5. Oatmeal bath
You may have a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast or enjoy some delicious oatmeal cookies, but it may not have occurred to you that actually taking a bath in oatmeal can help relieve your hives symptoms. It is recommended to take a mildly warm rather than a hot bath to ease your skin.
Hot water can dry out the skin and aggravate itchiness. You may feel more comfortable in a cooler rather than a hot bath because of the heat of the irritation that can make your skin feel itchier. Oatmeal has active ingredients that can reduce the discomfort of hives.
Oats have starch and beta-glucans that protect the skin. In addition, oats have anti-inflammatory properties that can relieve symptoms of hives. It is important to use colloidal oatmeal that can be easily absorbed into water and can moisturize the skin.