Goat Milk | Benefits :: What's In It? Series

Not my usual, witty title; I thought about-- The Neahs Have It or Loaded Milk.... Moving on.

I love goat milk!  I love its color, texture, and unique aroma.  Most of all, it is loaded (see, I should've used Loaded Milk) with amazing benefits for the skin.

Did you know:

• Goat milk is abundant in calcium, phosphorous, naturally occurring sodium, potassium, magnesium, Vitamin A,  Vitamins B-1, B-2, B-3 and B-12, Pantothenic Acid (another B Vitamin; B-5), Biotin, Choline (part of the B family), and many other trace elements.  Man!  Forget the medicine, just soak in or drink up some goat milk! 
• When applied topically, goat milk easily absorbs into the epidermis, thus boosting the health benefits of the entire body.  
• Skin problems, such as eczema and psoriasis, benefit from the nutrients that are in goat milk. 

Picture taken by Warrior Princess T.  She was attending an animal show.

Those pointers alone, should convey, why goat milk needs to be in your body & bath regimen.  Eagerly, I want to share my favorite benefits, which are also the reasons goat milk is used in our wholesome products.  

• Natural cleanser, moisturizer, and emollient for thousands of years!  Hello.  You've seen pictures of women, with gorgeous skin, from ancient times.  No Photoshop either.
• Can't have a complete body & bath regimen without an exfoliant, right?  No worries, goat milk will remove those dead, old skin cells--the alpha-hydroxy acids make the skin smoother and softer, with an overall lessening of fine wrinkles and skin discoloration.  Ladies (and gents), goat milk is an anti-aging agent! 

So, with a 4-in-1, natural ingredient like goat milk, you can't go wrong adding it to your body & bath regimen.  

Goat milk can be found in our wholesome Fizzing Goat Milk Bath.  Sample size too!






Have you read about the other ingredients in the What's In It? series?  Are you being informed by this series?  Have you seen an ingredient on any of our product labels and want to know more about it, by having it highlighted on our blog?  Let us know in the comments.

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• Meet Maebelle, Our Milking Goat! (plowinginpearls.com)

3 Simple Steps for Hydrated Winter Epidermis

The winter months can be so unkind to your skin--wrecking havoc by turning hydrated skin into parched skin.  With the dry, cold air outside beating at your skin, with the cranked up heat indoors pulling moisture out of your skin, there seems to be no rescue for your epidermis.  Lost cause?  Absolutely not.  You just have to make a few adjustments to your winter bath & body care routine:

Step 1: Use a gentle grime fighter that won't strip your skin of its natural, protective oils, and that will also add to the conditioning of your skin.  This is the base for healthy, natural, glowing skin.

  Organic Love Body Wash- A pure, organic vegetable castile body wash! Lather up in thick organic goodness of sunflower oil, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and glycerin! Organic Love is enriched with African Black Soap and Green Leaf Papaya to eat up those dead skin cells! Organic Love's saponified oils delivers instant hydrated skin, non-drying!


  Green Tea Medley Bubbles- 100% vegetable bubble bath/cleanser. Specifically developed to deliver light, long lasting bubbles for those long tub soaks. Still formulated to cleanse the skin gently, and effectively, while also protecting the skin's pH mantle and natural oils.

Step 2: No more than 3 times a week, your skin should receive some TLC with a scrub/polish.  Exfoliating eliminates dead skin sitting on the surface, removes impurities from the pores,  and leaves behind smooth, soft skin.  


   Almond Whipped Cream Scrub- A whippy body wash with exotic sugar, almonds, and Sweet Almond oil to boot. Pick up your favorite sponge or puff and cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize, and fragrance your body!


   Cream Popsicle Layered Sugar Scrub- A delicious yet wholesome scrub right in your shower/bath. Two layers of fine grain sugar (pure cane and dark brown sugar);both infused with orange butter (this will only enhance the succulent aroma), pure humectants, and natural oils rich in antioxidants;topped off with Madagascar vanilla.


