The first post of the year

No, I did not make oatmeal. Although my blog is supposed to be a food blog, I could not get myself to cook anything. I am officially ill. I could not go to work on Friday, but crawled to hospital for an injection, medcine and an IV shot (I could not eat anything since 1st Jan). After days of sleeping, I decided to take a hot bath. (I did take showers, if you must know.) Being a former bath-product addict, I decided to make my own with natural ingredients. Oatmeal to soothe, honey to nourish and milk to gently exfoliate my skin. I also added some lavender essential oil because oatmeal, though it is good for my skin, does not have pleasant smell. My skin did feel softer afterwards.

1. Add a cup or 2/3 cup of oatmeal in a cotton bag/bath tea bag. While running the bath, add the bag and let it soak. The water should turn milky.
2. Add 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of honey.
3. Add 5-8 drops of lavender essential oil.
4. Soak. When your skin begins to feel soft, get sissal or Korean bath mitt to scrub away dirt and worries.

FYI, the plastic gloves in the pic are for my hands after bath. I slathered Jurlique rose hand cream (my favourite in the world) and wore the gloves and took a nap after bath. Bliss.