SOOTHING MILK BATHS DATE BACK TO ALL SPAS PROMOTING 1. DRY SKIN IF YOU LIVE WITH DRY SKIN, MILK BATHS MAY HELP REPLENISH LOST MOISTURE. MILK CONTAINS: PROTEINS, FAT, VITAMINS, MINERALS, LACTIC ACID THE PROTEINS AND FAT MAY HELP SOFTEN AND SOOTHE THE SKIN. AND LACTIC ACID IS A GENTLE EXFOLIATOR. EXFOLIATION IS IMPORTANT FOR SHEDDING DEAD SKIN CELLS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SOFTER SKIN. ECZEMA ECZEMA OFTEN CAUSES RASHES, BUMPY SKIN, AND IRRITATION. STUDIES ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF MILK BATHS FOR ECZEMA ARE LIMITED. THERE ISN’T CURRENTLY ANY EVIDENCE THAT MILK BATHS FOR ADULTS ARE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR ECZEMA. IT SHOULDN’T REPLACE YOUR PRESCRIBED SKIN MEDICATION. PSORIASIS A MILK BATH MAY HELP TREAT PSORIASIS SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING ITCHY, FLAKY, OR PATCHY SKIN. HOWEVER, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS LIMITED ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MILK BATH TO TREAT PSORIASIS. POISON IVY MILK BATHS MAY HELP RELIEVE POISON IVY SYMPTOMS. THE MILK MAY HELP SOOTHE REDNESS, ITCHINESS, AND INFLAMMATION. BUT STUDIES ON THE EFFICACY OF A MILK BATH FOR TREATING POISON IVY ARE LIMITED. SUNBURN THE PROTEINS, FAT, AMINO ACIDS, AND VITAMIN A AND D FOUND IN MILK CAN BE CALMING AND SOOTHING FOR SUNBURNED SKIN. TRY SOAKING FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES. FOLLOW YOUR BATH WITH ALOE VERA OR MOISTURIZER FOR BEST RESULTS. IF YOU ENJOY MILK BATHS, CONFIRM WITH YOUR DOCTOR THAT THEY ARE SAFE FOR YOU TO TAKE.
