Herbs and Naturals

Steel cut Oats: I grind these very fine so they are extremely soft, yet strong in texture. They add soft texture and are soothing to skin.

Honey: A beekeeper introduced 5 hives at Iowana Farm to support pollination in the gardens. I receive a portion of their honey to use in our soaps. 

Beeswax: I purchase pure White Beeswax Pastilles. No Additives. This ensures a fine dispersion in each batch to give body to nourishing oils.

Dandelion: I harvest organic dandelion heads from our gardens. Then soak them, air dry them, separate the petals and first edge of fluff. Finally, I dehydrate them at different temperatures until totally, completely, utterly dry, yet intact and vital.

Chamomile: I harvest daily from our organic Chamomile hedges for about 6 weeks in summer. The heads are washed and dried as described above with the Dandelion. Our Chamomile are known for its buttery, pollen scent, and the renown flavor or German Chamomile.

Juniper Berry: Harvested from Eastern Red Cedars (Juniperus virginiana) and dried by air and careful dehydration.The treed ridges are surrounded by certified organic fields.

Red Lilac petals: Harvested from old lilac bushes, these red lilac petals are air dried, then dehydrated to be sure they are completely, totally dried. I keep them in glass, airtight bottles until I am ready to grind them into a fine powder for hand milled soap. 

Pumice: Extremely finely ground, the pumice I use is not at all scratchy. It will gently polish.

Calendula petals: Organic, dried petals are finely ground. 

Silk felted fiber: These tender fibers are dissolved in lye before it is combined with oil when making Castile soap.