I live at the foot of a mountain in Southern Appalachia. I live a semi green lifestyle, raising 3 boys to love nature and appreciate the gifts of every day life. We get our water from a spring that feeds into a holding tank and pumped into our house.

I have been making a line of natural skin care products for several years and it has come to my attention that mimosa hostilis is an awesome ingredient to add....however I don't know how to get an extraction for my skin creme that will not make it gritty. It works well added to bath salts used for dermabrasion...but how can I make it smooth and potent for skin cremes & soaps?