Oatmeal For Irritated Skin
Oats have anti-inflammatory properties.  I recommend using colloidal (finely ground) oatmeal.  Oats are thought to have an antihistamine effect to the skin.  By lowering levels of histamine, which triggers inflammation as part of the immune systems recovery response.

Works Great On

• Acne - it clams the irritation, dries out the excess oil.  When someone has acne they have a lot of bacterial in and on top of the skin.  The bacteria causes irritation because our immune system is trying to kill the bacteria.  Studies have shown that by calming the irritation associated acne it will reduce breakouts.  When people have acne they try to put everything under the sun on their skin to dry it out, they scrub it to death thinking that will stop the breakouts, and that is not the right approach.  All the products for acne on the market today have acids, peroxide,alcohols in them.  All this does is cause more irritation and that is not good.
• Eczema & Psoriasis- Oatmeal has anti-itch properties in it.  It returns the skins pH to normal, and if you have either one of these you know that your skin operates at a high pH.  Oatmeal also provides your skin with a natural moisturizing barrier.
• Skin irritation from wrong product use, chemical peel burns, after extractions.

Everyone can benefit from using oatmeal on their skin.  Our skin is always being bombarded with pollutants, free radicals, and chemicals that our body can't understand and handle. Our body systems are stressed, over worked, over processed, which leads to inflammation.  It is a fact that inflammation ages the skin almost as fast as sun exposure.

How To Use- If you buy whole oatmeal you can put it in a food processor to grind it into a powder form for easier use. I do prefer organic oatmeal, some companies add a bleaching additive to make the oat whiter.

• Mask- You can add two tbsp of ground oatmeal, and slowly add water to turn into a paste.  You can also do 1tbsp of oatmeal and 1 tbsp of plain yogurt for a wonder mask.  The oatmeal calms the skin and provides a protective barrier, the lactic milk lightly exfoliates and adds probiotics to the skin that will control yeast which is great for people with rosacea.
• Add to cleanser
• Make a poultice- You can use cheese cloth.  Do not use ground oats, just put the whole oats in cheese cloth, soak in warm water for a min, ring out the water, and massage into your skin.