1st Segment @ 5:45am ~ Talking about our mother-daughter relationship. And making a batch of soap.

2nd Segment @ 6:45am ~ Allie Refreshing on How to Milk a Goat

3rd Segment @ 7:30am ~ Allie Milking Pierna with Confidence. Plus Feeding our Teacup Pig, “Bacon”

Use coupon code “KTLA15″.  Good through May 18, 2011.  If you want to see clips of the KTLA coverage, click here.

Did you see us on Good Morning America and want to try our products for yourself? It can be difficult to decide which scent of our hand-made goat milk soap to get so we thought we would give you a few pointers to help you make the right selection!

Do you like to garden?

Try our Herb Garden Goat Milk Soap! It can be used as a hand soap and is tough on grime but soft on your senses. Poppy seeds & cornmeal exfoliate. Comfrey root relieves irritation. Hemp seed oil soothes dry, overworked skin. Rosemary, basil & fennel bring the garden into your home.

Is your face in need of some TLC?

Try our Clear Complexion Goat Milk Facial Soap. This soap is designed for acne prone skin. The bottom layer  helps prevent new blemishes from forming, while the top layer helps to heal current scars.

Still can’t decide?

Try all 6 of our most popular soaps! The 6-Pack of Essential Goat Milk Soaps includes one each of our essential goat milk soaps: Original, Sweet Nothings, Lavender Oatmeal, Spearmint, Wise Sage and Lemongrass.

Want more than just soaps?

If you want to try more goat milk skincare products than just our soaps try our Starter Kit. The Starter Kit is a great way to sample our line and includes Original goat milk soap, a Sweet Nothings goat milk facial creme, an Original lip balm and one Sweet Nothings bath salt sachet.

Chivas Skin Care was on Good Morning America! We wanted to share a segment of the article online about us…

“Mother-daughter team Donna and Lauren Johanson run Chivas Skin Care on their goat farm in Fillmore, Calif. They make soap from goat’s milk and sell their wares online and at farmer’s markets and holiday bazaars.

With a cash-only business, customers don’t buy as much as they do when they can pay with plastic. Now they use Square, a small attachment to a mobile phone that allows them to swipe credit cards to accept payment on the go. The Johanson’s says business has increased by 15 percent since they began using Square.”

You can watch the video and read the whole article by clicking here. Many thanks to Good Morning America, Tory Johnson, and Square!

Photo and video credit: Good Morning America

Here’s a quick transcription of the image text above: “Gifts Born in the USA: These artisan finds make us proud to be American.  We’ve rounded up our favorite finds lovingly made by artisans across the country.  Goat Milk Soap – crafted by a mother-daughter duo outside of L.A., Chivas Skin Care’s Original Goat Milk Soaps are hand-milked, hand-cut and hand-wrapped.  Price: An individual bar is $9, or $8.50 each for three-pack, $8 each for six-pack.

Didn’t know we offered bulk discounts? We only offer this discount for the Original soap right now, but are considering offering it for all soaps in 2011.  Let us know what you think here.

NOTE: If you haven’t seen it already, you may also be interested in Country Living ‘s feature on us in the “heart of the country” section in the June 2010 edition.  Click here to read “Making A Country Living: The Johanson Family’s Farm-Fresh Skin Care”

And here’s what Terrain has to say, more specifically, about our Rosemary Fennel goat milk soap:

StarLee Magazine has written two very nice articles on Chivas Skin Care and is now offering our customers a free 2010 subscription to their magazine! If you want to receive a free 2010 StarLee Magazine subscription click here and type in the coupon code CSKSLM10 (note: this does not include the shipping fee). This offer ends July 6th so don’t wait!

Thanks again StarLee Magazine!

” We don’t use any fragrance oils, which are so much cheaper than essential oils,” Donna said. “This is a huge commitment and takes discipline; sometimes it kills me because it is a huge pocket burn, but the difference in quality is what our customers come to expect.” (want to learn more about the differences between fragrance oils and essential oils?)

“Sometimes less truly can lead to more, according to Lauren. ‘One of the biggest lessons we’ve learned as ‘accidental entrepreneurs’ was to cut down our product line. Initially we had 25-plus soaps and we put them all to market- it was overwhelming.’” ( check out what soaps we selected to be apart of our goat milk soap line)

“Their advice for other female entrepreneurs? Lauren says, ‘Limit your product line. Let yourself be creative and enjoy that process, but for every 10 great ideas you have, ultimately you should probably only do one of them.’ Donna added, ‘Cherish your female energy and creativity, but you’re going to need a little macho in you too.’” ( find out more about our mother-daughter team)

Thank you so much StarLee Magazine and to all those involved with making the article possible!  A special shout out to Dawn Mena of Digital Dawn: Social Media Made Easy, who conducted the interview.

Our Original vegan lip balm is highlighted in the first issue of StarLee Magazine‘s “What’s Hot.”

And if, like us, you have  hard time reading the text on-line, here’s what it reads:

“Chivas goat milk skin care is owned and run by a dynamic mother-daughter team that has brought the art of using goat milk to make soaps and other skin care products to a new level.  Recognized by beauty experts all around, this company treats its French Alpine goats like family and stands firm behind the values of fair trade, charitable giving, and environmentally mindful practices and products.  We love the vegan lip balm.  It comes in several different scents, and our lips never felt so good.”

You can check out all of our vegan lip balms here!

To celebrate, we are offering 15% off our Starter Kit!   These are a great way to try each of our best sellers, especially if you’re new to Chivas (or if you love our soaps,  but haven’t tried our other products yet).  Offer good for the month of June only.  See more info below.

NOTE: The piece is on page 16 in the June 2010 edition under “Heart of the Country” / “Making a Country Living”.

Info about our Starter Kit (with 15% off this June):

The Starter Kit includes one Original goat milk soap, one Sweet Nothings facial creme, one Sweet Nothings bath salt sachet, and one Original vegan lip balm.  Valued at $44.00 when bought individually, but available for $34.00 with this special discount (save $10)!