Shaving Pucks & Cups
Ingredients: Stearic Acid, Distilled Water, Tallow, Cocoa Butter, Kokum Butter, Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Castor Oil, Goat Milk, Honeyquat Extract, paraben & phthalate-free fragrance oil (or essential oil blend of peppermint, orange, litsea and ginger)
Fragrance oil: Dupe of Lovespell, Tobacco and Bay Leaf, and Classic Barbershop
A throwback for wet shavers! This is a thick creamy lather and I heard a rumor that it’s way better than store bought shaving cream. Honeyquat Extract is a humectant and will soften hair for an easier shave, glycerine makes for a lubricant and is also a humectant. Tallow is naturally high in stearic acid but I also used refined stearic acid for an extra lathering agent.
Directions: Moisten a shaving brush and in a circular motion create an amazing, foamy lather. Paint on that spot you want to shave, you know, like a leg or a chin. Recommend the use of a shaving cup. Allow to dry between use, for longevity sake! You don’t need to use a brush if you are a barbarian type. It’s fine, really….
Beard Wash
Beerd-30 Ingredients: Babassu Oil, Tallow, Beer (Booneshine’s Suptropic Pale Ale), Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, Castor Oil, Goat Milk Yogurt, Egg Yolks, White Kaolin Clay, Colloidal Oats, Aritha Powder, Hops Extract, paraben and phthalate free fragrance oil, Tussah Silk
Beer soaps are super moisturizing and sudsy due to the high amount of sugar present. I added hops extract for softening, toning and skin calming properties. All oils used are low on the comedogenic scale and the addition of Jojoba will help naturally regulate sebum production. Aritha powder is an excellent hair conditioner. I will always use egg yolks in hair soaps due to their natural humectant and purifying qualities. Colloidal Oats are also soothing to the skin. So if you have an itchy dry beard this is the way to go, for sure.
Espresso Ingredients: Babassu Oil, Tallow, Espresso (Local Lion House Blend), Argan Oil, Cocoa Butter, Jojoba Oil, Castor Oil, Goat Milk Yogurt, Egg Yolks, White Kaolin Clay, Colloidal Oats, Caffeine Extract, paraben and phthalate free fragrance oil, Tussah Silk
There’s a rumor going around that coffee and caffeine extracts are really good for hair growth, so if you are looking for some epic ZZ Top beard quality this coffee beard wash is where it’s at. I subbed out the shea with cocoa butter because cocoa and coffee go together like lamb and tuna fish. I’m sorry if you’ve never seen Big Daddy and don’t understand that reference.
Beard Oil
Dry-Normal Ingredients: Argan Oil, Grapeseed Oil infused w/ Calendula & Mugwort, Karanja Oil, Jojoba Oil, Broccoli Seed Oil, Sea Buckthorn Extract, paraben & phthalate-free Fragrance Oil (or EO blend of Bergamot, Tea Tree, Orange & Litsea Cubeba) Scents: Beerd-30, Espresso & Herbaceous
Normal-Oily Ingredients: Argan Oil, Hemp Oil infused w/ Yarrow, Mugwort & Witch Hazel, Karanja Oil, Broccoli Seed Oil, Sea Buckthorn Extract, paraben & phthalate-free Fragrance Oil (or EO blend of Bergamot, Tea Tree, Orange & Litsea Cubeba) Scents: Beerd-30, Espresso & Herbaceous
Cocoa + Peppermint Body Butter Bar
Ingredients: Cocoa Butter, Grapeseed Oil, Tallow, Cetyl Alcohol, Cosmetic Grade Micas, Peppermint Essential Oil, Vitamin E
All of the components of a body butter but in solid form, good for traveling. Smells like peppermint hot cocoa due to the unrefined, chocolatey nature of cocoa butter.
Very Neemy Foot Rescue Balm
Ingredients: Tallow infused w/ Goldenseal & Calendula, Grapeseed Oil, Neem Oil, Beeswax, Arrowroot Powder, Cetyl Alcohol, EO Blend of Cedarwood, Lavender, Tea Tree & Geranium, Optiphen (paraben, phthalate & formaldahyde-free preservative)
A very softening and soothing Foot Balm. Tallow is infused with Calendula (soothing) & Goldenseal (which is said to be antifungal) Neem Oil is also used for it’s antifungal properties. Safe levels of EO blend did not seem to overcome the Neem-y scent but they are still beneficial nonetheless.
Solid Dish Block
Ingredients: Coconut Oil, Distilled Water Infused with Soap Nuts, Goat Milk, Castor Oil, EO Blend, Citric Acid
EO Blend Citrus + Mint: Blood Orange, Orange Peel, Grapefruit Peel, Tangerine Peel, Lemon peel, Spearmint, Mandarin Peel
EO Blend Thieves Type: Cinnamon, Clove, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus radiata, Lemon Peel, & Rosemary
This is a no frills dish soap! Coconut for it’s high cleanse and bubbly ability and Castor for bubble stabilization (it’s a thing!) I infused distilled water with soap nuts (a natural surfactant) for an additional cleanse and bubble. The natural sugars in goat’s milk also contribute to a big lather. *Citric Acid to fight soap scum. Most of us in the mountains are on high mineral well water so bonus! I added rosemary oleoresin as a natural preservative since I know water will be introduced and probably puddled on these dish soaps.
Directions: moisten dish cloth or dish brush and get a good scritch going on top of the soap. You won’t need a lot. Scrub dishes as usual. Allow dish soap to dry out between use.
*Citric Acid, why??? Citric acid reacts with Sodium Hydroxide during saponification to become sodium citrate. Sodium citrate is a chelator that will bind with magnesium and calcium which are typically found in hard water. This will reduce the amount of soap scum that may be left behind on hand washed dishes and the sink.
*Descriptions noted above are not intended to be health claims and are only opinions of the formulator*
Magnesium Body Lotion
Ingredients: Magnesium Oil (Magnesium Chloride + Distilled Water) Tallow, Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Emulsifying Wax, Stearic Acid, EO Blend, Optiphen (paraben, phthalate & formaldehyde-free preservative)
EO Blend: Vanilla & Lavender or Peppermint
The ultimate post workout/pre bedtime routine. Future batches will be made with Tallow infused w/Chamomile for added relaxation.