My new favorite love, Shaklee’s Meadow Blend, soap-free, cleansing bar, just left this mommy’s skin softer and silkier than it has been in years. WOW. What a great feeling. One of the magic ingredients has led me to re-appreciate the healing properties of one of my favorite breakfasts. What is that ingredient you ask? Oatmeal!
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To my surprise, this paraben free, bathing bar had a pleasant lather, with a soft fragrance like country breeze that was quite refreshing. Meadow Blend contains wholesome, good-for-you ingredients like yummy oatmeal, wheat germ oil and vitamin E. No wonder my skin was left with a creamy suppleness!
Just like nourishing from the inside, oatmeal can nourish from the outside. It has many soothing uses in addition to making the skin simply feel fantastic. In a colloid form, oatmeal may provide relief from skin, minor burns and other icky, itchy rashes. (Colloid means that the oatmeal has been pulverized into a fine powder.) This allows it to be completely absorbed into the water.
To make your own:
1 cup Unflavored Oatmeal (slow or quick will work)
Place in a blender, processor, or grinder on a high setting. Grind the oatmeal until it becomes a very fine powder. To test it, stir 1T of the fine powder in a glass of warm or hot water and stir. It will be milky and the water will feel silky if you have blended the oatmeal long enough.
For infants, use 1/3 cup Colloid Oatmeal
For children, use 1 cup
With your finger, stir the mixture in the bath water in a figure eight direction but be careful as the tub will be slippery! Soak as needed up to 15 minutes 1-3 times a day as needed if dealing with those nasty skin reactions.
