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Denise

About Denise

I'm a crazy goat lady who got into making my own soap with goat milk, found MMS to order supplies, and now I get to combine my love of creating skin care products with a job to pay the feed bill. I live in Alaska and greatly enjoy the unique aspects of my northern home - summer days when it never gets dark and the Northern Lights dancing above in winter. Favorite scents include Wild Mint and Ivy, Rhubarb & Sugar Cane, and Eucalyptus Spearmint.

I grew up in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Even though it is a bit south of the area in the Pacific Northwest that inspired Forks Fragrance Oil (a town in Washington named Forks, which was the setting of Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight book series), many of the scents are […]

Forks Fragrance Room Spray

September 16, 2019 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Fragrances by Denise

I have a friend who has many allergies, so she uses olive oil-based lotions. I was curious about a lotion that used only olive oil, so I decided to come up with a recipe and make some. We also are spotlighting some fragrance oils, so I am using Strawberries and […]

Strawberries and Champagne Olive Oil Lotion

September 13, 2019 in Fragrances / Lotions and Creams by Denise

One of the biggest challenges in keeping goats safe is keeping predators away. These range from neighborhood dogs to bears, and unless you can be with your herd constantly, a livestock guardian dog is a very good investment. We have four of them. They live full time with the goats […]

Goat Week Day 5: Health and Safety

August 31, 2019 in Special Features by Denise

Mammals only make milk after giving birth, so to get milk, you first have to make some babies. That means male goats must be involved. Goat gestation is about 150 days, or roughly 5 months. We like to plan for April and May births, because the outdoor temperature has moderated […]

Goat Week Day 4: How to Get the Milk

August 30, 2019 in Special Features by Denise

When the babies start showing up, so does the milk. At first, almost all the milk goes to the babies. The babies that stay with their mothers get all the milk their mothers produce for the first 2-3 weeks at least. I still bring the mothers in during milking time […]

Goat Week Day 3: So Much Milk!

August 29, 2019 in Special Features by Denise

I have not seen very many baby animals that weren’t cute, but goats are right up there with puppies and kittens. As I write, I’m watching over two newborn doelings in a tote in the house. These little girls were born out in the summer pasture, where their mother secreted […]

Goat Week Day 2: Baby Goats Are So Cute!

August 28, 2019 in Special Features by Denise

This next series of posts will be a bit out of the ordinary. I’m going to take you on a journey into my goat world. It all started around 20 years ago when I met a lady named Laura, who made goat milk soap. I began buying soap from her, […]

Goat Week: How It All Began

August 27, 2019 in Special Features by Denise

Today I’m making a body scrub featuring Pixie Dust Fragrance Oil. It’s one of those fragrances that makes you wonder. I’m so glad our catalog has great descriptions of scents! I can grab a bottle and take a sniff, but it’s fun to read the description first and see if […]

Pixie Dust Body Scrub

August 20, 2019 in Fragrances / Scrubs by Denise

Finished everyday facial lotion with bottles of oil. — When I ran out of my usual facial moisturizer, I decided it was the perfect time to make my own. I studied the label of the moisturizer I’d been using, I perused blogs, and I narrowed down my list of possible ingredients. Then I went to our Technical Support staff […]

Everyday Facial Lotion

August 14, 2019 in Facial Care / Lotions and Creams by Denise

Finished bars of Pumpkin Spice Soap. — It’s right around the corner – pumpkin spice EVERYTHING! That distinctive blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves flavors everything from lattes to muffins. The scent shows up in candles, potpourri, and even homemade playdough! Today I’m going to put it in some soap. Make your bars ASAP so […]

Pumpkin Spice Soap

August 13, 2019 in Cold Process Soap by Denise

When I was making the Grandma’s Christmas Mints soap, I couldn’t stop inhaling the delectable combination of Peppermint Essential Oil and Freckles Fragrance Oil. It was sharply minty, yet vanilla sweet, and so pleasant to smell! What better to do than make lotion with this scent? I did a little […]

Christmas in July: Grandma’s Christmas Mints Lotion

July 31, 2019 in Lotions and Creams by Denise

Old-fashioned candy is a favorite in our house at Christmas. I am intrigued by the delicate ribbons, colorful stripes, and decorative centers. Since we are thinking of Christmas projects, making soap that looks like Christmas mints seems natural. I will use our Round Ripple Silicone Mold, which makes disc-shaped soaps […]

Christmas in July: Grandma’s Christmas Mints Soap

July 30, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Special Features by Denise