Thoughts on adding Oatmeal

[NittyGritty]

I'm going to try some oatmeal soap and wondering if I should add the oatmeal whole or ground, or if it matters? Is it personal preference?

 

[dixiedragon]

I like to grind mine finely (I use a little spice grinder), then I sprinkle whole rolled oats on the top for looks.

 

[lionprincess00]

My mom gave me some Scottish soap with coarsely ground oatmeal in it. It hurts so it's only hand soap lol. Keep that into consideration. I prefer it finely ground personally.

 

[seven]

i like oat flour. the finer the better.

 

[Obsidian]

I have to agree, the finer the better. I would never use soap with whole oatmeal, not even if its just a top decoration.

 

[dixiedragon]

To clarify, I don't cover the top in whole oats, but just enough so there are 2-3 whole oats on the top of each bar of soap.

 

[jules92207]

I love baby oatmeal in my soap. So fine you don't know its there. I don't mind a few whole oatmeal cuts on the top.

 

[marilynmac]

I just made some batches with oatmeal. It wasn't ground fine enough and it is very scratchy.

I have mosquito bites and dry itchy skin so the scratchin' feels good. But it's not what I was going for.

 

[welsh black]

Fine. Very fine !! Scratchy is ok for garden soap Like the idea of oatmeal in soap but don't intend to do a second batch, however it does have label appeal.

 

[cmzaha]

When making most of my oatmeal soaps I also use baby oatmeal then put it in my bullet with whatever milk I happen to be using for the batch. On the other side of the spectrum I make an extra scrubby mud bar with lots and lots of whole quick cooking oatmeal that I regularly sell out of and customers come back for more. I do find the quick whole oats are not as sharp as grinding oatmeal. I do not like steel cut oats even in my extra scrubby soap

 

[Crombie]

Using Oatmeal

My preference is colloidal oatmeal (which is NOT another name for finely ground oatmeal). Colloidal oatmeal is a specially prepared form of oatmeal that mixes better with creams, lotions,http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/topical-formulations.html and water. It is produced by finely grinding the oat and boiling it to extract the colloidal material.

When I can't get real colloidal oatmeal, I like Gerber babyfood oatmeal - it is so finely ground it is like a powder.