The Good, the Bad and The Fancy

So, last post I was explaining why I got started. Now to the why. Where I was living there were many young kids suffering with skin allergies and their parents didn't want them hopped up on an Rx cocktail either. We pooled our collective home remedies and I created some soothing bath salts:

Lavender E. O.
Chamomile E. O.
Epsom Salts
Vitamin E Oil
Grape Seed Oil
Ground Steel cut Oats

There was a sigh through Maryland that next morning. Our kids woke up with nary a scratch or bleeding limb. It worked! On to the internet for more information!! I looked and looked and tested new ideas and older ones. Thankfully after 2 weeks of oatmeal baths and oatmeal soaps my daughter's skin cleared up. Honestly after the first night she had stopped itching. But the bumps and dry skin remained.

Chamomile is soothing to the skin and the mind. Bathing with that at night helped to calm her from the day's activities. Lavender is known for soothing ailing skin and relaxing a person also. Vitamin E is great for moisturizing and repairing skin. Epsom salts can be used as a mild exfoliant.

This is my first oatmeal and honey soaps. I known it says Lemongrass in the upper left hand corner but the label is for soaps out of the picture. These first bars were made with the massage bar molds to give added exfoliation to the skin. That and the kids thought they were really cool. Gotta love the little ones. :) I haven't made anymore like these because thankfully my daughter has outgrown her allergy and I keep her stocked in body butter. That is what my next post will be about. The joys of buddah.