When you guys talk of oatmeal baths do you mean porridge oats?

Anyway I'm lying here on my phone in the bath with a cup full of porridge sprinkled in the water (Waitrose own ), is this what you mean? Or is there a specific type to use? How is it beneficial? I found this on Wikipedia. ..

An oatmeal bath, made by adding a cup of finely ground oatmeal to one's bathwater, is also commonly used to ease the discomfort associated with such things as chickenpox, poison ivy, eczema, sunburn and dry skin.[6]

Interesting! I never knew that. Anyway I do find baths in general do soothe a little.

No go to a pharmacy you can but them.in packets I use them on my horse aveno makes a.good one

They are what you use to eat, but they have to be used in a certain way. Don't just dump Quaker Oats in your bath, there's a certain way to do it. So I included an article on what an oatmeal bath is and how to make a recipe. I like the Aveno one (which I mentioned about) because it's in individual packs. It helps me horse immensely (yes, they are made for people!) and he stops scratching himself right away. I have never used oatmeal for vulvodynia but for other problems (chicken pox and hives!) it worked pretty well.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-an-oatmeal-bath.htm

http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/oatmealbath.htm

OK thanks

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Found it, thanks yoginimom :-)

Oatmeal is a natural anti - inflammatory . I tried oatmeal baths when I was burning really bad and they did soothe the area a little bit...lets face it, a little relief is better than none!