{"id":1032,"date":"2014-05-10T19:21:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T23:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2014-05-10T19:21:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T23:21:01","slug":"joyce-morningstar-dishes-soap-at-berkeley-springs-plant-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgancountyusa.org\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"Joyce Morningstar Dishes Soap at Berkeley Springs Plant Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Morningstar doesn\u2019t do Internet. But she does do soap.<\/p>\n<p>And her soaps were out in force at the Master Gardeners Plant Fair in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar is the proprietor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stareagle.org\/\">Star Eagle Gardens. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fkJVmr00V50\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And she was at the plant fair selling plants, perennials, dwarf irises, raspberries and soaps.<\/p>\n<p>And the soaps were front and center at her booth at fair.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking homemade lavender oatmeal, rose, patchouli, lemongrass rosemary, peppermint, cinnamon spice, plain, forest fir, jewelweed, honey shea, sage and cedar, pine, comfrey calendula.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make them from coconut oil and olive oil as the base,\u201d Morningstar said. \u201cAnd then you add lye. And I use herbs from the garden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her two best sellers are lavender oatmeal and rose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLavender oatmeal is nice and soothing on the skin,\u201d Morningstar says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rose is my favorite,\u201d she says. \u201cIt has rose clay in it. It has rose oil, rosewood, and rose geranium. It feels good on your body. It\u2019s luscious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar says that the patchouli is a hippie favorite.<\/p>\n<p>Patchouli is an herb from India, she says. \u201cIt even smells like it\u2019s from the 1960s,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLemongrass rosemary is a refreshing one for summertime. There are bits of rosemary that I grow ground up in here. I love this one. It\u2019s nice on a hot humid day.\u201d<br \/>\nPeppermint is also cooling &#8212; also from peppermint that she grows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCinnamon spice is based on an old recipe that came from Louis XVI or something like that &#8211; it was called Brown Windsor Soap. It has cinnamon and clove and other spices. It\u2019s a natural anti-bacterial. Plus it smells good and it feels good on the skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar carries a plain soap for people who are allergic to smells.<\/p>\n<p>Forest fir is a green soap. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice soap for guys,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Morningstar says that the jewelweed soap is popular because jewelweed \u201cis nature\u2019s antidote to poison ivy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJewelweed is an herb that grows in the forest along streams and wetlands,\u201d she says. \u201cYou take the plant, crush it and cook it. And the liquid from the green plant turns orange.\u201d<br \/>\nMorningstar uses the jewelweed soap when she thinks she has been in contact with poison ivy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt stops it immediately,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>If the poison ivy starts breaking out on your skin &#8212; \u201cthis works terrific.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She points to a red spot on her forearm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoison ivy was trying to get a grip on me here,\u201d she says. And the jewelweed soap stopped it cold.<\/p>\n<p>Honey shea is a mild soap with no scent for people who are allergic. \u201cIt has just the smell of the honey and shea butter from Africa. \u201cIt\u2019s soothing and moisturizing,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Sage and cedar is like a spiritual cleanse based on a Native American smokesticks.<\/p>\n<p>The pine soap is based on grandpa\u2019s old pine tar soap. \u201cThis one is good for eczema, psoriasis &#8212; things like that. It\u2019s a bit of a harsh soap. It\u2019s deep cleaning for people who need that sort of thing.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The comfrey calendula is a healing soap. \u201cIt\u2019s used for healing the skin &#8212; cuts, scrapes, wounds, rashes of any kind,\u201d she says. \u201cIts very soothing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Morningstar doesn\u2019t do Internet. But she does do soap. And her soaps were out in force at the Master Gardeners Plant Fair in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia this weekend. Morningstar is the proprietor of Star Eagle Gardens. 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