We know it doesn't *sound* very natural but oatmeal glycerite is the name of the ingredient and the extraction process. It really is the best way to get the oatmeal out of the oat kernel! When saponifying oils one of the natural products of saponification is glycerine from the fats in the oil. It is what makes our shampoo so exceptional. Once you have the glycerine, you mix it with the heads of the oatmeal plant (which has the oat milk). After mixing and filtering to remove all of the plant parts, the result is “oatmeal glycerite” or oatmeal naturally extracted in glycerine. This process is the most natural way to get the oat milk out of the plant without breaking it into a synthetic ingredient and allows it to retain all of its natural properties to moisturize, etc.