Oils


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 [...]

Coconut Oil: Excellent Oil for Your Skin

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

After reading the last post (Olive oil…Not Just for Cooking!), you might wonder why I just don’t use one hundred percent olive oil in my goat milk soaps. Well, you’d miss out on the incredible qualities other oils add to the soap!
Coconut oil is also an essential component of Garland Goat Soap. Coconut oil is [...]

Olive Oil…Not Just for Cooking!

Monday, May 18th, 2009

There are all sorts of oils available for soapmakers to use. Some are commonplace, some exotic. Olive oil is one of the key oils I use in Garland Goat Soap. True, it’s rather expensive to use in large quantities, but it is extremely valuable for skin care. It helps promote a sooth, radiant completion, maintain [...]

How do OILS affect your soap?!

Friday, May 15th, 2009

I got a shipment of soapmaking supplies in today, including  olive oil, coconut oil, and palm oil, some of the major ingredients I use in my soap. I wonder how many people realize what oils in soap do – or not do – for their skin. When first experimenting with soap making, I followed [...]