Re: Salt for sitz baths - Aveeno

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Aveeno is just oatmeal. I saw a " recipe " to make it yourself somewhere. I will

try to find it but in case any of you know about it, perhaps you could post the

directions.

Ora

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:38:36 -0700 (PDT), Kristy Sokoloski

wrote:

>Carla,

>

>My sea salt doesn't have a scent in it. I can't afford the

>aveeno but I'm glad to know that the things that you are

>using is of help to you.

>

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The recipe can be found at the following url. However here is part of the

article.

Ora

http://detnews.com/1996/menu/stories/62371.htm

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August 28, 1996

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Home Remedies: Got that itchy feeling? Oatmeal to the rescue

By Jeff Barr / The Detroit News

Oatmeal, a longtime breakfast favorite, is also gaining popularity as a

soothing remedy for itchy skin.

" When oatmeal gets wet, it absorbs the water and keeps moisture around the

itchy area, " said Bunny Plagens, a registered nurse at Detroit Medical

Center and Providence Hospital. " It also keeps it cool, which is soothing,

too. "

There are drugstore products such as Aveeno soap that contain oatmeal, but

you can use the kind on the kitchen shelf almost as easily.

There are different ways to use the soothing oats. One is to make an

itch-relieving soap substitute. Simply grind dry oatmeal -- slow-cooking,

quick-cooking or instant -- into a fine powder. A coffee grinder or food

processor works best, but the powder can be made without such high-tech

assistance.

For isolated itchy areas, wrap the ground-up oatmeal in a handkerchief and

wrap a rubber band around the top. Dunk the oatmeal-filled handkerchief in

water, then apply washcloth to skin.

For itchiness over the entire body, an oatmeal bath will work. Grind

approximately six cups of oatmeal the same way you would for the washcloth

mixture, put in as the warm bath is running, and then get in and relax.

" It doesn't just work for chicken pox, " Plagens said. " You can use it for

poison ivy, mosquito bites or anything else that makes your skin itch. "

Source: Rodale's Book of Practical Formulas

Copyright 1996, The Detroit News

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>Aveeno is just oatmeal. I saw a " recipe " to make it yourself somewhere. I

will

>try to find it but in case any of you know about it, perhaps you could post the

>directions.

>

>Ora

>

>On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 14:38:36 -0700 (PDT), Kristy Sokoloski

>wrote:

>

>>Carla,

>>

>>My sea salt doesn't have a scent in it. I can't afford the

>>aveeno but I'm glad to know that the things that you are

>>using is of help to you.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>=====

>>Kristy

>>

>>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html

>>

>>Owner:

>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Endo_Vulvodynia_PCOS

>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zoladexforendometriosis

>>

>>__________________________________________________

>>