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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 696556" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry you are so miserable. I hope that this passes quickly. After a bleach bath kills off whatever bacteria, an oatmeal bath will help soothe your skin.</p><p></p><p>The best oatmeal baths do not come in those pouches at the drug store. Those are not nearly as effective as the kind I used to use with the kids' eczema. I would take an old sock or the foot of an old pair of pantyhose and put 1 cup of old fashioned oats in it. Tie the end of the sock closed and put it into the water as the bath runs. Soak in the water. My kids always mushed the sock around and it let out more of the parts that help. You can do that if you want, but it really isn't necessary. At the end of the bath, throw the sock away. I always had a huge bag of stray socks, so it wasn't a problem to find more, but I guess you could clean out the sock if you wanted. </p><p></p><p>You can use minute oats if that is all you have, but do NOT use instant oats as all the helpful stuff has been processed out. Flavored oatmeal packets are also bad to use because they make a huge mess and don't help your skin. </p><p></p><p>I like this option because it was much easier to clean out of the tub than the packets of powder were. </p><p></p><p>Another way to do an oatmeal bath at home with-o spending a fortune on those little packets is to take your old fashioned oatmeal and grind it in your food processor or blender until it is very fine, almost dust. Then dump that in to your bath to soak in. It will be a bit more difficult to clean out, but you will only spend a few pennies a bath compared to well over a dollar a bath the last time I looked at those packets. Plus you get a less processed oat and that has more of the parts that help. </p><p></p><p>I hope this helps after the bleach bath. I had not heard of bleach baths other than from a redneck friend of my husband's. That man used to take a bleach bath after a sunburn to bleach the red out of his skin. It was one of the dumbest things I had ever heard. A bleach bath to help end contact dermatitis by killing off bacteria? THAT makes sense to me. </p><p></p><p>Get well soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 696556, member: 1233"] I am sorry you are so miserable. I hope that this passes quickly. After a bleach bath kills off whatever bacteria, an oatmeal bath will help soothe your skin. The best oatmeal baths do not come in those pouches at the drug store. Those are not nearly as effective as the kind I used to use with the kids' eczema. I would take an old sock or the foot of an old pair of pantyhose and put 1 cup of old fashioned oats in it. Tie the end of the sock closed and put it into the water as the bath runs. Soak in the water. My kids always mushed the sock around and it let out more of the parts that help. You can do that if you want, but it really isn't necessary. At the end of the bath, throw the sock away. I always had a huge bag of stray socks, so it wasn't a problem to find more, but I guess you could clean out the sock if you wanted. You can use minute oats if that is all you have, but do NOT use instant oats as all the helpful stuff has been processed out. Flavored oatmeal packets are also bad to use because they make a huge mess and don't help your skin. I like this option because it was much easier to clean out of the tub than the packets of powder were. Another way to do an oatmeal bath at home with-o spending a fortune on those little packets is to take your old fashioned oatmeal and grind it in your food processor or blender until it is very fine, almost dust. Then dump that in to your bath to soak in. It will be a bit more difficult to clean out, but you will only spend a few pennies a bath compared to well over a dollar a bath the last time I looked at those packets. Plus you get a less processed oat and that has more of the parts that help. I hope this helps after the bleach bath. I had not heard of bleach baths other than from a redneck friend of my husband's. That man used to take a bleach bath after a sunburn to bleach the red out of his skin. It was one of the dumbest things I had ever heard. A bleach bath to help end contact dermatitis by killing off bacteria? THAT makes sense to me. Get well soon! [/QUOTE]
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