This weekend's soapmaking (product pictured above just beginning to cure) turned out fantastic. This soap is make with olive oil, goats milk, tea tree essential oil, vitamin e, and bentonite clay. The incredients make for a light soap, with good lather but plenty of moisturizing qualities that leaves for soft skin. Tea tree is a great astingent agent, the Vitamin E an antioxidant, and the bentonite clay helps to balance oils in the skin. These bars will be ready in 4-6 weeks! I cannot WAIT to see how it feels as the smell is incredible and the bars are a lovely ivory. If you want to try some, leave a comment!
I have found myself completely in love with soapmaking. Some people like to cook, others to bake, some find themselves knitting or crafting something clever (like my BFF and her magic jewelry making talents)...I have become addicted to soap making. Over the past few weeks, the fight has been to get Hershey, our beloved yet totally headstrong herd queen, to let me have the milk her triplets no longer seem to need or want (probably because she kicks them when they try to get any). My DH and friends built an awesome milking stand for me...BUT getting her into the stand is still something I'm certain would entertain anyone (especially our chiropractor who is directly benefitting from us having to lift a 100 pound goat into a milking stand). Now, we get just about a quart of milk a day, which tastes really yummy with those extra tylenol that are now part of our typical daily routine. In fact, we've stopped having to buy milk from the store AND we have a surplus. So, I weigh it and freeze it and then make some of the most amazing soaps...and it's incredible to feel like I have a CRAFT!! Today I got some new molds and fragrances (including one called "Monkey Farts") to try. I can't WAIT!!!
This weekend's soapmaking (product pictured above just beginning to cure) turned out fantastic. This soap is make with olive oil, goats milk, tea tree essential oil, vitamin e, and bentonite clay. The incredients make for a light soap, with good lather but plenty of moisturizing qualities that leaves for soft skin. Tea tree is a great astingent agent, the Vitamin E an antioxidant, and the bentonite clay helps to balance oils in the skin. These bars will be ready in 4-6 weeks! I cannot WAIT to see how it feels as the smell is incredible and the bars are a lovely ivory. If you want to try some, leave a comment! Comments are closed.
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AuthorMs. FLGFarms, AKA Lee Ann, is a newbie farmer and a former suburbanite. The adventure of farming/homesteading is an everyday learning experience for myself, my husband, and our daughter. This blog is a mirror of our adventures, a reflection of my neurosis and anxiety, the sharing of our joys and successes, and of our losses and "failures". Thanks for being a participant in our truly interesting, never dull "Four Legs Good" life! Archives
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