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About Our Goats Milk Soap
How our soap is made:
Our soap is made from scratch with fresh, pasteurized liquid goats milk using the cold process method of making soap. During the cold process method natural glycerin is retained, unlike commercial soaps, which draw off the natural glycerin for use in cosmetic products. During the cold process method of making soap, sodium hydroxide is added to the goat's milk, which causes saponification, which forms the soap. Webster's dictionary defines saponification as: to hydrolyze a fat with alkaline to form a soap and glycerol. Mixing sodium hydroxide with goat's milk causes a chemical reaction to form the soap and is necessary to obtain true soap. However, the finished product has no sodium hydroxide left in it because the sodium hydroxide reacted with the oils to form soap and glycerin. Our pure and natural soap contains vegetable oil and is free of detergents, petroleum products and preservatives.
- Our fragrances are mild and gentle and do not contain alcohol.
- Our soap bars are hand cut and wrapped and weigh between 4.0 to 5.0 ounces.
About Goats Milk
Goat's milk contains healthy, natural ingredients. These include vitamins A, C, E, and some B vitamins, along with amino acids, citric acids, enzymes, unsaturated fatty acids and zinc.- Glycerin:
- Unlike the cold process method, commercial soap manufacturing, typically removes the glycerin for cosmetic manufacturing. Goat's milk soap retains the natural glycerin.
- pH considerations:
- Goat's milk contains caprylic acid, making goats milk soap an alkaline product with low pH.
- Alpha hydroxyl acid:
- Goat's milk contains lactic acid, an alpha hydroxyl acid.
- No artificial additives:
- Goat's milk soap does not contain harsh detergents or any additives such as alcohol, petroleum products or preservatives.
Oils
- Apricot kernel oil:
- High in vitamin a, c and e. Rich in essential fatty acids like oleic and linoleic acid.
- Avocado oil:
- Rich in vitamin A, B1, B2, D, and E as well as amino acids, sterols, pantothenic acid, lecithin and essential fatty acids.
- Olive oil:
- Rich in vitamin e and beta-carotene.
- Coconut oil:
- Rich in capric acid and lauric acid.
- Safflower oil:
- Contains linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid.
- Castor oil:
- Contains triglyceride fatty acids.
- Palm oil:
- Rich in vitamin a and e. Contains lipids and saturated fats.
