If you’ve ever turned to oats for calm, comfort and care, you already know their power. Oat COM elevates that heritage further. Developed through a patented low-pressure extrusion process and fine milling, Oat COM is not your standard colloidal oatmeal. It’s engineered for superior performance in modern formulations; bringing clinically proven soothing, strengthening and protective benefits to skin, scalp and hair.

What Is Oat COM?

Oat COM is an advanced, multifunctional colloidal oatmeal (Avena sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour / Colloidal Oatmeal). Colloidal oatmeal, at ingredient level, is recognised by the FDA as a skin protectant. Harnessing this skin-protective profile, Oat COM delivers gentle yet effective care for dry, red, itchy and sensitive skin, including delicate scalp areas, while supporting long-lasting hydration and barrier strength from head to toe.

What makes Oat COM Unique?

Oat COM is not just another colloidal oatmeal. It combines the trusted heritage of oats with patented extrusion and precision milling to create a fine, uniform colloidal structure that disperses easily, stays suspended, forms a comforting, protective film and delivers oat bioactives where they matter. Oat COM brings regulatory credibility together with in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-vivo data across skin, scalp and hair. As a multifunctional “textured active,” it simplifies formulas while elevating sensory appeal, barrier care and visible soothing – making it the preferred choice for sensitive‑skin, dermocosmetic and scalp ‑ care innovations.

The Science Inside Every Particle

The Oat COM process maintains the integrity of key oat bioactives and optimises their delivery and availability. Oat beta-glucan (5%) draws and locks in moisture while supporting barrier function. Starch (58%) creates a soft, protective film that enhances water retention on skin and hair. Naturally occurring lipids (7%)—including triglycerides, phospholipids and essential fatty acids such as oleic and linolenic acids—replenish the lipid matrix.

Oat-exclusive avenanthramides provide calming, anti-irritant effects, while saponins enable gentle, soap-free cleansing. Antioxidants work in synergy with avenanthramides to help protect against oxidative stress and support barrier resilience.

How Oat COM Supports Barrier Recovery

Daily life challenges barrier health: weather extremes, UV, pollution, frequent washing and product residues can amplify dryness, redness, itch and sensitivity. Oat COM underpins a targeted 5-Step Barrier Protection and Recovery approach: protect & strengthen, hydrate, repair, rebalance and soothe, helping restore comfort and resilience.

What It Does For Skin

  • Protects and strengthens: Supports barrier integrity and skin repair pathways, helping defend against daily aggressors.
  • Lasting hydration: Forms a breathable, protective film that locks in moisture and reduces TEWL for soft, comfortable skin.
  • Repairs damaged skin: Accelerates recovery of compromised skin by restoring moisture, reducing visible redness and reinforcing barrier strength for healthier, more resilient skin.
  • Soothes irritation and redness: Provides anti-itch, calming care to help break the itch–scratch cycle and visibly improve uniformity.
  • Gentle cleansing and pH balance: Enables soap-free, non-stripping formulas that help preserve the skin’s natural pH—ideal for frequent handwashing and sensitive routines.

What It Does For Scalp And Hair

  • Microbiome balance: Supports a healthier scalp environment—an essential foundation for hair vitality.
  • Calms sensitive scalps: Helps reduce itch, discomfort, heat and redness while supporting antioxidant defences and repair processes.
  • Strengthens damaged hair: Improves fibre resilience and helps reduce breakage, with added thermal protection benefits.

Why Formulators Are Choosing Oat COM

Oat COM delivers the benefits of colloidal oatmeal, an ingredient recognised by the FDA as a skin protectant, while providing multifunctionality—supporting hydration, soothing and barrier support in one ingredient and the consistency to deliver stable, comfortable textures across formats. It’s a simple way to future-proof sensitive-skin, scalp and haircare launches without compromising on feel.

  • Disperses and suspends efficiently for smooth, stable systems
  • Enhances viscosity and improves feel without heaviness
  • Contributes to emulsion stability and a refined, silky glide
  • Integrates seamlessly into lightweight lotions, rich creams, scalp serums, hair masks and conditioners

Proof Behind The Comfort

Oat COM is supported by a comprehensive Data Pack . In vitro studies demonstrate modulation of markers linked to barrier support, soothing and antioxidant defence, including CLDN7, CTGF, CSF2, SOD1, MT2A, PCNA and FOXO3 genes stimulation. In vivo, Oat COM demonstrates improvements in hydration, visible redness, perceived sensitivity and recovery in real-world scenarios such as frequent handwashing. Scalp-focused studies include comfort outcomes and microbiome balance, while ex vivo study support hair-strength and thermal-protection claims. Dermatological tolerance (HRIPT) and biodegradability credentials complete the profile.

Where Oat COM shines

  • Sensitive-skin daily care: Barrier creams, soothing serums, hydrating body lotions
  • Hand care: Non-stripping cleansers, barrier-restoring creams for frequent washing
  • Scalp care: Leave-on scalp tonics and serums for comfort and balance
  • Haircare: Strengthening conditioners, masks and leave-ins with added heat protection
  • Baby and family-friendly care: Gentle, pH-supportive formulas where mildness matters

Oat COM unites trusted oat care with next‑generation performance, delivering soothing, strengthening and long‑lasting hydration across skin, scalp and hair. Engineered for comfortable, stable formulations and backed by robust data. Comfort you can feel. Results you can see.

Explore the full Oat COM data pack for methodology, measured markers and study results.