Soap |
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