Home-made Christmas Gifts #3

Helen@cheekywipes — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:27:13 +0000

Last time I shared the Bath Salts Recipe and hopefully you’ll have tried it (and liked it). So I thought I’d share another favourite bath time recipe for Oat and Milk bath. After all, if it was good enough for Cleopatra, then it must be good enough for us!

Seriously though, because this recipe contains oats, it’s fabulous for sensitive skin and those with eczema. The addition of cornflour and bicarbonate of soda soften your water (and therefore your skin) without leaving your bath slippery.

All you need to add is a little essential oil of your choise to make it smell great. Lavender is a favourite of mine for this, but mandarin is lovely too.

Ingredients

1 cup corn flour

2 cups milk powder

1/2 cup bicarbonate of soda (increase if your water is hard)

1/2 cup finely ground porridge oats

1/2 cup dried orange peel or rose petals (can be quickly dried in the microwave on a paper towel for 1 minute)

a few drops of essential oil of your choice

Method

Blitz Porridge Oats in a food processor or blender until finely ground. Add milk powder and process again until mixed.
Pour into a bowl, add corn flour and bicarbonate of soda, mix well.
Add rose petals or orange peel if you’ve got any. If desired, add a few drops of essential oil and mix well.
Package in old, clean jamjars, kilner jars etc. Label and tie with ribbon. Fabulous presents!

FAQ’s: Baby Wipes and eczema

Helen@cheekywipes — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:56:17 +0000

I’ve had eczema myself since age 5 and although it’s one of those childhood things that people often grow out of, I never did. In fact, my eczema was one of the reasons that I started Cheeky Wipes. At the time, my eczema was particularly bad on my chest and hands and I found that disposable baby wipes made my hands sore and irritated. Not a good state of affairs, when you’re having to change your baby’s bottom 5 times a day.

So I started using a cut up old towel and water instead…and then I added lavender to the water to keep them fresh and make them smell nice. And then I started keeping them in boxes. And finally I decided I wanted to use them out and about and what do you know, but I had a washable baby wipes kit on my hands!

Anyway, I’m digressing. I often receive emails from Mums who find that using disposable baby wipes makes their childs’ eczema worse. Whilst switching to washable wipes won’t cure your little one’s eczema, washable wipes won’t irritate their sore and sensitive skin any further. Used in conjunction with a good moisturiser and whatever your doctor prescribes, you’ll soon have them feeling better. Which is better for all concerned isn’t it?

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Home-made Christmas Gifts #3

FAQ’s: Baby Wipes and eczema