Give Your Child a Self-made Oatmeal Bath to Soothe Their Dry, Rough Skin
A child’s oatmeal (dalia) bath is an easy, efficient, and reasonably priced treatment for a variety of skin issues. An oatmeal bath can be used for anything, from moisturizing dry skin and relieving skin irritation to relieving a hurting bottom from diaper rash.
oatmeal isn’t just beneficial for children; you can also use it for itchy or dry skin. Using “colloidal” oats, which function as an emollient to soothe and moisturize dry, irritated skin, is the key to the solution. To make oats “colloidal” means to grind them into tiny particles. Regular oats become emollient when they are ground into a fine powder, which improves the skin’s ability to absorb nutrients.
You may either manufacture your own at home for less than a dollar or purchase a commercial product if your doctor suggests a dalia bath for a skin ailment. All you need is dalia, or oats, a basic item that you most likely already have in your home.
Ingredients and supplies for an oatmeal bath
- Instant, slow-cooking, or quick-cooking oats are all OK as long as they are flavorless. They’re all just as effective. You’ll require:
- A food processor, coffee grinder, or blender.
- Hot water.
- For a full-sized bath, use one cup of oatmeal; for a child’s tub, use one-third cup.
- For the oatmeal in the bath, use a muslin bag, cheesecloth, or pantyhose (optional).
Steps to Prepare Oatmeal Bath
All you have to do is powder the oats, to release their medicinal benefits. As follows:
- To make a fine, uniform powder, place the oats in your food processor, blender, or coffee grinder and process on the highest setting.
- Take a tablespoon of the ground oats and mix it into a glass of warm water to see if the ground oats are fine enough.
- You know the oats are powdered enough if they dissolve in water to form a smooth, milky solution.
- Continue grinding the oats into a finer powder if the mixture doesn’t turn creamy and smooth. Try it one more. Continue until the water has a silky, smooth consistency.
Another option is to ground the oats as much as you can and store them in a small muslin bag or tie them in cheesecloth (you can also use pantyhose) if you are unable to grind them fine enough. An excellent remedy if you are aware that oatmeal can be hard to remove from your tub is a bath bag
Giving an oatmeal Bath
- To ensure that it spreads, put your home-ground oatmeal in a hot water tub that is flowing and shake the water multiple times with your hands. If you feel any lumps at the bottom of the tub, shatter them.
- Once the water is warm enough for your child to play in, put the bag in the warm bath if you use one to hold the oats. Make sure the water isn’t too hot before bathing your child.
- Give your kid fifteen to twenty minutes to soak in the tub. Stay away from soap and other cleansers. The purpose of this bath is to calm and soothe the skin, not to clean it.
- After giving your child a bath in oats, you don’t have to rinse them unless you want to apply some of the oats straight onto their skin. An oatmeal bath can be given once or twice a day, or more frequently if your child’s physician recommends it.
- Handle your youngster with care both in and out of the bath. The tub may become more slick than usual with Dalia. Afterward, gently dab your child’s skin dry with a gentle cloth.
Oatmeal Bath: Relieving a Range of Skin Conditions
Baths with oatmeal are beneficial for several skin issues. For centuries, both medical professionals and parents have relied on oatmeal’s calming properties to ease skin irritation. It makes sense, then, that a lot of body soaks, moisturizers, and even some adult and kid-sized soaps contain powdered (colloidal) oatmeal.
Skin Problems Relieved with Oatmeal Baths
A natural method to keep skin hydrated, shield it from damage, and soothe irritation and itching is to use oatmeal. It can be applied to several ailments, including:
- diaper rash (frequently brought on by friction in the diaper)
- Anal itching (often from pinworms)
- Baby’s tender skin
- dry or chapped skin
- Atopic dermatitis
- Venomous bites
- Rashes brought on by sumac, oak, or poison ivy
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Sunburn
- Windburn
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Acne
A Word From V Lovemami
Mummies, oatmeal baths are not only great for your baby; they’re also a highly effective remedy for your skin concerns. Try it yourself as soon as you’ve gotten the hang of using it for your youngster. Ask your doctor about it at your next appointment if they haven’t already recommended it to assist in treating your personal skin problems.
