Summer is the best time to be outside: warm evenings, sunshine, all of it. But heat, humidity, sun, and bugs can be rough on your skin. Here are five of our products that make summer a whole lot easier, and why they work.
Each one is made with clean, natural ingredients: fresh goat milk from our own herd, nourishing oils and butters, and pure essential oils. Nothing synthetic, nothing you can't pronounce.
1. Insect Repellent Lotion Stick and Soap
Problem: Summer brings bugs (mosquitoes, ticks, no-see-ums), and most conventional repellents rely on DEET or picaridin, which can irritate skin. If you'd rather skip the synthetics, there's a better way.
Natural repellents have come a long way. Ours are plant-based, gentle on skin, and made for the whole family. No harsh chemicals needed.
Solution: Our All-Natural Insect Repellent comes in both a goat milk soap bar and a lotion stick. Both use our specialty blend of pure essential oils that bugs don't like. Made without synthetic chemicals, and gentle enough for the whole family, including kiddos and sensitive skin.
We recommend showering with the soap bar each morning if you’re planning a full day outside. Forgot to use it in the shower or planning just a short trip outdoors? The lotion stick is your best friend. Just a few swipes are enough to keep bugs away. It’s also great for touch-ups during the day, especially if you’re swimming or working up a sweat.
Bonus Tip: One of our customers told us they store their backup soap bar of Insect Repellent with their outdoor clothes, so the scent from the bar permeates the items and adds another layer of protection. Genius!
2. Rejuvenating Foot Stick
Problem: Summer is sandal season, and sandals are rough on feet. Dry skin, cracked heels, tired muscles. Your feet deserve a little extra care.
Keep the sandals. Just give your feet what they need at the end of the day.
3. Natural Deodorant
Problem: Heat and humidity mean reaching for deodorant more often. But most conventional deodorants are actually deodorant-plus-antiperspirant. The antiperspirant part uses aluminum to plug your sweat glands so sweat can't escape. Sweating is how your body cools itself down. We'd rather not block it.
Solution: Our All-Natural Deodorant. It's aluminum and paraben free, so it works with your body instead of against it. Coconut oil, baking soda, and arrowroot powder absorb moisture and neutralize odor, and it's fragrance-free, so it's gentle even on very sensitive skin.
4. Overtime Soap
Solution: Our Overtime soap! It's our classic goat milk soap blended with fine-grain pumice. Citrusy, moisturizing, and tough enough for the messiest jobs without being harsh on skin.
5. Charcoal Tea Tree Soap
Problem: More sweat, more sunscreen, more humidity. Your face takes the brunt of it in summer, and clogged pores and breakouts follow.
Solution: Our Charcoal Tea Tree soap! Activated charcoal helps draw out impurities, and tea tree essential oil keeps things clean and calm. It makes a wonderful gentle facial bar.
Your Simple Summer Routine
Here's how the five fit together in a day. Morning: shower with the Insect Repellent soap if you'll be outside, or the Charcoal Tea Tree soap as a gentle facial cleanse. Swipe on the deodorant and toss the repellent stick in your bag. After messy work: the Overtime soap handles the grime. Evening: swipe the foot stick on tired feet, pull on socks, and call it a day.
Don't Melt Your Skincare
One summer caution: natural products and heat don't always mix. The lotion sticks, foot stick, and deodorant are made with coconut oil and butters that soften in high heat, so don't leave them in a hot car. Room temperature or a cool bag is fine. Bar soaps are hardier, but they still need to dry out between uses. A draining dish keeps every bar lasting longer, summer or not.
What to Pack for a Summer Day Trip
Heading out for the day? Here's the short packing list. The repellent stick for touch-ups. The deodorant if you'll be out past noon. Sunscreen, of course. And toss the foot stick in for the evening. Everything fits in a small bag, nothing leaks, and you're covered from morning to night. That's the beauty of a simple routine: less to carry, less to think about.
That's our summer lineup: five simple products that do their job without anything harsh. That's the whole idea behind clean, natural goat milk skincare: fresh goat milk from our own herd, nourishing oils and butters, pure essential oils, and nothing synthetic. Your skin knows the difference.
You can find all five summer picks in our shop. browse them here and enjoy the sunshine.
Until Next Time,
Madd House Hill