The Freckled Farm Soap Company

Author: Crystal

  • The Goat Milk in Our Goat Milk Soap

    The most important ingredient in our soap is obviously the goat milk from our own little dairy goat herd. It’s what makes our soap so special and it comes from the most spoiled goats!

    We have a wonderful, symbiotic relationship with the animals on our farm. Our goats give us this amazing, rich, fresh milk for our goat milk soap and we spoil them rotten. Our goats receive organic hay from a farm in Doswell, VA, non-GMO grain from a farm in Staunton, VA, kelp from the Arctic Ocean (because it is said to contain less mercury), black oil sunflower seeds and alfalfa pellets, ample pastures, and a nice solid barn. They get lots of love and attention. We keep our herd as small as possible so we can really monitor their health and so nothing goes unnoticed. We don’t take any chances with their health and consult our outstanding farm vet at the first sign that something might be wrong. We are closed herd, meaning our goats are not exposed to other goats or locations, and when people come to visit us we require they use the shoe wash so no foreign parasites or bacteria is introduced to our herd. We take our jobs as their caretakers very seriously and make sure we give them the best lives possible.

    You can feel comfortable using our soap knowing that the animals on our farm are treated with extreme love and care!

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  • Spring is Here!

    Spring is finally here! This means our Spring Goat Milk Soap is BACK!

    Goat Milk Soap Virginia

    It’s been quite a winter and it just keeps holding on. I don’t know about you but I’m ready for warmer weather. That’s why I am so happy that our Spring Goat Milk Soap is back. At least I can be reminded of the warmer days ahead of us. It features the crisp floral scent of lavender and germanium. It’s so lovely! It will have to do until it finally gets warm outside!

    For today only get 10% off our Spring Goat Milk Soap. Visit the website to take advantage of this sale!

     

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  • Going Nose Blind

    We recently had a customer ask if we were using less essential oils in his favorite soap variety. This answer is of course no. We haven’t changed our recipe in any way. I tried to figure out why he might not be smelling his soap as strongly as he once did and the most obvious answer, the reason we ourselves can’t smell our soaps as strongly as we once could, for some reason didn’t immediately come to my mind, so I thought it might be a good topic to cover on the blog… Going Nose Blind…

    When we are around a particular scent all the time we begin to ignore it. That is why you can’t smell your own house. When guests come over to our home they always comment about how wonderful it smells… probably because some of the soap is stored in the soap office. To us our house smells like an ordinary home that children live in (if you know what I mean). We can’t smell most of our soaps unless they are new or right up against our noses. While you aren’t exposed to our soaps at the same level that we are this can begin to happen to you if you are consistently using the same variety of soap. If you are used to our soap filling your bathroom with a lovely scent then it will likely always fill the room in the same way, but over time you will begin to notice it less and less. Your guest will get to enjoy the robust scent of the soap sitting in your bathroom in the way you used to whether you can smell it or not.

    So how do you avoid going nose blind to your favorite scent? Switch up the soaps that you use! We have seventeen different permanent varieties for you to choose from, our seasonal varieties that come out throughout the year, and new varieties that we debut each year. If you are noticing that your favorite variety isn’t smelling as strong as you are used to, switch up the soap that you use for a bar or two and then go back. Your favorite soap will go back to smelling as strong and as lovely as you are used to!

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  • Soap Set – For Kids

    It’s time for another soap set! This time I put together a goat milk soap set for kids!

    From left to right – Castile, Oatmeal Honey, Lavender, Lemongrass Green Tea

    Castile Goat Milk Soap – This is our most gentle soap. It’s a very simple recipe that is made up mostly of olive oil and goat milk. It’s a great soap for kid’s sensitive skin

    Oatmeal Honey Goat Milk Soap – This is another gentle soap. Our soaps, like most handmade soaps, are free of things like sulfates that can cause irritations, so it’s uncommon that we hear about individuals having negative skin reactions. I find that if people are going to have a reaction to handmade soap it’s because of the essential oil. This soap is free of essential oils. It’s made simply with gentle ingredients, including of course oatmeal and honey.

    Lavender Goat Milk Soap – Lavender is a wonderful calming and relaxing scent… What kid doesn’t need that? Especially before bed time!

    Lemongrass Green Tea Goat Milk Soap – Lemongrass is said to help repel bugs so this is a great summer time soap for the kids.

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  • Charlottesville City Market

    We are excited to announce that we have been accepted into the Charlottesville City Market as part-time reserved vendors! This means we will be guaranteed a spot for half the markets (in spot B6). For the remaining markets we will be on a waitlist to fill a spot if another vendor should be unable to attend. We are very excited to be a part of this market and to be more available for our Charlottesville customers! Below are the days that we know we will be at the Charlottesville City Market.

