16 yrs, 1 mth ago

Sensitive skin soother

HI all,
I recently posted a topic regarding eczema etc and I remembered an old method of soothing sensitive skin.
My Grandmother used to place a cup of oats in the foot of a stocking (new of course haha) and hang it under the tap.
So whenever I had a bath the warm water would run directly onto the oats releasing whatever it was that calms sensitive, aggravated skin. A lot of products these days now have oatmeal etc in them so maybe my granny wasn’t so mad after all!
Hope this helps someone.

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  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Sorry, Hasty3, I hope you`re not being hasty here…. no offense… Simple range is not what I would call “”natural”” products! I know sometimes the brand/product names can be misleading and there are lots of misconception about it. They`re still perfumed to camouflage all the chemical smells. Do check out other threads about natural/organic stuffs and you`ll find out better “”natural”” products. 🙂

  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    there is a product range called “”simple””, its available from chemists, and other places, its called simple because it has natural, simple ingredients, and soothes any skin type especially sensitive skin, also it is perfect to use on allergic reactions because, sensitive skin is susseptible to allergic reactions, and irriation, and by using other products, it may aggravate your skin and further irritate your skin, so even when you dont have any irritation or alergies, try and go for a natural product thats gentle on sensitive skin

  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    beautybabe1, thats a great tip.

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    16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Aveeno skin soak (the collodial oat one) is great, – although I make my own now. Buy some rolled oats from the supermarket (about 99cents for 1.5kg) and put them in lots through a coffee bean grinder till they are like talc powder. Add a couple of tablespoons to your bath and your skin will be silky and soothed.

  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    i agree with Elmo.. aveeno products are really good… i used the one with added menthol and it soothed my itchy skin. definately worth a try

  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Thanks for that suggestion chooky – I`ve also heard oats are fantastic for soothing irritated skin – I`ve used those Aveeno products too which contain oatmeal which were really good.

  • 16 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Haha… I think your Granny was on to it! There are a lot of products with oatmeal these days. I might give her trick a go…

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