Oveja Bath & Body was born from nearly two decades of sheep farming, four kids, and the determination to create something better.

Where it started

I got my first sheep when I was 12 years old. My neighbor gave me a ewe lamb as payment for watching his flock while he traveled for business. That single sheep started what would become a lifelong commitment to animal husbandry and a deep understanding of what sheep—and sheep milk—could offer.

By 2006, I had established my own flock in Maryland. I was still a teenager, but I knew I wanted to build something lasting. Over the years, the flock grew, I learned everything I could about sheep breeding and care, and I built the foundation of knowledge that would eventually become Oveja Bath & Body.

Why sheep milk?

When COVID hit in 2020, the lamb market crashed. I had a full-time off-farm job and four kids at home. I needed to find another way to make the farm work financially—something that would let me eventually work from home instead of juggling farm chores, kids, and a commute.

I'd been milking my sheep since 2021, but it wasn't until 2023 that I got my first true dairy sheep. Once I started working with sheep milk regularly, I understood just how exceptional it was. The fat content alone—70% higher than goat milk—made it obvious this was the best milk for skincare. Not just good. The best.

That's when Oveja Bath & Body was born.

What Oveja means

"Oveja" is Spanish for sheep. Simple, direct, and true to what we are: a sheep farm first, a skincare company second. Everything we make starts with our flock. No distributors, no shortcuts. Just fresh sheep milk from our dairy ewes to your skin.

Where we are now

Today, Oveja Bath & Body operates from our Maryland farm where I still raise my flock of about 30 sheep. Rose, Blanche, and Dorothy—our three main dairy ewes, yes, named after The Golden Girls—produce the exceptional milk that goes into every bar of soap, bottle of lotion, and jar of cream we make.

I still have that full-time off-farm job. I still have four kids. I'm still doing the hard work of farming while building a business. But every batch we make, every customer who tries our products and feels the difference, gets me closer to the goal: staying home, working the farm full-time, and raising my kids while doing work I believe in.

Why we do it this way

We could make this easier on ourselves. We could use goat milk like everyone else—it's easier to source, easier to work with, and customers already understand it. We could buy milk from a distributor instead of milking our own ewes twice a day, every day. We could cut corners a dozen different ways.

But that's not why we started this.

Oveja exists because sheep milk is objectively superior for skincare—7.0% fat compared to goat milk's 4.1%, nearly double the protein, higher mineral and vitamin content. We do it this way because better ingredients make better products. Every time.

We raise our own dairy flock because we can control quality from pasture to product. We make everything in small batches because that's how you ensure consistency and freshness. We do the hard work because the results speak for themselves.

What's next

Our goal is simple: build Oveja into a brand that proves small-batch, farm-fresh skincare can compete with—and beat—the big names. We want to be a national brand that people trust not because of marketing, but because our products actually work.

We want to show that nearly 20 years of sheep expertise matters. That knowing your ingredients from the ground up makes a difference. That honest, straightforward products made by people who know what they're doing will always win in the end.

We're not there yet. But we're working on it—one batch, one customer, one bar of soap at a time.

From Ewe to You

Every product we make starts with our flock in Maryland. Real sheep. Real milk. Real difference.