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   What Goat Milk Can Do For You

   24.Feb.08, 12:59 EST
   
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   This blog is for anyone who wonders why you would put goat milk in soap.  Asking that is about like asking why you would want milk with your cornflakes or cheerios . . . if you're asking a handmade soap user who knows the value of goat milk.  What we're talking about here are people who want something extra for their skin other than just being clean.  In fact, simply cleaning your skin can damage it.
   
   Many people don't realize that skin is actually an organ, the biggest one you have.  Using detergents on your skin, which is what commercial soap really is, destroys your skin, and that's not a good byproduct of the cleaning process.  You should treat it with the same diligent care you would your other organs.  Goats milk helps stop dryness, softens and restructures the skin. It does this because goat milk absorbs easily into
   the skin.
   
   Furthermore, goat milk contains all of the known and essential amino acids, and it also contains over 50 nutrients including C, B1, B6, B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, Choline, E, calcium, potassium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and many other trace elements.  Zinc will help reconstruct collagen fibers and encourage moisture retention to help maintain elasticity.  Goat milk is more similar to human milk than any other animal's milk. It contains pH reducing caprylic acid which helps maintain a slight acidic mantle that healthy skin generates to prevent bacterial invasion. 
   
   Soaps made with goat milk have a natural glycerine. The glycerine is generated when the soap saponifies. Commercial soaps also produce glycerine but it is removed and sold separately for increased profits. Think about this!! The only ingredient that is good for the skin in a commercially produced bar of soap is removed. Commercially produced soaps are actually synthetic, chemically produced detergents with a significant presence of harsh surfactants and additives, such as whitening agents. These chemicals are very harsh on the skin. This has caused a sharp increase in the number of people with sensitive skin.
   
   The lactic acid in milk is an alpha-hydroxyl acid, a natural substance that dissolves the glue holding dead skin cells together. Milk has been proven to cleanse the skin down to its deepest layers.  So if you think goats just another animal, think about their milk and how important it can be to your skin.  In fact, if you become a user of goat milk soaps, you might start thinking of goats in an entirely new light.  When it comes to skin care, goats just might be the best animal friends we have.
   
   Evelyn, 2/24/08
   

2. Fancy Soap Not Just For Women

   15.Feb.08, 17:20 EST
   
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   This blog was posted on my site, Campo Madrone, some months ago.  I just moved it to this site because this is where it really belongs.
   
   It's probably true that most of the handmade soaps my wife sells go to women, but that's not always the case.  In fact, lots of men appreciate the wonders of using products free of all the detergents found in commercial soaps.  All you have to do is give it a shot and you'll be convinced.  Not long ago I went off on a trip without my own soap.  I'm spoiled, you see, because I get to pick from all the soaps around here, and I definitely have my favorites.  Anyway, I went on the road and had to use motel soap, and that's when I realized just how spoiled I really am.  I felt like a lizard without my soap, so I won't be making that mistake again.
   
   And here's something else about handmade soaps that might interest you guys . . . it's not as expensive as it seems at first.  Yeah, five bucks a bar for soap sounds expensive until you take into consideration how long it lasts.  I've noticed that handmade soaps last longer because they don't disappear down the drain in a zillion bubbles.  You have to get used to the natural soap lather to appreciate this, but bubbles aren't just bubbles.  Handmade soaps aren't as quick to lather as commercial detergents, but it seems to me that the lather from them is thicker, fuller.  And you can definitely tell the difference in how you skin feels when you get out of the shower or tub.
   
   Women aren't the only creatures on earth with sensitive skin.  I know a lot of men who have to use a lot of lotion because their skin gets chapped and raw from being outside so much of the time.  I'm one of those guys who's put over sixty years behind me into being out in the weather a lot, and it sure shows on me now.  I need a better soap now more than I ever did, and I'm lucky to have it around.
   
   I use the lotions some too, but I'm not a cream user.  No particular reason, other than it just makes me feel weird doing it . . . and if you're a man, I think maybe you understand that.  But, I'm a devout fancy soap user . . . nothing but handmade goat's milk soap for this old boy.  And I don't listen to any teasing about it from my good old boy friends either.  I might be a fancy handmade goats milk soap user, but I just might whack a feller in the snoot, too.
   
   D. Paz,  12/08/07

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   Pink Jockey Shorts: A Response to Baby Blue Panties

   04.Feb.08, 19:32 EST
   
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   About ten days ago my husband posted a blog on his Campo Madrone site called Baby Blue Panties.  Just to show that I have a sense of humor (or that I don't hold grudges), here is my response (see pic above).  I was off work all weekend, had a chance to do laundry for a change.  Enough said?
   
   Evelyn, Lathers del Corazon 

4. Pampering Yourself is Healthy

   23.Jan.08, 09:20 EST
   
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   My husband, a big time psychology and philosophy buff, says that pampering yourself is more than a simple act of self-indulgence.  This isn't a new concept by a long shot.  People have long since discovered the wonders of artistic things, especially music, as being good for the soul.  Listening to good music can make a bad day a little better.  Treating yourself to a break from the usual grind, the routine, can do the same thing.  Take my husband Phil to a beach or to the mountains, and he's a different man.  According to him, things like this actually change what's going on inside us, especially in our brains.
   
   Here's an example of how that works.  Phil started buying salt rock lamps a few years ago, and when I asked why he wanted them, he explained that they increased the negative ions in the air.  Then he went on to explain how having this change was good for you, how your brain was affected by this change in ions.   And I can remember him saying that water does the same thing, especially salt water.  That's why some people feel much better at the beach, or sitting beside a running stream in the mountains somewhere.
   
   Using handmade soaps is better for your skin than using commercial detergents called soaps.  In fact, most so-called soaps are just detergents and do not contain the fine natural ingredients found in handmade soaps.  Anyone who has tried real soap can tell the difference in a shot time.  Later on I'll write some blogs about why that's true, but for now we're talking about why it's important to pamper ourselves. 
   
   Most women know that a warm bath is a wonderful experience, something we look forward to.  I take showers only when I'm in a hurry, and even then I pamper myself with good natural products that are healthy for my skin.  It's like listening to good music, or going to the beach or the mountains.  Well, not quite as good, but it's still good, and it's something I can do for myself that doesn't take long.  And I can do it at home without having to go anywhere . . . and without spending a lot of money.
   
   The pampering process can be taken past just a bath with good, soothing products.  Surrounding yourself with creams and lotions to use after you leave the bath is smart business, not so much because it's needed but because it makes you feel good.  Feeling good is healthy, not just on the outside but also on the inside.  And if you already pamper yourself (or think  you do) with products you buy at the store, you might try going natural with soaps that are really better for you. 
   
   Is this a sales pitch?  Oh, you bet it is, but it's more than that.  It's good advice.  Don't feel guilty about pampering yourself.  It's good for you in several ways, and what's good for you is usually good for the people around you.
   
   Evelyn, 1/23/08