Oatmeal YAY. I don't love it quite as much as baking soda but there is a lot of things you can use it for. I like to use it as a face mask. I love it. It makes my skin so soft.
Oatmeal can be used to treat a lot of skin conditions such as oily or dry skin, razor burns, acne, sunburn and even chicken pox. You can add other ingredients too. Like honey which is a natural cleanser and astringent. Egg yolk which helps with acne. Or good old baking soda it can help soothe dry itchy skin.
So when I was in school we took oatmeal and warm water and mixed it in a bowl. Then we had our client lay down. We'd wrap their hair in a towel and put a gauze on their face. Then we'd spatula the oatmeal on to the gauze. It helped the oatmeal stick and it was easy to remove by just rolling the gauze off. But, who can do that at home? I cant.
So to do so this at home I just mix some oatmeal and maybe some honey with warm water in a bowl and apply it with your fingertips. Leave it on til it dries. It may get a little itchy. Remove with a warm wet towel. If you're going to bed you can leave a little on your skin and massage it in. Not the chunks of oatmeal of course but the liquid. It will make your skin feel so refreshed. You can do this treatment everyday if you want.
If you'd rather purchase something with the same great effect that's less messy. I suggest Dermalogica Colloidal Masque. I have it and I use it quite often. But its around 80 dollars. I didn't realize that til I searched it just now on Amazon so I could offer the link. Whoa. I will be using it less often. And when I run out Ill just use oatmeal.
