What is the best peppermint essential oil to buy? Peppermint Arvensis is found in many temperature parts of the world. This oil’s primary constituents are Menthol, Menthone, Isomenthone, Menthyl acetate, Neomenthol, Limonene, and 3-Octanol. What is important to recognize is that Arvensis is higher in Menthol. So high, in fact, the menthol is often extracted from […]
Soap of the Month Club UPDATE – Please Read!
Soap of the Month Club has turned out to be a popular offering. For those who have been with us a long time, you know we started out with the former automatic PayPal subscription program. We found it necessary to exit PayPal due to increasing fees and their policy that forbids the sale of CBD […]
Sustainable Palm Oil – YES, it does exist!
I am motivated to select blog topics based on questions and reactions from our customers. I received notice of a negative review on the soap and went to check It out. The writer actually loved the soap but did not like that we use PALM oil, stating unequivocally that Palm oil was in no way […]
Essential oils are not a cure for coronavirus
Can essential oils cure diseases like Coronavirus? While we appreciate the enthusiasm for the undeniable benefits of essential oils in some situations, when it comes to viruses, the answer is not clear cut and essential oils are not a cure for coronavirus, as some retailers have claimed. Many essential oils are considered “antivirals”. However, there […]
Welcome to Lil Red Barn Nigerian Dwarf Farm
Some of the biggest names in the Goat Milk Soap world (Zumbar for example) have moved away from milking live goats to using either powdered or canned milk or both. We have been growing rapidly, so sourcing becomes more of a challenge to be addressed. Rest assured, the one thing we will never do as […]
Why we use RSPO Sustainable Palm Oil.
For the last several years in the soap industry (and restaurants for that matter), there has been an increase in negativity towards Palm Oil both as a cooking oil and a cosmetic. Over 50% of all products on the market have some form of Palm Oil in the ingredients. Over 90% of the world’s Palm […]
Why we use Unrefined or Raw Shea Butter
When we started Honey Sweetie Acres, we decided that we were going to be different. We did not want to be like every other natural product maker. A lot of time and research was spent during our very first year on determining what ingredients we would and would not use. We pride ourselves on using […]
Does Goat Milk Soap Expire?
Does Goat Milk Soap Expire? This a question we have had a few times and I think it is a great topic to explore!. Because goat milk soap is made with milk, it is a natural assumption by many that there would be an expiration date. There is an expiration date on milk itself, so […]
Temporary Store Hours Change on the Farm
Thanks to so many of you for your kind words and encouragement with our news of moving! We were hoping everyone would be happy to see it. It is a challenging time, we are tearing down the inside and redoing the space to be conducive to a smooth manufacturing flow with separate stations for each […]
Our Next Adventure – Moving !
We started in our basement, like thousands of other businesses. We worked two jobs and came home to make soap at night. We went to a small farmer’s market with the requisite tent and table and a selection of 10 different soaps in peck baskets. The response to our product was swift and encouraging. But […]
