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Annie’s Goat Milk Soap Sampler

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap, goat milk soap sampler, holiday gifts, soap gift set on October 1, 2009| 7 Comments »

Annie's Goat Milk Soap Sampler

Clients have said they like a variety…well, here it is, the Annie’s Goat Hill Soap Sampler!

The sampler contains 24 ounces of goat milk soap. Each sample bar is wrapped with a fabric scrap, tied with ribbon, raffia, or a strip of matching fabric. Rustic country style!

The samples are assorted (example: honeysuckle, sweet pea, honey oatmeal, rose, lemongrass poppyseed, cherries and berries, lavender, ocean breeze, plumeria). Each bar is labeled with the soap type.

The Annie’s Goat Milk Soap Sampler is priced at $15.00 (plus shipping). It can be ordered via the website, or contact me if you do not wish to use a credit card.

Per your request, I will include a gift enclosure card, include holiday tissue paper and/or ribbon, and drop ship the gift to a recipient.

Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy!

Email: anniesgoathill@gmail.com

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Product Monday – Yuzu Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap, yuzu on September 28, 2009| 5 Comments »

Yuzu Goat Milk Soap

The name for this goat milk soap in my online store is Love Yuzu…aptly named…I love the scent!

Love Yuzu is a fragranced soap. Oh…how I so desire to scent this soap with pure yuzu essential oil. Alas…I cannot. Why? I would be looking at a 104% increase in cost, compared to yuzu fragrance oil. Big gulp!

What is yuzu? It is an ornamental fruit, similar to a cross between a mandarin and a lemon. Yuzu is used in Asian cooking as well as bath products.

From the scent of the yuzu fragrance oil, I pick up on the fruit aroma, but with a slight floral undertone, perhaps vanilla as well.

Love Yuzu is a good soap for combination skin. It will not particularly dry out mature skin, and it is not overly moisturizing for oily skin.

When purchasing products from Annie’s Goat Hill do not be shy about asking for a particular sample. If you have no idea what Yuzu smells like, or any other goat milk soap that I offer, or if you want to know how the soap will work with your skin, when placing an order ask for a sample. If I can provide a sample, I will slice a small piece off for you. You can ask for a sample via email: anniesgoathill@gmail.com, or by completing the special instructions field during the check out process.

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Product Monday – Cinnamon Rose Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap, rhassoul clay on September 21, 2009| 9 Comments »

Cinnamon Rose Goat Milk Soap

The scent of this soap is so difficult to explain! It is a warm scent, soft, masculine, and feminine enough for a women. I plan to make a matching candle or wax tart. It would definitely add some ambience to a home in the fall or winter.

Cinnamon and rose essential oils are both great for stress. Perhaps that is why I find the scent of this soap to be relaxing.

As with many of my soaps, I included rhassoul clay in this one. Rhassoul clay can reduce dryness, flakiness, and helps to improve skin texture. I love the color that rhassoul clay throws, a creamy tan in many of the soaps.

I posted the photo above to show the crazy color this soap takes on when first poured into the mold. It actually looks a bit flourescent green/yellow, then within minutes it goes to a dark golden color.

This is a photo of a cured bar of cinnamon rose goat milk soap:

Cinnamon Rose Goat Milk Soap

If you want to know more about any particular soap, or product, or if you have one in mind for a Product Monday blog post, I would love to talk about it!

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Product Monday – Lavender Peppermint Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap, Lavender, peppermint on September 14, 2009| 8 Comments »

Lavender Peppermint Goat Milk Soap

I enjoy making lavender peppermint goat milk soap! Why? I love the scent and I love the color.

My lavender peppermint goat milk soap is all natural. It contains lavender essential oil, peppermint essential oil, and kaolin rose clay. I love to add clay for color (rose, tan, green), and clay adds clarifying complexion care, silkiness and lathering ability to the soap.

Lavender is said to be calming. Peppermint is said to be energizing, stimulating, and cooling.

I love this soap when I am especially tired, or follwing a stressful day! That never happens in life, right?!

Enjoy!

Lavender Peppermint Goat Milk Soap

Reminder: Always be aware of allergies and other health conditions (such as pregnancy) when using any product. Peppermint essential oil should not be used during the first trimester of pregnancy…always consult with your doctor!

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Product Ingredient Recap – Shea Butter

Posted in Products, Skin and Hair Care, tagged Goat Milk Lotion, Goat Milk Soap, hair care, Product Ingredients, Shea Butter, Skin Care on September 2, 2009| 9 Comments »

Bing! I opened my newest package of shea butter and instantly felt as if I needed sunglasses. It was as deep yellow as it could be! Nope, there is nothing wrong with the shea butter. It is completely natural. Shea butter varies in color from cream to yellow.

As a reminder, due to natural variances in shea butter, my goat milk lotion ranges from a pale butter color to nearly pure white. The scent of the shea butter also varies in strength. The scent of shea butter in a lotion dissipates within minutes of application to the skin.

Shea butter is an excellent skin softener! A small dab of shea butter applied to the ends of your hair after shampooing works better than an expensive bottle of conditioner. Shea butter is also great for sore or ragged cuticles. And, my family and I have used shea butter to heal burns and scars!

For more shea butter information, here is my original shea butter article. And here is my article regarding product storage. Shea butter and other natural ingredients require room temperature storage. DO NOT leave your lotions, creams, or other natural products in a very hot environment. The car is NOT a good place for storage!

FYI…whipped shea butter samples will soon be available. The cooler fall temps will allow me to ship without the fear of a melt-down. Who wants a melt-down???!!! Not I!

