Hand-Crafted Goat Milk Soap

Baby goats are super cute, and grown-up goats are, well, a little less so.  But those nannies produce milk with wonderful, skin-loving ingredients, so we’ll get over the fading cute factor.  

Goat milk is chock-full of vitamins, minerals, and fatty-acids that benefit the skin: 

Vitamin A works as an antioxidant, fighting cell damage. Lactic acid helps the skin shed dead skin cells by breaking down the bonds between these cells, yielding a brighter complexion.  Lactic acid is the Alpha-Hydroxy Acid that is most gentle to the skin.  It also carries anti-inflammatory properties and increases blood flow to the skin. Potassium, Magnesium, and Selenium promote a health skin membrane. 

The humble coconut played a perennial role as prop on Gilligan’s Island, and it’s flesh, milk, and water have made their way into our culinary lexicon.  Likewise, coconut oil, with its healthful properties, is being recognized for a myriad of uses in cooking and in skin care. When used on the skin, coconut oil moisturizes and seals in moisture.  Medium-chain, fatty acids have antimicrobial properties that may help with acne.