8 Soothing Oatmeal Baths
These soothing oatmeal baths are a great choice for calming skin irritation from sunburn, bug bites, and even eczema.
Yield: 1 bath
Cost: $3
Materials
Sunburn Relief Oatmeal Bath
- 2 cups old fashioned oats, whole and uncooked
- 1 cup whole milk
Moisturizing Cucumber + Oatmeal Bath
- 1 cucumber, pureed
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, ground
- ½ cup baking soda
Itch-Soother Chamomile + Oatmeal Bath
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked
- ½ cup dried chamomile
Coconut Milk + Oatmeal Bath Soak
- ½ cup old fashioned oats, ground
- 1 cup canned coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
Apple Cider Vinegar Oatmeal Bath
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked
- 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar
Sleepytime Lavender + Oatmeal Bath Soak
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, ground
- ½ cup baking soda
- 10–15 drops lavender essential oil
Silky Skin Baking Soda + Oatmeal bath
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, ground
- ½ cup baking soda
Achy Muscle Oatmeal Bath
- 1 cup old fashioned oats, uncooked
- 2 cups Epsom salt
- 5 drops sweet orange essential oil
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a bowl. Transfer to a cloth sachet if using whole oats, or toss directly in the tub if using ground oats.
- Relax in the bath for no more than 30 minutes and then generously apply a healing moisturizer like aloe or coconut oil.
Notes
You can grind up old fashioned oats in a food processor or coffee grinder to get a fine powder. But, used too often, this might eventually clog your drain. (In my experience, an occasional oatmeal bath has been fine.)
If you’re worried about clogs, make a sachet with whole oats instead. Cut one leg of a clean pair of old pantyhose at the calf. Fill the sachet with whole oats and tie it closed. Drop the sachet into warm bath water and squeeze to release the milky oat liquid.