Characteristics of Soap
A Sudsy Day!
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010We couldn’t put it off any longer. Even with the stifling heat and humidity we have been living with these past couple of weeks, our sales have been generous enough that our inventory was telling us that we had to make soap and we had to do it soon! Early Tuesday we gathered in the [...]
Beautiful Goat Milk Soap comes from detailed molds!
Friday, July 24th, 2009I 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, 2009In 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, 2009We 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, 2009I 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 [...]