'I use my breast milk to make soap, and people love it'

“The awesome thing about breast milk soap is you can use milk that you can no longer feed the baby, because it doesn’t lose its benefits for skin if it’s expired,” she said.

When Britni Eddy’s husband accidentally spoiled litres of her stored breastmilk, she took it as an opportunity.

The US mum started selling her breastmilk in the form of creams and soaps to help other people deal with the effects of ageing.

She has also expanded her business to make creams and soaps for women out of their own breast milk.

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“When I was six or seven months postpartum, my husband was reorganising the garage and he moved our freezer,” Britni told East Idaho News.

“He got distracted and didn’t plug the freezer back in, so my entire freezer stash got ruined.”

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Britni Eddy with some of her products. Picture: East Idaho News

"It doesn't lose its benefits for skin"

Britni was desperate not to waste her milk, and she soon had the idea of making it into skincare products.

She began creating soaps and creams that she says helps with ageing, stretch marks, and dry skin.

“The awesome thing about breast milk soap is you can use milk that you can no longer feed the baby, because it doesn’t lose its benefits for skin if it’s expired,” she said.

Britni launched her business, Mama’s Magic Milk, in August, and offers both products made from her own milk and products made from other women’s milk.

She has also teamed up with another mum from Idaho who is still nursing her baby and will provide milk for women who are not lactating.

The Daily Mailreports breast milk is high in fats and is “perfect” for a creamy soap. It is also thought to be soothing for skin conditions such as eczema.

When people place an order with Britni and send in their own breast milk, they can customise their product with essential oils like lavender or chamomile.

They can also opt for a soap base like shea butter or goat’s milk, and choose a unique shape for the soap.

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Britni with her husband and daughter. Her business began when her husband accidentally spoiled her expressed breastmilk she was storing in a freezer. Picture: Facebook

"It helps with ageing and wrinkles"

East Idaho News reports each order, which includes six bars of soap, requires about 150mL  of milk to make, and will cost $30.

Lotion and diaper creams are $15 each.

“It helps with ageing, wrinkles, stretch marks, and dry skin,” Britni said.

“For babies, it’s going to help with diaper rash, eczema, it’s going to help if they have any cuts, and it helps heal those sunburns.”

Despite the success of her business, Britni acknowledges some people would find it “strange”.

“I think people are just uneducated about it,” she said.

“They don’t understand the benefits that come with breast milk as far as skincare and nutrition.”

The Daily Mail reports breast milk that has been pumped can last for four hours at room temperature, four days in a fridge, and up to a year in a freezer.

If it’s not properly stored, bacteria can grow in the milk which will cause vomiting or diarrhoea in a baby.

Originally published as 'I use my breast milk to make soap, and people love it'