3 Ways To Include Oatmeal In Your Skincare Routine

Take about three tablespoons of finely crushed oatmeal in a bowl. Add one tablespoon of coconut oil and a tablespoon of warm water or milk. Mix well to make a smooth paste. Apply it on cleansed face and leave it on for 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water and follow up with a moisturiser. This face mask works for acne-prone, dry and normal skin type. Treat your skin with it once a week for hydrated and blemish-free skin.

For oily and combination skin, you can use oatmeal as a homemade scrub. It gently exfoliates and removes dead skin cells, leaving your skin moisturised and oil-free. Grind oatmeal into coarse powder. Add two tablespoons of honey and mix well. Cleanse your face, pat dry and apply this mixture. Massage the scrub gently to get rid of dirt, oil and dead skin. Wash off with water and moisturise. Use this oatmeal scrub twice a week if you have really oily skin and once a week for combination skin.

If you have sensitive skin that is prone to inflammation, rash and itchiness, you can take an oatmeal bath to soothe your skin. Mixing oatmeal in your bath water helps soothe and calm rashes, sunburn, itchiness, dryness and other sensitive skin problems. Fill a bath with lukewarm water and add one cup of oatmeal into it. Soak in the oatmeal water for about 10 minutes and rinse off with fresh water. Pat dry and moisturise while your skin is still damp. Do this every alternate day to relive your skin of irritation and once every week for moisturised and healthy skin.