Palm Oil Free Milk Relief Soap™ – Made in New Zealand

All natural and handmade from scratch by the Smith Family Soapmakers
We are sufferers of eczema, psoriasis, asthma, hay fever and skin sensitivities. We are also enthusiastic dairy goat keepers who deeply care about animals and the environment.

Product Details

• Handmade pure goat’s milk soap
• Absolutely no palm oil is used
• No hydrogenated oils
• Full list of ingredients can be read here
• Production method: Traditional cold process in small batches
• Proudly made in New Zealand and shipped directly from New Zealand

Can you trust the soap or body wash you see at retail stores?

Do you have confidence in your soap or body wash? Do you feel happy using the same product you use for your baby or children? Well, in 1996, we didn’t have confidence in the soap we used when our first child was suffering from severe eczema. There was just no way we could have used soap on him with the kind of soap we had available in New Zealand at the time. That was before the Internet era, and we had a hard time locating just a simple plain bar of soap with no synthetic additives, perfume or colorants!

“When looking for soap, I had a list like, organic, safe for kids, moisturizing, natural, hypo-allergenic; things like that.”

Greg Lee, Frederick, MD, USA

But now we have the Internet. Today, buying of all manner of items has become a lot easier with search engines and online stores. Even so, finding products that are truly good for your body is still a bit of a task. You still have to go out of your way and search through friends’ referrals or through the Internet. That is why we are here.

The research we did into natural cleansing solutions (without the help of the Internet) back in the early days paid off, because in those days there were only two people in our household with skin trouble. Now there are ten of us with allergy-prone skin. So if we let our hands come in contact with commercial soap, shampoo, laundry or dish detergent even once, the consequences are immediate. Some of us will suffer for days, weeks or even months afterward.

You can see what a personal interest we had in making sure our personal cleaning option was of the absolute highest quality. This store was born out of necessity, which is of course the mother of invention.

Because of our experiences and research, our passion now is to serve individuals and families across the world who need a palm oil free, gentler alternative to fancy scented soaps.

I love the rich, silky lather. It makes me feel like I’m pampering my skin.

“Milk Relief Soap™ is truly a relief. It does not bother my allergies like many other products I’ve tried. Even so-called unscented products often have strong chemical scents. Milk Relief Soap™has virtually no scent at all. And when I got it in my eyes, I found it barely more irritating than water.

I love the rich, silky lather. It makes me feel like I’m pampering my skin. I would definitely recommend Milk Relief Soap™ to anyone that wants a gentle, natural soap.

I truly love the soap. And lastly, I was impressed with how it lathered for hair too.”

Melanie McIntosh
Vancouver, Canada

What about glycerin soaps? Aren’t they good for you?

We make all the soap ourselves from scratch, using our own pedigree dairy goats’ milk fresh from the udder (so to speak) and combining it with premium edible organic oils. No fragrance, filler, colorant, alcohol, preservative or water is added, and the soap goes through an unhurried curing phase which stretches over several weeks. Because glycerin is a byproduct of saponification (oils turning into soap),  Milk Relief Soap™ is brimming with naturally-occurring glycerin which is deeply moisturizing to the skin. In that regard, all truly natural handmade soaps are “glycerin soap.”

On the contrary, the mass-produced counterparts have glycerin taken out in order to speed up the curing process, and this glycerin is then used as an ingredient in skin creams and more expensive soap products. That is why common bars of soap can leave your skin dry and tight, which of course makes you dependent on skin lotions and moisturizers.

Since using Milk Relief Soap™, my skin hasn’t been dry at all and it feels great!

“I love my Milk Relief Soap™! Although I don’t have any allergies or real skin problems, my skin has always been quite dry, which makes it itchy. I have to remember to moisturise every day to keep my skin looking nice and feeling good. Since using the Milk Relief Soap™, my skin hasn’t been dry at all and it feels great!”

Mel Brennan, NSW, Australia

We offer nothing but the best. The oils used for our soap are the same organic oils we eat and use for cooking, baking or on our skin. We avoid hydrogenated oils at all costs.

We wanted to serve as many families and individuals as possible by making Milk Relief Soap™ available to them at reasonable costs. The Internet has made it possible for those who are willing to think outside the box to search for and acquire the best among world’s products, all from the comfort of their living rooms.

Mild maybe, but does it really clean?

Absolutely! In fact, that is really the point of using a real pure bar of soap. Unlike a synthetic “moisturizing bar” that most people now regard as “soap” at supermarkets, a bar of pure soap has an astounding cleaning ability. Let us show you an example. Here is a photo of our mechanic Jonathan’s hands after he has been working on our car.

When we saw his hands, we promptly gave him a bar of Milk Relief Soap™ and a nail brush. He emerged from our laundry room a few minutes later. Here is the result:

Jonathan generally uses a citrus cleaner for his hands at work, and he finds it too harsh for his skin. He was very surprised and happy after using Milk Relief Soap™, and commented how gentle it felt on his hands.

