1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Get The Recipe 04 of 07 Baked Oatmeal with Apple, Cranberries, and Pecans
Wake your holiday guests with the sweet, spiced smell of this baked oatmeal wafting through the house.
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Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 11 May 2024
Your derm can offer product recs that are safe to use on your face, but generally speaking, something with hydrating humectants (like hyaluronic acid and glycerin) and skin-soothing and protecting ingredients (like ceramides, petrolatum, allantoin, and colloidal oatmeal) are good options.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
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Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 11 May 2024
Your derm can offer product recs that are safe to use on your face, but generally speaking, something with hydrating humectants (like hyaluronic acid and glycerin) and skin-soothing and protecting ingredients (like ceramides, petrolatum, allantoin, and colloidal oatmeal) are good options.
—Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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