During the Renaissance, the Medici family in Florence, Italy wore purple. (6) Since Antiquity, the color of kings and emperors, but mostly nonexistent in Renaissance and Medieval era due to near extinction of the snail used to make imperial purple. Imperial purple disappeared in 1453.
1 cup water -- 1/2 cup oatmeal. 1.5 [one and one-half cups] water -- 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Twice as much water as oats. The oatmeal to water ratio of 2 to 1 works for rolled oats. For steel cut oats, the proportion is 4 to 1 -- 1 cup of water and 1/4 cup of steel cut oats.
What you will need for the Oatmeal Bath Soak: 1  3 cups Quick Cooking Oats. 2  3 drops Chamomile. 3  1 drop Peppermint.  1 small box baking 1  soda. Muslin or a Double Layer of Cheesecloth.  String (to tie it with)