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Product Monday – Cedarwood Blend Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap on August 31, 2009| 2 Comments »

Goat Milk Soap (Cedarwood Bottom Left)

Today’s Product Monday spotlight – Cedarwood Blend goat milk soap.

Cedarwood Blend is a wonderful masculine blend of cedarwood, sandalwood, patchouli and rose.

I use the term masculine cautiously when I describe this soap because I am obviously far from masculine, yet I love this particular fragrance!

Cedarwood essential oil is used to treat respiratory ailments, oily skin, dandruff, dermatitis, and is used in general tonics.

No colorants are included in this soap. It has a wholesome creamy appearance.

The soap lathers well, with great glycerin qualities (which helps to retain the skin’s natural moisture), making it suitable for combination skin types.

This soap averages 4.3-4.7 ounces, at 4.25 a bar. As always, can be found on my website, in the goat milk soap store.

No bones about it, I love this soap!

If you have any questions about this product, or any of my products, I am more than happy to answer your questions here, or in a one-on-one email, anniesgoathill@gmail.com .

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Product Monday – Cherries and Berries Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap on August 24, 2009| 4 Comments »

I made a fresh batch of cherries and berries goat milk soap. It prompted me to use it as this week’s product spotlight.

Cherries and berries goat milk soap contains fragrance oil. The fragrance is ripe in scent, yet subtle enough to not cause skin irritation.

Rose colored complexion clay makes for the gorgeous cherry color. I love clays in my soaps. They add a slippery feel to the soap, and rose clay seems to especially add to the lathering ability. The clay assists in pulling impurities from the skin. Good for combination skin, however, I use cherries and berries soap without having to apply additional moisturizers.

Cherries and berries, not fresh from the garden, but it can be closely imagined!

One more benefit…makes for a terrific smelling bathroom!

Cherries and Berries Goat Milk Soap

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Product Monday – Honey Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Soap on August 17, 2009| 9 Comments »

Honey Oatmeal Goat Milk Soap

Hello!

A simple post today, spotlighting a simple soap. Simple, but powerful, because honey oatmeal goat milk soap is so mild and really does do what it is supposed to do.

My honey oatmeal goat milk soap is unscented, no colorants, and does contain natural honey (a humectant that helps to retain moisture in the skin) and ground oatmeal (soothing to skin irritation).

Recently a good friend told me that she was suffering from itchy skin. Even with applying goat milk lotion following her bath she was still troubled. I recommended that she try honey oatmeal goat milk soap. My friend followed up with good news, “The honey oatmeal soap made a huge difference. The itching is so much better, nearly gone as soon as I started bathing with it!”

Good basic soap!

Have a wonderful week! And thank you again for the birthday wishes!

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Soy Wax – Ingredients Article #6

Posted in Products, tagged Candles, Soy Wax, Wicks on August 14, 2009| 1 Comment »

Soy Candles 001

The votive candles and wax tarts that I make are crafted from eco-soy wax.

What is eco-soy wax?

Soy wax has gained popularity because it is an all natural wax, made from soybeans. Eco-soy wax has natural botanical extracts added to help the wax retain shape, making it an ideal wax for pillar candles (and votives and wax tarts).

Why is soy wax desirable?

My product motto is basic, and very much includes “as natural as possible.” I did not want to make a candle or wax tart containing wax manufactured from petroleum. And, because I want to see the American farms strengthen, I try to do my part in purchasing commodities that come from our farmers.

How do you know the soy wax is not imported?

Unless I buy directly from the manufacturer (not a supplier) I do not always know where the wax was made, however, I did do some homework on numbers. The United States makes up a very large percentage of the soybean suppliers in the world. And China (and other asian countries) have much difficulty getting soybeans shipped into their country. I feel pretty safe in assuming eco-soy wax is mainly an American made product.

What other benefits does soy wax hold?

It has a lower melting point than petroleum based waxed. This helps the wax to last longer when a candle is burned, and prevents sooting. In my votives I use what is referred to as a “hollow wick,” meaning, it does not produce as much heat, which is perfect for a votive or a wax tart needing a lower melting point.

I hope you enjoyed this “ingredients article.”

The candles and wax tarts are not yet listed on my website’s store front. They will be included in gift sets, and sold separately in the very near future (to be announced here).

Enjoy your weekend!!!

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Product Monday – Goat Milk Lotion

Posted in Products, tagged Goat Milk Lotion on August 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Hello!

I am phone writing tonight. The picture is coming from my mobile as well, so I have my fingers crossed for clarity. Ahhh…life in the country with satellite in rainstorms.

My post this evening combines the regular Monday product discussion with my own personal reminder to care for my skin.

I love hot baths but they are not good for dry skin. I am a person that will turn the faucet back on, little by little, to heat the water up to sauna level. And if I do not follow up with good skin care I end up with bumpy dry skin, itching including.

So, last night I had enough of my discomfort. I grabbed up the shop keys and headed out to replace my (then empty) pump bottle of lotion. I keep a small supply of “oops” lotions for myself and close friends.

As I applied the lavender lotion I felt almost instant relief. And today, no bumps on the legs and arms, and no itching!

I am told by several regular customers that they feel the lotion provides relief to their skin as well. Whether it be the lactic acid from the goat milk, the shea butter, the olive oil, or the avocado oil, I really do not know. The honest truth is, I like the results, and I did indeed toss out the department store body lotions (several bottles) that I had on hand!

On a personal note, not related to lotion, the kids are all heading back to school, and Vickie of SandFlatFarm mentioned that she is looking forward to seeing my upcoming fall/holiday products, where is summer going? Wow!