Let’s talk oatmeal. After all, January is National Oatmeal Month, and while, sure, I love a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal on a cold morning or an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie (any day of the week), I really love the benefits oatmeal provides for my skin!

Let’s go back a few years to how this all began – 4,000-ish years to be more specific. It was the Bronze Age (and I don’t mean the age of self-tanners!); the wheel had recently been invented, the pyramids were being built, and the Egyptians were using oatmeal and other natural products to treat eczema and other skin conditions! Today, science proves what the ancients knew all along – oatmeal WORKS (and so does the wheel, by the way.)

That’s why you’ll find oatmeal combined with marine algae and other miracle ingredients in our Calming Sea + Flora Milk Soak as well we our Exfoliating Kelp + Oatmeal Body Bar. We source only the finest organic ingredients from small farms, and our oatmeal is no exception. You’ll see in the ingredients it’s called colloidal oatmeal. That means it’s ground into a fine powder, allowing for a luxurious, smooth feel on your skin and a reduction of redness, itching, and inflammation associated with various skin conditions. Oatmeal is also one of the BEST natural ingredients for combating the dehydration and free radicals accompanying aging skin. And, let’s face it, no matter our age, our skin ages daily!

So let’s break it down:

O = Overall Soothing

A = Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Aging

T = Texture Improvement

M = Moisturizing

E = Enhanced Absorption

A = Anti-Itch Properties

L   = Layer Formation

We recommend our products containing oatmeal for everyone, but especially for those with:

Dry Skin: Oatmeal is a natural humectant, which means it helps attract and retain moisture. This makes it effective in providing relief for dry and flaky skin. 

Sensitive Skin: Oatmeal is gentle, calming, nourishing, and often recommended for sensitive skin.

Eczema: Colloidal oatmeal has anti-inflammatory properties and can be soothing for individuals with eczema. It may help reduce redness, itching, and irritation associated with eczematous skin.

Psoriasis: Oatmeal can be used to soothe the discomfort, redness, and itching associated with psoriasis.

Sunburn: Oatmeal has anti-inflammatory properties that can help soothe the discomfort associated with sunburn.

Contact Dermatitis: Oatmeal can benefit individuals with contact dermatitis, especially when the skin is irritated due to contact with allergens or irritants.

Itchy Skin: Oatmeal's anti-itch properties make it helpful for alleviating itching associated with various skin conditions.

Oh! And if you’re wondering what else the Egyptians figured out 4,000 years ago in addition to the healing properties of oatmeal and the wheel, how ‘bout that thing that floats in water…a boat!

For now, we’ll leave you with this: GO OATS!

Happy soaking!