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June Soap Contest – Now Closed
This contest is now closed. It’s time for another contest and the winner is going to receive a free almond scented goat milk soap cake valued at $100! The cake is fully cured and ready to be cut and used. The Facts: Contest Begins: 6/1/13Contest Ends: 6/30/13Winner Announced: July GMS NewsletterNumber of Winners: 1Prize: Almond Goat…
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Is Titanium Dioxide Safe in Soap?
Recently, we’ve been asked why we use titanium dioxide in our black raspberry, clean cotton, and ocean goat milk soaps. We add a tiny amount because those three soaps tend to take on a grey hue. The titanium dioxide lightens the soap and makes them a lot prettier. We feel that adding small amounts of titanium dioxide to…
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Sleeping in the Soap Room
We work very hard to be present at the birth of all of our goats. Sometimes we miss, but that is very rare. People often think we’re over-vigilant and worry needlessly. I’ve been told before, “They’re goats, birth is a natural process, they’ll be fine.” To which I respond, “Yes, many goats (like people) can…
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Half Way to Perfection
I love the concept of halfway there. The idea is that a distance between two things can always be cut in half, bringing them very close together in a few steps. Unfortunately, going halfway can never ever actually get the two items completely together. For instance, even if a football team only has 20 yards…
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Today in The Soap Room
Today in the soap room we… Unmolded “Emery’s Flower Garden” goat milk soap: Unmolded mimosa mandarin goat milk soap: Unmolded some fancy pink sugary goat milk soaps we made yesterday: Mixed a batch of cider press goat milk soap logs (as well as chardonnay logs): Fooled around with our siblings: Another good day in the…
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Feeding Baby Goats
We bottle raise our babies because it keeps all the goats healthier and the babies friendlier. When they are first born, they get 4 bottles a day. As they grow, the number of bottles decreases until they’re weaned. That’s a lot of bottles, so everybody pitches in, even Jade: It takes a little while for…
