Oatmeal bath.

[gra001]

I`ve been advised by my doc` to take oatmeal baths due to sensitive and itchy skin. "Aveeno" do colloidal oatmeal sachets but at £13 for ten each bath works out a bit pricey, doc` wont provide on prescription and a "Google" of "Oatmeal bath" suggests buying colloidal oatmeal rather than a brand name. I`ve tried the pharmacists, "Holland and Barrett" etc etc but no joy. So, the question is......"where can I buy colloidal oatmeal"?...thanks

[NoVetec]

Invest in a food processor or a blender, buy a bag of oats and put it in.

Test it with a glass of warm water, if it goes milky it's blended enough to use in the bath.

[gra001]

Many thanks for that. Do I need a particular kind of oatmeal (eg wholegrain) or just a straightforward bag from the supermarket?

[RemainAllHoof]

First link in google gave me this:

http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/o...

What's so special about oatmeal, then?

[Mobile Chicane]

Here you go:

The humble oat comes of age

[RemainAllHoof]

Thanks. I guess it's going to go up in price then.

[Huntsman]

For dry and itchy skin have you tried Cetreben cream? Worked wonders for me.

[Laird]

Generally speaking, avoid any creams/products with lanolin in them.

[Mobile Chicane]

Laird said:

Generally speaking, avoid any creams/products with lanolin in them.

Rubbish. Read up on lanolin and you'll find that claims it aggravates dry skin conditions are unfounded.

[NoVetec]

gra001 said:

Many thanks for that. Do I need a particular kind of oatmeal (eg wholegrain) or just a straightforward bag from the supermarket?

No worries.

Generally any should be fine.

Some people/websites suggest instant oats are okay too, but personally I think they don't cut it. Also that would work out much more expensive.

[Laird]

Mobile Chicane said:

Laird said:

Generally speaking, avoid any creams/products with lanolin in them.

Rubbish. Read up on lanolin and you'll find that claims it aggravates dry skin conditions are unfounded.

Oh well, I can only speak for myself in that regard then. I am however most definitely allergic to it, so I would respectfully suggest that the claims aren't entirely unfounded

[Stevenj214]

NoVetec said:

Invest in a food processor or a blender, buy a bag of oats and put it in.

Test it with a glass of warm water, if it goes milky it's blended enough to use in the bath.

Alternatively just bag them up in a pair of tights/thin cloth/similar and throw in the bath