Comments on: Gardener’s Hand Therapy http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/ Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Andee Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:34:37 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-696 If you can, keep the percentages to metrics and each single percentage being a single gram. This will make a less than 4 fl oz test batch and you can easily get an idea of what the lotion will do. If you can, keep the percentages to metrics and each single percentage being a single gram. This will make a less than 4 fl oz test batch and you can easily get an idea of what the lotion will do.

]]> By: bluebutterflz http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-689 bluebutterflz Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:01:24 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-689 Mine seems kinda greasy. The real thing was much different creamier and rubs in smoother. Perhaps I'm just reading percentages wrong. I'm not great with percentages yet. Maybe I should try it again. Then if this is a miss I could send in a sample of both. Do you have a suggestion on a small two jar batch in ounces? Sorry all the questions. Mine seems kinda greasy. The real thing was much different creamier and rubs in smoother. Perhaps I’m just reading percentages wrong. I’m not great with percentages yet. Maybe I should try it again. Then if this is a miss I could send in a sample of both. Do you have a suggestion on a small two jar batch in ounces? Sorry all the questions.

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Andee Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:44:14 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-687 Please tell me what you got from the first batch, and how it varies from the product you are trying to duplicate. If we can't get closer by our third try, would you be willing to send us a 1/4 oz jar sample? The beginning percentages were given due to position of the emulsifying wax. The others are entire guesses. Please tell me what you got from the first batch, and how it varies from the product you are trying to duplicate. If we can’t get closer by our third try, would you be willing to send us a 1/4 oz jar sample?

The beginning percentages were given due to position of the emulsifying wax. The others are entire guesses.

]]> By: bluebutterflz http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-686 bluebutterflz Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:46:08 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-686 Hi again, it seems the first batch was a miss. So after trying it and coming back on here I realized that this may indeed be mixed up or I am just an amature at this still LOL. Sooo I went through my friends bathroom and came across another bottle. And the ingredients are in a different order! I looks newer than mine too. Hummm. So I was wondering if perhaps this new list made more sence and if you could possibly give me another starting formulation. Distilled Water Aloe Vera Gel Emulsifying Wax Grapeseed Oil Jojoba Oil Mango Butter Shea Butter Cocoa Butter Vitamin E Evening Primrose Oil Cucumber Extract Optiphen I am soo hopeful to make more of this. I would just bathe in it if I could lol! Lastly, what does a order of ings say about what a possible percentage is? Meaning how did you come up with a percentage? I still have much to learn Hi again, it seems the first batch was a miss. So after trying it and coming back on here I realized that this may indeed be mixed up or I am just an amature at this still LOL. Sooo I went through my friends bathroom and came across another bottle. And the ingredients are in a different order! I looks newer than mine too. Hummm. So I was wondering if perhaps this new list made more sence and if you could possibly give me another starting formulation.

Distilled Water
Aloe Vera Gel
Emulsifying Wax
Grapeseed Oil
Jojoba Oil
Mango Butter
Shea Butter
Cocoa Butter
Vitamin E
Evening Primrose Oil
Cucumber Extract
Optiphen

I am soo hopeful to make more of this. I would just bathe in it if I could lol!

Lastly, what does a order of ings say about what a possible percentage is? Meaning how did you come up with a percentage? I still have much to learn

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Andee Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:29:27 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-680 The ingredient listing you sent this morning has me a bit confused. I would not have expected this order. If this is the correct and legal order, then this is what I would try: 80% Water 5.5% Aloe Gel 4% Emulsifying Wax 3% Evening Primrose Oil 1% Vitamin E 1% Jojoba Oil 1% Grapeseed Oil 1% Cocoa Butter 1% Mango Butter 1% Shea Butter 1% Cucumber Extract 1% Fragrance 0.5% Optiphen If this is nowhere near the consistency, we may need to consider that these ingredients may be out of order. The ingredient listing you sent this morning has me a bit confused. I would not have expected this order. If this is the correct and legal order, then this is what I would try:

80% Water
5.5% Aloe Gel
4% Emulsifying Wax
3% Evening Primrose Oil
1% Vitamin E
1% Jojoba Oil
1% Grapeseed Oil
1% Cocoa Butter
1% Mango Butter
1% Shea Butter
1% Cucumber Extract
1% Fragrance
0.5% Optiphen

If this is nowhere near the consistency, we may need to consider that these ingredients may be out of order.

