Monthly Archives: May 2009

I have started giving the pronunciation for various MMS products, and now it is time for the fixed oils! Don’t forget, if you have other products you would like to hear the pronunciation, e-mail me and I will add a pronunciation to the blog. Borage Oil: Bor-ij. Have you seen […]

Pronunciation Guide to MMS Products, Part 3

May 29, 2009 in Product Assistance by Andee

Monday and Tuesday had some great posts from jaspersgarden and shelikesspring. Both of you rose beyond the call of duty and had some wonderful pictures and text! As I promised, both of you will be sent the gift certificates as well as some very fun gifts. Thank you for sharing […]

Pronunciation Guide to MMS Products, Part 2

May 28, 2009 in Product Assistance by Andee

We have an Audio Version of this blog at the bottom of this post. Don’t forget to download these audio versions of the blog! If you have been watching the New Products section of the catalog lately, then you will know that we have released several new fragrances. Some of […]

Pronunciation Guide to MMS Products, Part 1

May 27, 2009 in Product Assistance by Andee

Andee, I’m not sure exactly what you are looking for regarding the Hot Process Soap submission, nor have I ever written any blog. So here it goes – toss it if you need to. 🙂 I’m very new to Hot Process soap making and fairly new to soap making in […]

Hot Process Soap by shelikesspring

May 26, 2009 in Hot Process Soap / Special Features by Andee

Hello fellow soapers! My name is Kathy and I have volunteered to be a guest writer for my method of Hot Process using a Crock Pot. Equipment Needed: Mold for soap – line with freezer paper while soap is cooking 😉 Recipe (handwritten) and a print out of the MMS […]

Hot Process Soap by jaspersgarden

May 25, 2009 in Hot Process Soap / Special Features by Andee

This is one of the questions I hear answered by our Technical Support Department while helping soap makers when they call wanting help. I thought that I could share some pictures previous soap batches I’ve made and show what you are looking for as indicators of the trace. First things […]

What is Trace?

May 22, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Last week I shared my experiences at the local Gardener’s Market as well as my thoughts that officially felt like growing season now. I’ve been pulling weeds out of the garden and arguing with chickens over the spots they can dig. Not that the chickens argue back, they just tilt […]

Gardener’s Hand Therapy

May 21, 2009 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

Yesterday, I made a Sparkling Body Butter, but what about those out there that want a light summer lotion, but tell me, “Please! Forget the glitter!” I searched our recipe archives and found a great lotion. Sun-Flower Power is a light lotion that will give you a great summer lotion […]

Sun-Flower Power Light Lotion

May 20, 2009 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

Sparkling Body Butter

May 19, 2009 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I’ve gotten a few responses from my questions on April 20th. Today, I’ll answer a question from jaspersgarden with help from Technical Support. From jaspersgarden) