Woman Uses Her Own Breast Milk to Make Soaps for People

A mother-of-two who uses breast milk to make bespoke soap says word-of-mouth demand for the bars has led to her turning the hobby into a business.

 

The unique soap, which is created using defrosted breast milk and different natural oils, is the handiwork of Jasmine Overton, 37, from Queensland, Australia. 

 

The mother-of-two says she began making the soap after having a 'light-bulb' moment when hearing her sister complaining that she was over-producing milk while nursing her young baby. 

 

Her sister Chrystal, 30, began expressing her excess milk and passing it onto Jasmine so she could add it into her beauty products.

 

Jasmine mixes the milk with oils, then makes the mixture into bars of soap, which are said to help soften skin, as well as reducing redness, oiliness, acne, sensitivity and itchiness.

 

The product has been such a success that Jasmine has made personalised batches for her sister's friends and now hopes to launch her breast milk soap as a bespoke business.

 

'It's liquid gold, full of vitamins and minerals and so good for your skin,' Jasmine from Mudgeeraba, Queensland, Australia, said.

 

Jasmine believes she should only make the product for mums from their own milk.

 

'It's more of a personalised soap, it comes from them, so I believe it should be for them,' she said.

 

Chrystal agrees, saying: 'My children and I have very sensitive skin and it is so creamy and gentle. 

'Now, I wouldn't use anything else. Knowing it is made specifically for you out of your own milk supply is a very comforting and special feeling.' 

 

Her soap-making started a few years back, as she is a stay-at-home mum and carer for her 16-year-old son Noah, who has cerebral palsy.

 

First she experimented with coconut oil, olive oil, caster oil, shea butter, sunflower oil, cocoa butter, and goat's milk. Initially, her products were just special treats for friends and family, but last November she started selling them at markets.

 

'I called my new business 'Rosie Posie Handcrafted Creations,' after my nine-year-old daughter Rosie,' she said. 'Customers just keep coming back, it's amazing.'

'It's always been about using natural ingredients, with essential oils to add a fragrance.'

 

She always loved the feel of goats' milk soap, so when Chrystal gave birth and started lactating, she thought she'd expand her repertoire.

 

'She had so much milk, and I had read about breast milk soap before, so I thought let's try it,' Jasmine said.'

 

Chrystal uses the soap made from her milk on her own skin, and for both her daughters, Pearl, two, and Gypsy, three months.