Homemade Goats Milk Soap Blog

Ingredients We Use and Why we use them

Oils that we use in our soap and why we use them:

Olive Oil - Extremely Moisturizing, makes a nice slippery lather, has low cleansing properties that make the bar nice an mild for those with sensitive skin.

Coconut Oil - Provides lots of lather and large fluffy bubbles, is high cleansing and makes the bar hard

Palm Oil - makes a nice mild lather and helps to make a hard bar. All of our palm is from sustainable farms in the USA. 

Avocado Oil - a rich moisturizing oil that is high in vitamin E and other vitamins and minerals.

Castor Oil - A thick clear oil that provides a nice creamy lather.

Shea Butter - adds a lotion like lather, heavy duty moisturizer

Liquids we use in our soap and why we use them :

Goat Milk - Goat’s milk is a natural emollient that helps soothe and moisturize the skin. It contains vitamins A, B6, B12 and E. Goat’s milk has 3 times more beta-casein than cow’s milk. Caseins are easily absorbed into the skin and allow for quick hydration of dry skin. It adds lots of vitamin and nutrients and makes a fantastic, creamy, moisturizing soap. 

Here is a great article about using goat milk soap. 

Other Additives we sometimes use and why we use them :

Colloidal Oatmeal -  micro-fine, ground oatmeal is not rough or abrasive. In lotion it can create a barrier over the skin making it a great additive for those with extra dry skin. We use this in all of our soaps. 

Kaolin Clay - a mild, white, fluffy clay. It's good for light masks or scrubs, and gives a silkiness and creaminess to soaps.

Poppy Seeds - used as an exfoliatant and to make soaps look pretty.  

 How we make our soap!

We will be at the following events this Fall and Winter Seasons! Pick up some soaps and lotions for yourself or a gift for someone else!

• October 10, 2015 - Hartslog Day in Alexandria Pa - Soap
• October 17, 2015 - Punkin Chunkin at Howard Dam

• November 7, 2015 - Tusseyville Emmanuel Church 9am-2pm 
• November 22, 2015 - Philipsburg-Osceola Middle School 12pm -4pm - Wreaths
• November 28, 2015 - Bald Eagle Area High School - Wreaths and Soap
• November 28, 2015 - Milesburg Hometown Christmas - Wreaths

• December 4-6, 2015 - Our Soaps will be at the Centre Country Historical Society Stocking Stuffer Event
• December 5, 2015 - Mt Nittany United Methodist Church - Wreaths and Soap
• December 12-13, 2015 - Bellefonte Victorian Christmas - Soap

These Sweet Orange and Chili Pepper Bars will be available on October 10^th!

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut oil, Palm Oil, Goats Milk, Sodium hydroxide, Avocado Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Fragrance, Colloidal Oatmeal, Colorant (Mica)

For the past couple of years the kids of Whitetail Lane Farm have developed their own line of goat milk soaps to sell at the Central Pa Festival of the Arts Children's and Youth day in downtown State College. This year was their most successful year yet. They sold out of many scents and their lip balms went fast! We ended up only bringing about 15 bars home with us. 

Here is there set up this year. It was designed and set up by Kaylyn!

Interacting with customers!

Keeping an eye on the cash box!

Thanks to everyone that supported them yesterday. They have already began to design and develop their soaps for next year!