Like the rest of the skin on our body, the scalp has an important function and needs special care. A healthy scalp lends itself to creating strong and beautiful hair. In pursuit of this, the cosmetic world has created product after product claiming to strengthen, soften, shine, lengthen, thicken and protect our hair. The problem […]
What is Exfoliation and Should You Exfoliate ?
For years as I was growing up, I often heard the refrain “exfoliate dead skin cells” or you are going to have skin problems. Commercial products also repeated the same mantra. Even in my youth, I began to wonder if exfoliation was such a great idea. Continued friction over and over, causes a structural change. […]
Artisan Soap vs. Triple Milled Soap
We recently had an email from a customer inquiring about Artisan Soap vs. Triple Milled Soap. I realized that many more people could potentially have the same question as he did. So let’s dig in! What is Triple Milled Soap? The term “triple milled” conjures up visions of a extremely high-end soap with luscious lather […]
Essential Oils & Children
After several years of study, a substantial financial investment in education, time spent researching, reading and passing different levels of examinations, I fully realize that aromatherapy is a field of constant change and growth, which will always require additional study. It is a journey, not a destination. New detailed essential oil research is coming out […]
Meet our new Honey Sweetie Acres Team Member
Every year we are faced with deciding which events to go to and when to stay home and focus on production. There are only so many hours in each day and we have a herd of 30+ animals to care for as well, so we reduced local events in the last two years due to […]
Meet our wonderful Nigerian Dwarf Doe “Rosie”
Our Nigerian Dwarf Doe Rosie……formerly known as Jasper Pine TN Mahogany Rose We have so many people interested in the stories behind our goats, that we decided to profile them in the Blog! Some have very interesting back stories, like our goat today, Rosie. Rosie isn’t the prettiest goat around, she won’t win a beauty […]
Are Essential Oils Beneficial in Soap?
Are essential oils beneficial or is it a new marketing fad? We receive this question a lot, both from customers and from other soap-makers/artisans. The answer is both Yes and No and the answer isn’t entirely simple or conclusive. First, many people will use essential oils in soap for a natural scent that comes directly […]
What is a Formaldehyde Donor?
Part of our business mission is to educate you, the consumer, to ingredients found in many of the products you may be using everyday. Sometimes additives are helpful and have a positive purpose in a formulation. However, they can also have a bad side. If you are not doing so already on your skin care […]
Raw Milk Herd Shares in Southern Ohio
If you are like many people, finding a goat farm that does herd-shares has not been a easy task. We are often asked to do shares, but cannot due to the need for ALL the milk we produce. We simply cannot spare it. So we were really tickled when we met Dirk and Laura Smits […]
The Skin-Loving Benefits of RAW Beeswax
We’ve been making lip balms and lotion bars for a few years. We switched from the perfect white beeswax that most people are familiar with to the golden, raw beeswax for our products. Why make such a change? Let’s consider the bee for a moment. Female worker bees have special wax-producing glands on their abdomens. To […]
