Got [Goat's] Milk?

I'm often asked what my soaps are made of since I don't use goats milk. Goats milk isn't the sole ingredient needed to make soap. It, like many other ingredients adds many different factors in the soap.

My soaps are made with the best butters and oils that your skin will thank you for. Most people that use goats milk (or another milk alternative) often use a liquid form whereas I use water. Some goats milk soap makers will use water and then just add a powdered milk during the process. Aside from the goats milk, they are using the same or similar butters and oils that all soap makers have access too!

I choose not to use goats milk for many reasons.

First: My kids have a dairy allergy. We don't use any milk for anything in our home. We have soy products or dairy free alternatives for products. This was the biggest pull towards my products being vegan. I didn't want to make products that my own family couldn't use.

Second: Goats milk doesn't add any more benefits to the soap that I found to be beneficial compared against the butters and oils I chose to formulate my soap recipe with. Goats milk does provide prebiotics to the skin as well as vitamin A. It is packed full of fatty acids to repair the skin barrier as well. All of the butters (shea, coconut, cocoa butter) that I use in my soaps and other products all contain fatty acids to repair the skin barrier. The vitamins and nutrients that olive oil, grapeseed oil and rice bran oil provide are extraordinary for the skin. Each soap is unique and everyone will find a soap that works best for their skin. I spent years (literally) formulating my recipe and researching ingredients. I do not ever plan to add animal products to my soaps and for some, that will never be okay with them and for me, that is okay!

Third: Cost. The cost of goats milk is significantly more than the cost of water. With the quality of ingredients I use in my products I would have to raise my prices to count for the additional ingredient.

Finally: At the end of the day, vegan (or sourcing locally!!!) is best for the environment. If I had my own goats on my property I would absolutely consider using goats milk in my products. However, that isn't the case here. Vegan skincare is known for being eco-conscious which is a driving force in being good for the environment. Vegan practices aim to reduce greenhouse gases that are emitted as a product of the meat farming industry. I could go into it further but that would be an entirely new blog post. The MAIN point here is to choose small ways to make an eco impact. Any small way that you can make a change will be a domino effect for others to make a change as well. Even be that a bar of soap at a time.

Bubbles and Suds to you all,

Aubrey Lindsey, Owner

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