How to Make an Oatmeal Bath at Home

Many forms of skin conditions can result in irksome symptoms. Eczema and dermatitis cause itching, rashes and inflamed skin. Poison ivy can cause itching, swelling and blisters to form. Using oatmeal in your bath can offer you relief from such symptoms. If you don't have a food processor, you can use a sock to create a milk bath.

Things You'll Need

• Unflavored whole oats
• Food processor
• Bathtub mat
• Lukewarm water
• Towel
• Sock

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Instructions

Colloidal Oatmeal

• 1

  Form a powder from the oats.

  Put 1 cup of oats into a food processor. Grind the oats to a powder, which will create what is known as colloidal oatmeal. According to Colloidal Oatmeal, the oat powder disperses throughout the water, rather than sinking.

• 2

  Avoid slipping in the bath.

  Place a bathtub mat at the bottom of your tub. Oatmeal is slippery and you can fall without a mat.

• 3

  Fill your bathtub with lukewarm water. Sprinkle a handful of your oatmeal under the running faucet. Swirl the oatmeal into your bath. Sprinkle enough oatmeal into your bath to develop a milky appearance.

• 4

  Gently dry yourself.

  Sit in your bath for up to 10 minutes. Rinse your body with fresh water. Dry your body with a towel.

Sock Method

• 5

  Use a sock.

  Place 1 cup of oats into a sock. Wrap the open end of the sock onto the tub's faucet and tie a loose knot.

• 6

  Ensure that the oats are covered with water.

  Turn your faucet on and run lukewarm water over the sock. Allow the oatmeal to soften.

• 7

  Squeeze the sock gently. The oatmeal will release a milky fluid into your bath. Continue to squeeze until your bath water turns milky.

• 8

  Sit in your bath for up to 10 minutes. Rinse your body with fresh water. Dry your body with a towel.