Characteristics of Soap


Beautiful Goat Milk Soap comes from detailed molds!

Friday, July 24th, 2009

I spent the majority of this afternoon washing many of the soap molds that I use in the production of our goat milk soap. With hands in soapy warm water, equipped with scrubber and plenty of elbow grease, I hummed and sang my way through the stacks of soap molds, from the lighthouse mold to [...]

Superfatted Goat Milk Soap – Great for your Skin!

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

In the previous blog post, I mentioned how Garland Goat Soap is an especially moisturizing soap because it is a “superfatted soap.” Just what is a superfatted soap and how does “superfatting” affect soap?
To superfat soap is to leave unsaponified oils in the final bars for the mildest soap. Unsaponified oils do not form [...]

You use LYE in your Goat Milk Soap?!

Friday, June 19th, 2009

We say our goat milk soap is all-natural. We say it contains no chemicals, fragrances, or dyes. We say that each bar of our goat milk soap is very mild and gentle. Sounds great, doesn’t it?! Then you take a look at the soap ingredients listed on the website and on the label of each [...]

Palm Oil and Vitamen E Oil round out our Natural Goat Milk Bar Soap bases!

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

I use yet two more oils along with olive oil and coconut oil to complete Garland Goat Soaps simple and pure but well-rounded base ingredients.
Palm oil is another important oil for use in a natural bar soap. A gentle cleanser and moisturizer, palm oil contributes to lasting hardness in a bar of soap. Unlike coconut [...]