It can be difficult to find soaps that don’t cause some kind of adverse reaction

“Great soap. As someone who has allergies and chemical sensitivities, it can be difficult to find soaps that don’t cause some kind of adverse reaction. Your Milk Relief Soap™ offers a pure, natural and allergen-free alternative to a market filled with heavily perfumed and chemically altered soaps. Thanks for a great product!”

Tom Tiernan, Oregon, USA

We stick to what we are good at. One soap and nothing else.

So, if you like fancy scented soaps in all manner of colors and shapes, this site is not for you. Milk Relief Soap™ comes in three different shapes, but they are made with exactly the same formula. We know what works, and our purpose is to produce unscented mild moisturizing soap without using palm oil for those who can’t use commercial soaps because of their super-sensitive skin and noses.

One soap, three distinct shapes.

“All-In-One”

Approx. 3.5 oz (100 g) each. Approximate measurements at the widest parts (underside) are 2.6″ x 3.1″ (7 cm x 8 cm). “All-In-One” is our signature bar. It is great for everyday use as a facial soap, body wash, hand soap and shampoo. As a shampoo, one bar of All-In-One gives the number of usages equivalent to 24 fluid oz (710 ml) of  conventional liquid shampoo, so it is unbeatable in value for money. All-In-One comes with a nice picture of a mother goat and her baby.

“All-Rounder”

Approx. 2.5 oz (70 g) each. Approximate diameter at the widest part (underside) is 2.5″ (6.5 cm). “All-Rounder” is great for folks who keep their shaving soap in a cup. Some people just prefer a plain round bar of soap, too. Made with exactly the same formula as our All-In-One, this round bar fits nicely in the palm of your hand.

“All-Go”

Approx. 1 oz (30 g) each. Approximate diameter at the widest part (underside) is 1.6″ (4.5 cm). Imagine it; this is all you need to take when you travel, for washing hair, face and body. It actually does wonders taking out stains off clothing, too. Because it’s not liquid, you can easily take it in your hand luggage when you fly. No need to complicate your life if you didn’t have to.

Made with exactly the same formula as our All-In-One, “All-Go” comes with a timeless picture of a gingerbread house. Of course, All-Go also does a nice job delighting your guests at home!

It must be so natural he sees it as food rather than a soap!

“We have been using your palm oil free soap for a couple of months now and absolutely love it! Problem is we are not the only ones. Our beagle Jimmy loves it as well…. to eat!! It must be so natural he sees it as food rather than a soap! At least his breath smells clean hehehe

Thank you for creating such an amazing product for the whole family xxx”

The Tabor family, Pokeno, Waikato, New Zealand

Jimmy the Beagle who loves Milk Relief Soap™

Our soap packaging is recyclable, biodegradable, compostable and…feedable!

We know; we hate plastic, too, and try not to use it wherever possible. All of our bars come wrapped in simple packaging that is made of 100% potato starch! That means you can easily recycle or compost the packaging, or even feed it to animals such as pigs or chickens. (perhaps minus the paper labels )

Having had so much trouble with soap in the past, hearing Milk Relief Soap™ was “good for your skin” was very hard to believe.

“I thought to myself ‘Unscented’ is easy to believe. But I’m going to have to see if it’s true when they say that ‘it’s going to be very good for your skin.’ Having had so much trouble with soap in the past, it was very hard to believe.

This sounds a little extreme – but I’ve had to use face wash for super-sensitive skin to clean myself because it was the only thing my body would not react strongly to. Now I can use Milk Relief Soap™. It is simple and earth friendly – ‘pure’ is the best word I can think of to describe it.

Since I’ve started using it, I actually look forward to using Milk Relief Soap™ every morning. I feel, ‘oh this is so nice!’ It’s just a pleasure to use it. Best of all – I feel clean! I never realized how the face wash didn’t clean well at all.”
Marina Brito
DC Metro Area, USA

Are the shipping costs from New Zealand horrendous?

We had to be creative here because New Zealand is geographically isolated from the rest of the world, and shipping anything overseas is frightfully expensive, and vice versa. The other day, we found an out-of-print book for $3.65 for a friend in our neighborhood. The location of the book was Ventura, CA, USA. Do you know how much the shipping cost came to? US$43.00!! This is no joke; $43 shipping for a book worth $3.65 (a large book)! The friend wanted it badly enough to pay the cost, because we really have no other choices in New Zealand.

Our solution

There are two worldwide flat shipping envelopes available to us in New Zealand: Small and Large. Small can take up to 500 g (1.1 lb); Large can take up to 1 kg (2.2 lb). By making a maximum use of these flat shipping bubble envelopes, you don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to have Milk Relief Soap™ sent all the way from New Zealand! However, unless we can fill up these envelopes with every order, shipping costs aren’t worth it. It may be a different story if we were charging the earth for Milk Relief Soap™, but our mission is to make Milk Relief Soap™ as accessible as possible for those who need it, worldwide. So, that’s why Milk Relief Soap™ is sold a little differently to other soaps.

How to order Milk Relief Soap™

To ensure you get the lowest possible cost per bar, we have a fill-a-bag system in which you fill a Small bubble envelope or a Large bubble envelope with the soap combination of your choice. The benefit to you costwise is that you can buy this unique soap made in the pristine environment in New Zealand as if you were shopping locally. Once you read our Ingredients page, you’ll understand the true value of Milk Relief Soap™.

