janice

The Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. ground oats
• 2 tsp. brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. aloe vera
• 1 tsp. lemon juice


The Instructions

Mix all ingredients in a clean bowl until you have a smooth paste. Gently massage onto damp skin, and rinse off with warm water. You can triple the recipe for a fantastic smoothing body treatment.
Ground Oats: use rolled oats and a clean coffee grinder or blender to grind the flakes to a fine powder.

Jewel

I've heard something about ground oat being good for keeping your face nice and soft, but what exactly does this mixture doe for the skin? What makes the prescence of oat and brown sugar significant, when aloe vera can already work wonders for the skin?

janice

It is said to be that oatmeal is highly absorptive, hypoallergenic, and helps to soften skin. Oats have the best amino acid balance of all the cereal grains (amino acids work as water-binding agents in skin care products). Oats have also been clinically shown to help heal dry, itchy skin. Oat grains and straw appear in shampoos, dusting powders, moisturizers, and cleansing bars and more.

Jewel

Thanks for the further explanation. I had heard that oats are very healthy for your skin, but did not know to what extent they were healthy. I might think about using this one.