Joy Lane Farm - Goat Milk Soap Applejack Peel

When I was a boy, my hands used to get dry in the winter, and my skin would crack and bleed. We lived on a small farm and had three goats named Nevada, Gotmy, and Jubilee. My mom started making goat milk soap with our leftover milk, and I stopped having dry skin. Goat milk is wonderful for sensitive skin, because it’s full of vitamins and nutrients. The soaps are also handcrafted, which means all the natural, moisturizing glycerin produced in the soapmaking process is retained, unlike commercial soaps where it’s taken for other products. Moreover, our goat milk soap has no artificial foaming agents, harsh surfactants, or harmful chemicals, just goat milk and non-GMO botanical oils. Some bars are scented with 100% natural essential oils and have ground oatmeal as a gentle exfoliant; others have light fragrance. For years, my mom sold it to friends and family who had eczema and psoriasis, then a couple, local, natural food stores. Word spread, and more people came to her for soap, which she continued to make on the side. Eventually, she and my Dad retired from their careers and moved aboard a hospital ship that served the coast of Africa. My Mom had been a nurse and doing wound care in places like Madagascar and Benin while my Dad coordinated the ship’s transportation vehicles, was a perfect fit for them. My wife, Katy, and I took over the family soap business. We’ve added shea butter lotions, beeswax lip balms, soy candles, sulfate free shampoo, and conditioner, and have other formulations in the works. We love producing products that are high quality and good for your skin, and we’re proud to keep the name of our family farm and the values our parents taught us: to live joyfully, do great things, and celebrate family. If you’re ever in the area, you can visit our soap studio in Rollinsford, NH.