Oat Straw Green Tops (Avena sativa), also known as the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name. Oat seeds are commonly marketed as cat grass to cat enthusiasts, since cats readily harvest and eat tender young oat, wheat, and some other grass sprouts.
Oat Straw is a species of cereal grain. It is used for food for people and as fodder for animals, especially poultry and horses. Oat straw is used as animal bedding and sometimes as animal feed. Oat straw is high in silica and extremely nourishing to the skin. It is very soothing and relaxing when added to bath and skin care formulations.
Oat extract can also be used to soothe skin conditions. It is the principal ingredient for the Aveeno line of products.