   Sweet Raw Sugar Honey Polish- Sweet Raw Sugar Honey Polish is a skin delicious blend of large, sparkling, golden crystals, six pure plant oils, and honey to boot.

Step 3: Contribute to your healthy glow by adding an oil treatment to your bath & body routine.  Topping the epidermis off with wholesome oils (emollient) is the best way to seal in moisture.  


   Marinade- A dry-oil emollient, that is great for those on-the-go days. Seal in the moisture after showering, by spritzing on this Shea Butter oil blend.


   Rub Down-  A luxurious, multi-purpose oil. Rub Down's wild crafted, herbal infusion in plant oils makes it a great oil for massage, hair, and daily emollient. 


   Pure Body Balm- A luxurious way to seal moisture into your skin and hair. A super emollient that delivers skin therapy to dehydrated skin,and brings relief to itchy skin.

To your skin health!

Smell Goods '98™ Customer Appreciation Event

We send gratitude to those whom have given us their business, and have trusted us to give it TLC.  We are having our first Customer Appreciation Event in the month of February!  February is my birthday month!  

We are opening our virtual doors, not only to our customers but to potential customers also.  This is a great time for you to experience Smell Goods '98™.  There's one thing you need to do first: subscribe to our newsletter (form to the right) to receive the event's shopping code.  

February's Mmmm News (newsletter) will be sent to you at the end of January with more details. 

Looking forward to serving you.

Smell Goods '98™ Giveaway

Enter our latest giveaway to win Marinade.  Ends 1/28.  Have fun!

1000 Fans Giveaway

Mark.beauty with Donna is celebrating 1000 fans!  Head on over to win jewelry, handbags, gift certificates  (including one by Smell Goods '98™), and more.  Before entering to win, read the RULES (top-2nd picture from the left).  Have fun!

Treat Your Skin to Coffee :: What's In It? Series

Ahhh, yes, isn't it just beautiful to look at?   A creamy, latte color and robust, coffee aroma to match, aren't the only attributes this beauty possess.  

Coffea Arabica Seed oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, bka, Coffee Bean Butter promotes excellent moisture retention, protects skin from ultraviolet light, penetrates quickly into the epidermis (fast protection and won't get wiped away before doing some work), and it protects the skin during harsh weather conditions.  This butter is a wholesome hero to damaged, red and dry skin.  For some of these reasons and many more, Coffee Bean Butter is used in many natural anti-aging formulations.  

Why we love this silky butter:

• Instead of hydrogenated vegetable oil, our coffee bean butter contains organic coconut oil and organic olive oil.
• Has major anti-oxidant properties. 
• Has excellent spread ability.
• Smells amazing.
• IT WORKS!

Coffee Bean Butter does not contain caffeine.  

Coffee Bean Butter can be found in our White Chocolate Coffee DECADENCE Layered Sugar Scrub (a mouthful, I know, but it's so good, it deserves a long name).

Have you read about the other ingredients in the What's In It? series?  Are you being informed by this series?  Have you seen an ingredient on any of our product labels and want to know more about it, by having it highlighted on our blog?  Let us know in the comments.

Woman Entrepreneur:Akilah S. Richards

Woman Entrepreneur: Akilah S. Richards
Who Is She: wife, mother, daughter, author, Life Chanter
Motto: Just Life + Flow | Clarity + Strategy | Un-Muting.  Helping women to embrace their ecology.

Personal Note: I e-met Akilah over a year ago via You Make It Beautiful (ymib.com).  Ever since, I appreciate her beaming reminder that being an Execumama isn't a nebulous idea, it's a way of life that should be embraced, guilt-free.

I've been asked this question often...

What IS Life Design, anyway?

Are you wanting some clarity around that too?

Well, I'll illustrate my perspective with this...  

If you think the widespread adoption of the "Occupy" movement is merely a combination of coincidence and good marketing, think again!

Much like what's going on inside you, people all over the world are deciding to DO SOMETHING about living in muted spaces.

My desire is to inspire women in business, to aspire to be the best that they can, in all aspects of their lives.