Goats Milk Soap Creations – Keith's Blog

Cultivation:
Patchouli grows well in warm to tropical climates. It thrives in hot weather, but not direct sunlight. If the plant withers due to lack of watering, it will recover well and quickly after it has been watered. The seed-producing flowers are very fragrant and bloom in Autumn. The tiny seeds may be harvested for planting, but they are very delicate and easily crushed. Cuttings from the mother plant can also be rooted in water to produce additional plants.

Patchouli is used widely in modern perfumery and modern scented industrial products such as paper towels, laundry detergents, and air fresheners.
Two important components of its essential oil are patchoulol and norpatchoulenol. From the sixties until today, it is a favoured scent by members of the counterculture.

In several Asian countries, such as Japan and Malaysia, patchouli is used as an anti-dote for venomous snake-bites. The plant and oil have many claimed health benefits in herbal folk-lore and the scent is used to induce relaxation. Chinese medicine uses the herb to treat head-aches, colds, nausea, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. Patchouli oil can be purchased from mainstream Western pharmacies and alternative therapy sources as an aromatherapy oil.

Insect Repellent:
One study suggests patchouli oil may serve as an all-purpose insect repellent. More specifically, the patch-ouli plant is claimed to be a repellent potent against the Formosan subterranean ter-mite.

During the 18th and 19th century, silk traders from China travelling to the Mid-dle East packed their silk cloth with dried patchouli leaves to prevent moths from laying their eggs on the cloth. It has also been proven to effectively prevent female moths from adhering to males, and vice versa.

Many historians speculate that this association with opulent Eastern goods is why patchouli was considered by Euro-peans of that era to be a luxurious scent. It is said that patchouli was used in the linen chests of Queen Victo-ria in this way.

Hair Conditioner: Patchouli oil is also used as a hair conditioner for dreadlocks

Sandalwood is the name of a class of fragrant woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods they retain their fragrance for decades. As well as using the harvested and cut wood insitu, essential oils are also extracted from the woods for use. Both the wood and the oil produce a distinctive fragrance that has been highly valued for centuries. Consequently, the slow-growing trees have been overharvested in many areas.

This overharvesting has led to shortages and increasing prices to levels that are, frankly we feel, to high for an economical production run. As an example the Australian Grown and produced Essential Oils are costing around $1,500 per litre wholesale whilst the Indian Oils are around $4,200 per litre. So to make a commercial batch using certified essential oils would cause our sandalwood bar to be retailed at around $9-$10 per bar, Too high a price we think!

Soap Creations and Body Care main objectives are:

• Create unique recipes for Fresh Goats Milk Soap.
• Use as much Australian Made and produced product in our Creations as possible.
• Only use top quality oils and ingredients
• Manufacture in Australia with experienced and time proven soap makers.
• Guarantee product quality and performance under normal use circum-stances.
• Offer the most competitive price possible per comparator bar.
• Listen to customer needs and feedback.
• To only enter into partnerships when based on Integrity and Trust
• Ensure all our agents and outlets deliver product and services to our own high standards.

Jojoba Oil

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a perennial woody shrub grown primarily in the desert regions of the south western United States and north western Mexico. Native Americans have long used jojoba oil to help heal sores and wounds. Today, jojoba oil is also grown in Northern Queensland and most commonly used for cosmetic purposes, particularly for the maintenance of healthy skin. This amazing oil (Jojoba oil is actually composed of liquid wax esters rather than oil) helps promote healing of the skin as it has antimicrobial properties, which discourage the growth of bacterial and fun-gal microbes that may attack the skin.

Jojoba Oil resembles the skin’s natural sebum

Jojoba’s chemical composition closely resembles that of the skin’s natural sebum. It is easily absorbed without causing any allergic reactions, even in those with sensitive or acne-prone skin. The body’s natural sebum also contains wax esters, which act as a natural moisturiser and barrier for the skin. Wax ester production steadily decreases with age, causing the skin to appear dull and wrinkled. A reduced ester content in the skin can also lead to the development of conditions such as psoriasis, dandruff, and rosacea.

How does Jojoba oil help the skin?

• Because Jojoba is not actually an oil, it can prevent your skin from becoming too oily or clogging of the pores.
• Jojoba oil may help treat acne by reducing sebum production and by protecting the skin from harmful bacteria.
• It contains many important nutrients, such as vitamin E, B complex vitamins, and the minerals silicon, chromium, copper, and zinc – all important to keep the skin healthy.
• It also contains iodine, which helps with its ability to fight against bacterial and fungal infections.
• Jojoba oil makes a great skin moisturiser and is suitable for all skin types and all ages, apply a few drops of pure jojoba oil to your palms, rub your hands together, and gently massage the oil onto the face.
• This also works when washing with our latest Jasmine Bar or any of our other bars that contain Jojoba oil.
• It is light and silky when applied to the skin.
• The oil quickly penetrates into the skin and is beneficial for dry, ageing or sensitive skin.

Other uses for Jojoba oil

• Jojoba oil adds life to dull and lifeless hair, bringing back the bounce and shine – put a few drops on the palms of your hands, rub to-gether and apply to the hair.
• Use for body massage, either alone or mixed with other carrier oils such as sweet almond, avocado, camellia , etc.
• Make-up remover – jojoba oil easily re-moves skin foundation and lipstick – apply a few drops to your skin and tissue off to remove excess.
• Apply to a cotton pad to remove eye-make up, particularly waterproof mascara.
• Lip balm – use jojoba oil as a lip balm for conditioning dry or flaky skin .

If you are reading this blog then you have probably purchased some of our products and will have received one of our leaflets about our products.

These leaflets explain some of the benefits of using Goats Milk Soap, but I make no apology here if I repeat some of the benefits again for those people who are still choosing whether to try Goats Milk Soap products for the first time, or for some reason do not have one of our leaflets handy.

Goats Milk is very close to the same pH level of your own skin and contains vitamins A,C, B1, B12 & E, it also contains Zinc, Citric Acid, Amino Acids, Unsaturated fatty Acids, Enzymes plus many other nutrients known to promote healthy skin.

So that’s some of the benefits of Goats Milk taken care of but there are many different goats milk soaps offered for sale on the Internet, retail outlets and local markets.

I am often asked what is the difference? Are they all the same?

It is difficult to say what differences there are between one producers soap as compared to another Goats Milk Soap!

But at Soap Creations we believe that Fresh is Best and so we only use Fresh Goats Milk from registered herds and top grade oils. We do know many of our competitors use powdered Goats Milk.

So a rule of thumb suggests, if it works for you then don’t fix it. If it’s cheap then it’s possibly inferior, and if it’s more than the average price ($5-$6 per bar) then it’s possibly overpriced.

But whatever you buy please check the list of ingredients carefully so you know what you are using!. Choosing the wrong soap for you can damage your skin!