As enticing as a soothing hot bath after a long day sounds, anyone with eczema knows it can be a one-way ticket to a flare-up. Overly hot showers or baths are easily the biggest triggers to avoid and are worth steering clear of to keep the itchy, irritated symptoms of atopic dermatitis at bay.
An oat bath, however, is different. Not to be mistaken with a load of cooked oats dumped into a tub of hot water, this eczema treatment consists of pouring finely milled colloidal oatmeal into a lukewarm-temperature bath. As one of the oldest tricks in the book, it doesn’t sting, smell, or call for a tedious setup; no wonder the National Eczema Association even reports that parents of babies with eczema should give the remedy a try, too.
So, keeping that in mind, I finally decided to join the milk-bath club (and no, I’m not talking about the popular nail trend) and tested the remedy for myself. Keep reading to hear how it went.
