The Benefits of Goat Milk Soap for Dry Summer Skin
Summer in California is a season of golden evenings, warm breezes, and long days outdoors. But with all that sunshine comes a common struggle: dry, thirsty skin. Heat, sun exposure, and time at the river or in the garden can leave your skin parched and tight.
That’s where handmade goat milk soap becomes a summer skincare essential — offering gentle cleansing, deep hydration, and relief for even the most sensitive skin.
Why Your Skin Gets Dry in Summer
When the temperature climbs, we tend to take more showers, swim in chlorinated pools, and spend hours under the sun. This strips your skin of natural oils. Commercial soaps often make matters worse with synthetic detergents that over-clean and irritate.
Goat Milk Soap: Nature’s Moisturizing Solution
Goat milk is packed with natural fats, vitamins, and minerals that nourish your skin and restore moisture. Here’s why it works so well for dry summer skin:
Deep Hydration – Creamy fats replenish your skin’s moisture barrier.
Vitamin-Rich – Includes Vitamin A for skin renewal and Vitamin E for antioxidant protection.
Gentle Exfoliation – Lactic acid removes dead skin cells without harsh scrubbing.
Skin-Friendly pH – Matches human skin, preventing dryness and irritation.
Superfatted for Extra Moisture
At Jollity Farm, every bar of soap we make is superfatted — meaning we add more skin-loving oils than the lye can fully turn into soap. These extra oils remain in the finished bar, acting like a built-in moisturizer every time you wash. This makes our soap especially nourishing for skin that’s been exposed to summer sun, wind, and water.
Rich in Natural Glycerin
During the saponification reaction — the process that transforms fats and lye into soap — a natural byproduct is glycerin. In commercial soap-making, glycerin is often removed and sold separately, but we keep it right where it belongs. Glycerin is a natural humectant, which means it attracts moisture from the air to your skin, helping keep it hydrated long after you’ve stepped out of the shower.
Perfect for Sensitive Skin
If summer heat leaves you with redness, itchiness, or irritation, goat milk soap offers soothing relief. At Jollity Farm, most of our bars are scented with pure essential oils but some are scented with fragrance oils. We recommend you try the Essential oils soaps if you have sensitive skin, or keep with our unscented Buck Naked Goat Milk Soap for ultra-sensitive skin.
Refreshing Summer Soap Scents
Our small-batch soaps are made with fresh milk from our own goats in Garden Valley, CA. Popular summer scents include:
Lavender – Calming after a sunny day
Lemongrass – Bright and uplifting
Eucalyptus & Mint – Cooling for warm, tired skin
From Our Woodland to Your Home
When you choose Jollity Farm goat milk soap, you’re not only caring for your skin — you’re supporting ethical farming, local agriculture, and sustainable living.
Give Your Skin the Summer Glow It Deserves
Whether you’re gardening, hiking, or relaxing on the porch, keep your skin soft and healthy with our handmade goat milk soap — the natural way to stay moisturized all season long.