Bath & Body Competition

The American Dairy Goat Association welcomes your participation in the Goat Milk Bath and Body Care Products Competition, which will be held at its Annual Convention. This competition is open to anyone who uses goat milk to make bath and body products.

Participate in the Bath & Body Care Products Competition

Entry Form

Entries


All entries must be received at the ADGA Convention Registration Desk at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Danvers, MA. no earlier than Wednesday, October 15, and no later than Saturday, October 18, 2025, by 5:00 pm.  

Mail to:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore
Attn: ADGA Convention
50 Ferncroft Road
Danvers, MA 01923

Hand delivery may be made by prior arrangement. Contact the ADGA Products Committee Chair, Caroline Lawson, at tlcgoats@gmail.com. Entries will be showcased at the Cheese and Body Products Reception on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2025.

Since this event is intended to promote Goat Milk Products, we encourage producers to include small amounts of promotional materials and distributor information along with their entries. These promotional materials will be withheld during judging and placed with products at the reception. All entries in the gift package division will be auctioned during the reception.

Judges

Ann Fisher and Ann Rein

Sample Rubric
  1. Only Products that include fresh or powdered goat’s milk are eligible to compete in this competition.
  2. The entry fee is $10/entry, and gift baskets are free. Entries must be received onsite by Saturday, October 18, 2025.
  3. Products MAY NOT include pre-made bases, and bar soaps MAY NOT be made from melt-and-pour bases. However, goat milk melt-and-pour decorations may be used.
  4. Bar Soaps may include any combination of tallow, lard, and/or vegetable oils.
  5. Fragrance will be defined as any fragrance oil, combination of fragrance oils, or combination of essential oils and fragrance oils.
  6. Miscellaneous Body Care Products will be defined as products containing fresh or powdered goat milk that does not qualify for any other classes in the competition.
  7. Products may only be entered in classes they qualify for. If in doubt about a class, contact Caroline Lawson at tlcgoats@gmail.com
  8. All entries will be displayed at the Goat Products Reception. Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show winners will be sold at an auction during the Products Reception.
  9. Please fill out an entry form for each product entered.
  10. Please send promotional materials or placards in shipping container(s) with your product.
  11. Please send entries without packaging or any other identifying material unless you are entering a gift basket, where packaging is an important aspect. Include the ingredient information on products entered in both competitions.
  12. Include the ingredient information on products entered in both competitions.
  13. Send one bar of soap or one small individual container of other products for judging, and one normal packaged soap bar or product for display at the reception. Gift packaging may contain a combination of any products produced by the entrant, plus non-product items.
  14. Gift packaging may contain a combination of any products produced by the entrant, plus non-product items.
  15. Products entered in the creative division will be judged on their aesthetic aspects only.
  16. Hand delivery may be made by prior arrangement with the committee. To request hand delivery, please email Caroline at tlcgoats@gmail.com.
  17. Entries for the Bath Care Products Competition must be onsite by 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 18, 2025. Hand delivery may be made by prior arrangement with ADGA Products Committee Chair Caroline Lawson.
  18. Packages must include a packing slip containing number of packages shipped and number of items in each box. Each entry should be clearly marked with its name (e.g., “Lavender Soap Bar”), class number, and the entry number assigned.
  19. Please include your company or brand name for the items you have entered.
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