Do you live in New Zealand or Australia?

	If you are in New Zealand, please click on the NZ flag for the NZ Orders page.
	If you are in Australia, please click on the Australian flag for the Australian Orders page.

Our soap has been hugely popular and we are struggling to meet customer demand. We have just sold our small farm and are moving to a larger property in 3 weeks. We cannot cure enough number of bars to keep up with the demand during the moving process. We apologize for the inconvenience. We’ll keep you posted. (8 February 2012)

Now, for the rest of the world

If you are in the US, UK or the rest of the world, please click on a “Buy Now” button of your choice below to place an order, thank you!

Fill a Small Bag	All-In-One	All-Rounder	All-Go	Subtotal	Checkout with PayPal in US$
Combo A	4	-	-	$23.96	Sold Out
Combo B	3	-	3	$24.84	Sold Out
Combo C	3	1	1	$24.75	Sold Out
Combo D	2	1	5	$27.92	Sold Out
Combo E	2	2	3	$27.83	Sold Out
Small Bag Price Per Bar	US$5.99	US$4.49	US$2.29
Shipping Cost				Flat rate of $8.70 for worldwide delivery

Fill a Large Bag	All-In-One	All-Rounder	All-Go	Subtotal	Checkout with PayPal in US$
Combo F	8	-	1	$48.41	Sold Out
Combo G	7	-	4	$48.89	Sold Out
Combo H	7	2	-	$49.11	Sold Out
Combo I	6	2	4	$51.68	Sold Out
Combo J	5	3	5	$52.27	Sold Out
Large Bag Price Per Bar	US$5.79	US$4.29	US$2.09
Shipping Cost				Flat rate of $13.99 for worldwide delivery
Note: Please allow up to 21 days for worldwide shipping. Guidelines: Australia 5-8 days; North America 9-12 days, Hawaii 5-9 days; UK 5-10 days

A word from our chief soapmaker

Let’s face it. How much do you spend on shampoo, conditioner, facial cleanser, body wash, makeup remover and shaving cream regularly? Have you ever stopped and thought if you really need them all? What if there was a solution which took care of them all, with better results? Most of all, if it was actually better for you and the environment in the long term?

Let’s take shampooing for instance. I used to use a brand of shampoo which was heavily advertised on TV. I believed it was good for my hair and would prevent dandruff because the ad said so. I washed my hair every day with it, because my scalp was itchy. Of course I used the conditioner that went with the shampoo. Skin on my fingers peeled badly, and consequently I couldn’t live without the prescription ointment I got from a dermatologist.

Simple is best…and the best is simple

I have been using just a plain bar of soap to wash my hair for nearly 15 years now. Instead of smothering my hair with conditioner which merely made me feel I had healthy, smooth hair by chemical means, I used vinegar rinse on my hair after washing to neutralize the alkalinity of soap, with a tiny drop of oil for silkiness. Since I started using our goat milk soap, however, I don’t even use vinegar rinse anymore. I wash my hair, rinse it with hot water, and that’s it.

The fact is that Milk Relief Soap™ doesn’t strip my hair of natural oils like conventional soap or shampoo, so I don’t need anything extra. My hair feels smooth again after several minutes of stepping out of the shower. How easy is that? (Note: If you are new to washing your hair with real soap, your hair may feel oily for the first few days while the soap dissolves the buildup of shampoo and conditioner on your hair. Just persevere, and your hair will soon feel soft and silky naturally.)

Freed at last from commercial traps

I used to have terrible acne all over my face as a teen. It was quite distressing for a girl as you can imagine. I used to use a bar of baby soap from a very well-known manufacturer because the advertising said it was gentle. It used to burn my skin badly, and my face was a mess. I didn’t know what I was doing. One day, my mother finally noticed how bad my skin looked and was alarmed. She told me to use the expensive bar of soap she was using. It was frightfully expensive even in today’s terms; something like $40 just for a bar of soap. I was made to use the toner from the same brand, and it was even more expensive! They seemed to work OK, but I was only able to use them as long as my parents’ were happy to pay for them.

You know one of these “home parties” you go to where you feel obliged to buy some cosmetics only for the sake of a friend who invited you? Well, I bought a mascara remover for sensitive skin. I used it for the first time just before I attended an important wedding for some reason. It was a stupid thing to do. During the wedding, I noticed my eyelids were starting to swell, and by the time photos were being taken, I looked like a different person. My eyelids were so swollen I couldn’t open my eyes properly!

I can go on and on with sad experiences like these, but I know better now. You DO NOT have to use expensive-brand anything to get good results. A quality bar of pure soap can do a far-superior job with a fraction of the cost. But please be aware that there is a BIG difference between the mass-produced soap and the handmade soap, even if the former says plain, unscented, hypo-allergenic etc. Use both and compare the difference yourself. You’d be surprised.

If you haven’t found out the ingredients for Milk Relief Soap™ yet, now is the time to find out.

You will instantly see how simple it really is, by clicking on the link below to see the Ingredients page.