4 Dirty Secrets About The Commercial Soap Industry

Here's four dirty secrets the commercial soap companies wouldn't want you to know.

1. It's not really soap! It's mostly detergent. Commercial soap companies spend a lot of money on misleading ads that claim natural but in actuality they use artificial foaming agents and chemical hardeners to produce a hard bar. 
2. Most contain sodium tallowate (animal fat). I'm not knocking anyone that uses animal fat. The pioneers used animal fat for the fats needed in soap. But commercial soap companies buy cheap animal fat. It makes you wonder where does it come from? Was it from animals from overcrowded feed lots? How was the animal treated or fed? 
3. Natural glycerin has been removed. There's big profit in selling glycerin for products like creams and lotions. Commercial companies remove the glycerin to gain a bigger profit by selling it or using for other products. Handmade soap makers don't remove glycerin so you benefit from all the naturally occurring glycerin in your soap. 
4. Claims of 20% larger does not mean your bar lasts longer. Yes, the bar is bigger because their commercial machines used to manufacture "soap" has put 20% more air in the bar giving the appearance of a bigger bar. 

The best advise we can give is know what you're buying. Be careful what you put on your skin. Buy local or handmade soaps from a source you trust. 

The Secret Of Getting Better Skin

The secret of getting better skin is treating yourself better. It starts with not being so hard on yourself. Others see us differently than we see ourselves. They can see the beauty that you hold and you should too.

Treat yourself good. Take time for a relaxing bath. Treat yourself to a home spa treatment. We have free recipes you can make at home. Try our Banana Face Mask recipe or plan a spa party with friends. Try our Cucumber Tomato Toner recipe.

Get to know your skin! What skin type are you? Knowing this will help you choose the best products for your skin.

Don't forget about your neck. Yes, your neck needs care too. We make a face serum for four different skin types, Combination Skin, Dry Skin, Maturing Skin and Oily Skin. We suggest when you apply this to your face you also use it on your neck.

Use good soap on your skin. Our goat milk soaps are full of Vitamin A, calcium, skin loving oils, protein and minerals.

Get enough sleep! Sleep is important to our bodies and our skin care.

The real secret is take time to unwind and take care of you!

Beauty Rest For Your Skin

Beauty rest is important for not only skin repair but your whole body. Make sure you're getting enough.

It's the one thing you can do for you skin and it’s FREE! Beauty Rest. Yep! When you don’t get enough it shows.

When you’re sleeping your skin goes into repair mode.

Here’s a good habit for bedtime beauty care – cleanse your skin,  moisturize and get some ZZZ’s. It’s good for your whole body.
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Face Serums from Chickenmash Farm 

Featured Ingredient Olive Oil

From time to time we like to feature the ingredients we use in our body products. Olive oil is one of those ingredients we include in all our soaps and our lip balm.

Olive oil moisturizes and gently cleanses your skin which is two really good reasons we use it in our products.

Olive oil is great to use in skin products as it is an all-around emollient. Emollient simply means having the quality to soften & sooth skin. Olive oil is known for its ability to help reduce wrinkles. Prevention is the best way to fight wrinkles. Start using quality ingredients on your skin as soon as you can. It makes a big difference.

One of our most popular soaps is our Rosemary Mango Goat Milk soap. We use olive oil in combination with other Non-GMO oils and goat milk. 
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Strawberry Almond Home Spa Recipe

It's strawberry season! 
Not only are whole foods health for our body & waistline but our skin also. Here is body care recipe you can easily do at home. 

Strawberries are an astringent, baking soda a cleanser, almonds an exfoliate and the combination of yogurt and egg is a moisturizer and skin softener. Store in the refrigerator. 

5 strawberries, hulled 
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 
1 egg 
1 Tablespoon plain or vanilla yogurt 
1/4 cup whole almonds with skins 

In a blender or food processor, combine strawberries, baking soda, egg and yogurt and blend until smooth. Add almonds and blend until smooth. Apply mixture to face and gently scrub in a circular motion. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.