Oatmeal Is Your Skin-Soothing Super Ingredient of the Season
Photo: Jason Lloyd Evans1/9In honor of National Oatmeal Day (yes, there really is such a thing), we're celebrating with some of the best beauty products that incorporate the storied skin softener. If your mom ever stuck you in a bath and filled it with the breakfast staple, you know just how soothing it can be, but now there are better—and less messy—ways to get the same results. Whether in the form of colloidal oatmeal (a super refined version that's often seen in bath soaks), or avena sativa (what's used as an active ingredient in many of the products you'll find on shelves), it's incredibly calming and can remedy even the scaliest skin. Take that, cold weather!
Try one of our top picks and feel the results for yourself.
Photo: courtesy of drugstore.com2/9Aveeno’s Soothing Bath Treatment has been used for years to ease the itch of dry, patchy skin. The powder is made of 100% oatmeal and is super refined, so it dissolves into a milky liquid in a warm bath.
Aveeno Soothing Bath Treatment, $6. drugstore.com
Photo: courtesy of sephora.com3/9Serious dryness sufferers should try this 10-minute mask. The quick fix will rescue even the most severely dehydrated faces.
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Instant Oatmeal Mask, $22. sephora.com
Photo: courtesy of drugstore.com4/9Getting clean in the winter can also often be synonymous with drying out your skin. To avoid that irritated feeling, try a body wash with intensely nourishing properties.
St. Ives Oatmeal and Shea Butter Body Wash, $4. drugstore.com
Photo: courtesy of drugstore.com5/9Oat milk isn’t necessarily the first thing you think of when looking for dry shampoo, but the ingredient protects strands, helping to keep your scalp and hair healthy.
Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk, $18. drugstore.com
Photo: courtesy of drugstore.com6/9This ultra-moisturizing cream combats scaly skin while still absorbing quickly, so you’re not trying to slip sticky legs into your jeans. Worst feeling ever!
Jergens Creme Deep Conditioning Shea Buter Body Cream with Oatmeal, $6. drugstore.com
Photo: courtesy of walgreens.com7/9Your hands experience some of the most severe dryness in the winter from being exposed to constant cleansing and a good dousing with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Make washing up one less irritating experience for them and switch to a bar soap that softens and protects your paws.
Yardley of London Oatmeal & Almond Naturally Moisturizing Bar with Natural Oats, $1. walgreens.com
Photo: courtesy of walmart.com8/9Oats are a key ingredient in this hydrating formula, but the spray bottle is the real draw. You can reach dry spots on your back, elbows, and legs with just a few quick sprays.
Vaseline Total Moisture Spray and Go Moisturizer, $6. walmart.com
Photo: courtesy of drugstore.com9/9The clay base of this mask sucks dirt and oil out of your pores and replaces the moisture you’ve lost using soothing avocado and oatmeal.
Freeman Avocado and Oatmeal Facial Clay Mask, $4. drugstore.com
