Oatmeal is not only a great breakfast choice, it’s also fabulous for skin! Oatmeal has been used for centuries in traditional medicine by cultures around the world, including ancient Black Egyptians. We’ve added shea butter and cinnamon oil to this Oatmeal Soap to make it deliciously soothing for melanated skin. Once you inhale its sophisticated scent of musky amber, sweet plums and floral jasmine, you’ll say “Mmm, mmm, mmm!”

Oatmeal is an age-old medicinal remedy. This soap contains 2 forms of oatmeal: rolled oats and colloidal oatmeal (finely-ground oats). Colloidal oatmeal is a *centuries-old topical treatment for a variety of skin conditions, including skin rashes, erythema, burns, itch, and eczema. It has been shown to exhibit *anti-inflammatory properties. 

Shea Butter has been used in Africa for thousands of years. Shea butter is very rich in fat and has been shown to have *antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Cinnamon Oil is a warming essential oil of cinnamon bark. Not only does it smell nice, it also has been shown to have *anti-inflammatory properties for skin. A study done on cinnamon oil also suggests that it has *anti-cancer properties when applied to skin cells. 

Our creamy Oatmeal Soap creates a wonderful lather reminiscent of a royal spa treatment. It’s scented with an indulgent aroma of amber, plums and jasmine. Enjoy!

4.5oz bar. 

CITATIONS: 

Properties of Shea Butter:Honfo FG, Akissoe N, Linnemann AR, Soumanou M, Van Boekel MA. Nutritional composition of shea products and chemical properties of shea butter: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2014;54(5):673-86. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2011.604142. PMID: 24261539.

Effects of Oatmeal on Skin: Reynertson KA, Garay M, Nebus J, Chon S, Kaur S, Mahmood K, Kizoulis M, Southall MD. Anti-inflammatory activities of colloidal oatmeal (Avena sativa) contribute to the effectiveness of oats in treatment of itch associated with dry, irritated skin. J Drugs Dermatol. 2015 Jan;14(1):43-8. PMID: 25607907.

Effects of Cinnamon Oil on Skin: Han X, Parker TL. Antiinflammatory Activity of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) Bark Essential Oil in a Human Skin Disease Model. Phytother Res. 2017 Jul;31(7):1034-1038. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5822. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28444928; PMCID: PMC5518441.