12/19/2025
We want to thank everyone who supported us this year as we grew our line of care products. This has been a fun project for us that allows us to be creative and learn new skill sets. We love that we can create something nourishing for our skin with ingredients produced here at the farm, while utilizing as much of the animal as possible.
The first care products we created were our lard based salves and balms. Since then we’ve added lotion bars, lip balms, solid fragrances, and the men’s line that Kevin is working on. All of our products offer something different so we thought we’d do a product highlight.
So let us introduce you to our lotion bars! The lotion bars are probably my favorite product to make and use due to their simple but effective recipe, portability, and wide range of uses. The typical lotion bar is made from rendered kunekune lard, shea butter, and beeswax. Arrowroot powder and fractionated coconut oil (capric tryglicerides) improve the feel and slip, while vitamin e helps maintain the life of the oils and butters. We do not use preservatives and all of our bars are made with a 1-2% essential oil blend. Flavors offered include: Frankie and Lav, Matcha Vanilla Lavender, Sandalwood Citrus Sage, Lemon Rosemary Vanilla, Rosemary Spearmint, Cypress Citrus Mint, Juniper Rosemary Lemon, Coconut Citrus Sage, and Peppermint Patch.
We also offer specialty bars like an Aloe Bar, Arnica Bar, and plant-based bars which include our Bug Bar. The plant based bars do not use lard but weve still kept farm based ingredients by infusing the oils with calendula we’ve grown and dried at the farm.
Our lotion bars are versatile and a good option for both winter and summer use. They can be used to soothe weather exposed skin, as an after shave soother, foot lotion, or even as your daily skin product. A little goes a long way, and many people find that after regular use they do not need to use the bars as frequently due to the quality ingredients that help your skin absorb and hold on to all the goodness these bars have to offer.
Lotion bars are a great place to start if new to trying simple, old fashioned skin care products, and we offer plenty to chose from 💜