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Nibley home business making all-natural soap from goat's milk By
Matt Eichner NIBLEY -- Working from the comfort of her home was a goal for Becky Yeager since she had children. Now that she is able to telecommute from home and raise her two daughters, she found she wanted something more. Yeager came up with an idea: she wanted an all-natural soap that would be mild on her skin, and she wanted to make it right in her own kitchen. The Spirit Goat was born in January because that's when she knew goat's milk soap was the answer. After a complex process of mixing the correct ingredients at the right temperature, she finally had made the all-natural soap. With an appreciation for the culture of her home of New Mexico, the name Spirit Goat seemed to resonate with her for the goat's milk soap, Yeager said. "Once I made it, I never went back to store bought soap," she said. She knew she was not alone in her preference for the natural soap with its "extremely creamy" lather. "There are people in the valley who prefer a natural type of product," Yeager said. She said her soap is really getting around town by word of mouth right now. "It's kind of growing on its own," she said. "People are pretty excited about it around here." The tan-colored soaps are sometimes swirled with color from her flowers or colored powders to give variety and new scents, Yeager said. Because the goat's milk curdles easily, Yeager said, she has to have everything at right temperature when she adds the other ingredients including beeswax, oils and various herbs and flowers from her own garden. Yeager also showed off a variety of creams, lotions and gift baskets she had made from the same ingredients. She said she hopes to be able to get the word out for Mother's Day, and she thinks her goat's milk soap will be a big seller in the valley and around the country via the Internet. "Mother's Day will be big this year," she said. As of now Yeager said there are a couple of local stores that have expressed interest in the Spirit Goat, but no commitments from them yet. Yeager said she hopes to have a website up shortly, but until then she is trying to sell her soap to friends, family and local businesses. The Spirit Goat is more than just a home business for Yeager. Ten percent of the sales of the Spirit Goat soaps go to CAPSA, the Community Abuse Prevention Services Agency, this year. Yeager plans to give a percentage of the sales to a different organization each year. She can be reached for orders at blyeager@aol.com. The prices range from $3 to $4.50 per bar for the lotions, soaps and shampoos. Gift baskets are also available for the holidays.
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