    • April 14th
    • April 28th
    • May 12th
    • May 26th
    • June 9th
    • June 23rd
    • July 7th
    • July 21st
    • August 4th
    • August 18th
    • September 1st
    • September 15th
    • September 29th
    • October 13th
    • October 27th
    • November 10th

    Charlottesville City Market

    Saturdays

    April – October 7am-Noon

    November 8am-1pm

    100 Water St E, Charlottesville, VA 22902

    We hope you come to visit us at this awesome market! 

  • Soap Highlight – Cleopatra Goat Milk Soap

    If you are a fan of earthy, spicy scents then our Cleopatra Goat Milk Soap might be the soap for you!

    Cleopatra is one of my favorite soaps that we make. It is scented with frankincense and myrrh essential oils, which gives it this wonderfully warm, almost spicy, aroma. It was not a scent combination that I expected to enjoy so much but after that first batch it quickly became one of my go to soaps!

    This fabulous soap received it’s name because of Cleopatra’s famed use of goat milk and frankincense in her beauty regiment.

    To purchase a bar of our Cleopatra Goat Milk Soap visit our website!

  • A Reintroduction!

    We are The Freckled Farm Family

    We thought it might be a good time for an reintroduction. We are The Freckled Farm Family; Kevin, Crystal, Bryce, and Breckin. We are a small family owned business established in 2013. We are committed to making products that are not only better for our customers than our commercial counterparts, but also better for the environment. Our soaps are all natural and made with only the best quality ingredients. Our oils are organic and come from certified sustainable sources. We use high quality essential oils, and goat milk from our own dairy goat farm in Goochland, VA. We do not add any sulfates, parabens, or dyes. Each bar is made by hand every step of the way, from the milking all the way to the packaging! For us it’s all about family and we love that this business has allowed us to be together and to build something we can be proud of. We absolutely love what we do and we are so glad that we can share it with you!

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  • Soap Sets – Gifts

    Because it’s not often that you know other people’s scent preferences customers often ask me to help them pick out soaps that they can give as a gift. I find that it is best to stick with our most popular soaps or the more neutral scents when giving something like soap as a gift, so the four soaps listed below are the ones I tend to suggest.

    From left to right – Peppermint Eucalyptus, Lemongrass Green Tea, Lavender, Oatmeal Honey.

    Peppermint Eucalyptus Goat Milk Soap – Although this is a strong scent it is one that tends to please most customers. After our Deep Space Goat Milk soap this is our next top seller. I have met very few people who don’t love this soap. It has a crisp, clean scent that leaves you feeling refreshed

    Lemongrass Green Tea Goat Milk Soap – This soap has a wonderful mild earthy scent. It’s not too feminine or masculine. It’s wonderfully neutral.

    Lavender Goat Milk Soap – Most people love lavender, and those who don’t love it at least enjoy soap scented with it. It’s a real crowd pleaser.

    Oatmeal Honey Goat Milk Soap – Our Oatmeal Honey is sensitive and scent free. It has a wonderful soft lather and a mild exfoliant due to the ground oatmeal. With this soap you don’t have to worry about the scent at all, just the quality of the soap.

  • Making Bits and Pieces

    Once a month or so I sit down and spend a day assembling our Bits and Pieces. Bits and Pieces are one pound grab bags of our goat milk soap.

    Sometimes during the soap making process soaps get damaged. They get air bubbles, or dents. Sometimes they don’t make the weight that is stated on our package or we have leftover end pieces from cutting the bars from the loafs. All of these “less than perfect” soaps go into our Bits and Pieces in order to prevent waste. They are still great soaps. They just don’t meet the extremely high standards that we require of the soap that we sell as bars. We always try to include at least one full bar of soap and at least two scents. It’s a wonderful way to try different soaps at a discounted price!

    If you would like to purchase a Bits and Pieces for yourself visit our Website!

  • Soap Highlight – Deep Sea Goat Milk Soap

    Have you tried our Deep Sea Goat Milk soap? It is a wonderful deep cleanser that offers a great, spa-like, experience.

    Scented with eucalyptus, juniper berry, and rosemary essential oils, it has a wonderful aroma that will remind you of a day at the spa. This awesome soap features three natural powders that aid in the cleansing process; kelp, spiralina, and orange peel powder. It’s a wonderful experience overall and a great way to pamper yourself!

    Kelp, spiraline, orange peel powder

    Visit our website to pick up a bar of our Deep Sea Goat Milk Soap