OHIO/PRINCETON — For years, Tami Jones of Ohio was searching for the right bath and beauty products for herself and her family.
“I wanted something that was better. I couldn’t find a hand cream I liked or a lip balm. I wanted products that were better and didn’t have all the chemicals in them,” Jones said.
But recently, Jones discovered exactly what she was looking for ... and she found it in her own backyard.
Jones, founder of Gertty’s, LLC, is manufacturing bath and beauty products using the milk from her three goats — Gertty, Lily and Pepper.
“I started with goat’s milk soap,” Jones said of her new business. “I wanted something that was all natural. Of course, we have goats on the property, so naturally, the goats’ milk is where I wanted to start.”
After looking at basic recipes, along with considerable trial and error, she created her own recipes for her goat’s milk-infused products. The process is a complicated one, but basically, Jones cooks various essential oils and then adds the goats’ milk from Gertty, Lily and Pepper, along with sodium hydroxide. After blending the ingredients together, the product has to rest for about a month, which brings everything together, creating a “real good, hard, long-lasting soap. It’s so mild and moisturizing because of the goats,” she said.
After perfecting the goat’s milk soap, Jones expanded her line of natural products.
“Working out on the farm, my hands are always rough. I have never been able to find a good cream or lotion to use,” she said. “So I started making body butter. It is a lotion, but it’s whipped to the consistency of a whipped butter. Again, you have a very long-lasting product because a little bit goes a long way.”
Lip balms with just a slight shimmer came next — in five flavors, and the final product to complete the collection — a goat’s milk, all natural shampoo — will be revealed soon.
Jones said all her products, which come in a variety of scents, are appropriate for men, women and children. She said the shampoo is even great for pets.
Jones’ products are available at Good Scents Ltd. in Princeton. Good Scents owner Eileen Wright couldn’t be happier about Jones’ lines of products in her South Main Street store.
“They are wonderful products,” Wright said. “Tami is using my essential oils in her body butters and soaps, which is great. I know the quality of what she is making is excellent. I’m happy to carry her products here. It’s a win/win for both of us.
“I don’t think people realize yet how healthy her products are to use,” she said, adding the goat’s milk products are selling well. “Once people try it, they are sold. Once you get started with it, you have to have it.”
Jones’ products range in price from $3 to $15, which include a variety of sizes and scents. Jones also said people with allergies, sensitive skin or skin conditions might find success with these products.
Gertty’s LLC products are sold at Good Scents, located at 504 S. Main St., Princeton.
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