]]> By: bluebutterflz http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-678 bluebutterflz Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:05:23 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-678 Oh yes I would love a beginning place to start. I don't mind some trial and error to get something close to my now nearly empty favorite bottle of cream lotion. And starting formulation would help get me started. Thanks for writing me back :) Oh yes I would love a beginning place to start. I don’t mind some trial and error to get something close to my now nearly empty favorite bottle of cream lotion. And starting formulation would help get me started. Thanks for writing me back :)

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-677 Andee Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:42:43 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-677 This is tough with only an ingredient listing. There are some things you can try, but without knowing what the final outcome is like, it is hard to make beginning guesses. If you are willing to do some testing, I can give you starting formulations, but you will have to test and compare, then describe the difference. This is tough with only an ingredient listing. There are some things you can try, but without knowing what the final outcome is like, it is hard to make beginning guesses. If you are willing to do some testing, I can give you starting formulations, but you will have to test and compare, then describe the difference.

]]> By: bluebutterflz http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-675 bluebutterflz Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:21:29 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-675 Okay, I didn't know where else to ask this so I'm asking here... I have this lotion I got a while back from a friend and I love it! Sadly I cannot find it anywhere so I would really like to make my own version...only I am new to making soaps and lotions so I don't know where to start. It's a cucumber foot cream. I love it so much I use it on my leg and arms too. And it's almost gone! Thankfully I reconize most the ings. It has distilled water, aloe gel, vegi emulsifying wax, Evening Primrose Oil vitamin e oil, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, Coco butter, mango butter, shea butter, Cucumber extract, fragrance, and a Optiphen (the only thing I don't really reconize...maybe a preservative?) My question, any suggestions for a basic mix of these ingredients? Or even a starting direction I should go in? Any advice would really help! Okay, I didn’t know where else to ask this so I’m asking here…

I have this lotion I got a while back from a friend and I love it! Sadly I cannot find it anywhere so I would really like to make my own version…only I am new to making soaps and lotions so I don’t know where to start.

It’s a cucumber foot cream. I love it so much I use it on my leg and arms too. And it’s almost gone!

Thankfully I reconize most the ings. It has distilled water, aloe gel, vegi emulsifying wax, Evening Primrose Oil
vitamin e oil, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, Coco butter, mango butter, shea butter, Cucumber extract, fragrance, and a Optiphen (the only thing I don’t really reconize…maybe a preservative?)

My question, any suggestions for a basic mix of these ingredients? Or even a starting direction I should go in? Any advice would really help!

]]> By: Andee http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Andee Thu, 21 May 2009 17:47:30 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-466 kathyjane- They also dig in the grass clippings from mowing the lawn for bugs, and they like to jump into our compost bin and dig through that to find food that we have composted. They love various cooked hot cereals such as oatmeal, grits, barley, and rice. They also like cottage cheese, ricotta, spinach, lettuce, bread or toast, pancakes or waffles, shredded apples and carrots, and any other vegetables that we eat. We have very spoiled chickens! They get any leftovers from our meals that we don't plan on keeping for leftovers. I feed them some scratch (cracked corn, cut oats, and cracked rye) every morning and they eat that quickly! They keep our bugs down to a minimum and they even chase the neighbor's cats out of the yard! We can always tell, because the neighbor's cats are missing fur from their tails! kathyjane-
They also dig in the grass clippings from mowing the lawn for bugs, and they like to jump into our compost bin and dig through that to find food that we have composted. They love various cooked hot cereals such as oatmeal, grits, barley, and rice. They also like cottage cheese, ricotta, spinach, lettuce, bread or toast, pancakes or waffles, shredded apples and carrots, and any other vegetables that we eat. We have very spoiled chickens! They get any leftovers from our meals that we don’t plan on keeping for leftovers. I feed them some scratch (cracked corn, cut oats, and cracked rye) every morning and they eat that quickly! They keep our bugs down to a minimum and they even chase the neighbor’s cats out of the yard! We can always tell, because the neighbor’s cats are missing fur from their tails!

]]> By: kathyjane http://blog.thesage.com/2009/05/21/gardeners-hand-therapy/comment-page-1/#comment-465 kathyjane Thu, 21 May 2009 15:46:59 +0000 http://blog.thesage.com/?p=2532#comment-465 Beautiful birds! They look like they have had plentyof bugs (and seeds) to eat! Beautiful birds! They look like they have had plentyof bugs (and seeds) to eat!

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