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Natural Hair Care

So I have been experimenting with natural hair products. I made my own shampoo. Here is what I did.
1) I picked some rose petals, rosemary and sage. I placed these in a mason jar
2) I boiled one cup distilled water
3) I added the boiled water to the herbs and allowed it to set until the water cooled.
4) I strained the water and put it into a squeeze bottle or you could use an old shampoo bottle with a pump.
5) I added three ounces castile soap, 1/2 teaspoon of almond oil, 10 drops organic tea tree essential oil, 10 drops organic lavender essential oil.
6) Shake it up before each use. I keep mine in the shower. I suppose you could keep it in the refrigerator to prolong shelf life.

This shampoo has kept my hair clean and itch free for about a week so far. I am liking it very much.

Then I needed a conditioner. So upon investigating and researching online, I decided to use a apple cider vinegar rinse after I shampoo. I mixed half organic apple cider vinegar with half amount of distilled water. I wet my hair and scalp with this mixture and allowed it to sit until I was done bathing then rinsed it out. I used Braggs apple cider vinegar. My hair was so soft and manageable after using the vinegar rinse that it beat the hair masks I was using from the store. I would have never thought this would work, but to my surprise it does!!! Happy Washing!!

(This is my opinion and am not responsible for any outcomes to anyone using my recipes. Seek medical advice if unsure of how you will react to certain ingredients.)

OUR NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE GOAT HERD

This is Ellie. She is a registered alpine milk goat. She is five years old and is a great looking little goat. I am so happy she will be with us. I will hopefully milk more milk to use in my cheese and soaps.

This is Goober. He was given to us recently. He is really stinky, but all male goats are. Hopefully he will do his job and make us some cute kids with Bandit and Baby! I will be hoping for blue eyes.

Our Little Farm

Well we have been busy here on our little farm. Our two new kids are doing great. We milk our does every morning and we are milking about two pints of really rich milk every day. Our plans are to make goat milk soap. I am currently looking into recipes that I can use to begin our journey. We recently went and picked up five new serama hens and two silkie hens to add to our ever growing chicken flock. My friends are starting to call me the chicken lady!

ONE OF OUR SERAMA ROOSTERS

MR.THOMAS TAKING A BREAK IN MY LAP

LITLE PEGGY AND HER MOM BABY

 HI MR.THOMAS

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE MILK BOTTLES THAT I FOUND ON SALE! I THINK THEY ARE COOL!

 MR.THOMAS AND HIS MOM BANDIT

EMILY PEEKING AROUND THE CORNER

Babies Are Here!!!

Our goats had babies!! We did have to assist with the births and we have two new babies!

Fresh Goat Milk!

So we milked our goats for the first time. It is taking a little getting used to because we are hand milking but we are all learning. We built our own milking stand. It was pretty simple to make. We used all recycled materials from wood we had on hand already. We also made our first goat milk cheese. This is a simple cheese made with milk and vinegar. 

First we cooked the milk to the right temperature.

After the vinegar is added the milk makes curds and whey.

Letting the whey drip out through the cheese cloth.

This is the cheese before any seasoning is added. It tastes like ricotta.

This is the finished cheese with added pink salt and dill.

This will go great with scrambled eggs.

Waiting Room.....

This is day 141. Baby did not want us to pet her much this morning. I hope we have babies soon. All of this waiting is killing me! It has been five months now and we are getting more excited every day. I have three days off work so maybe we will have them before I go back to work.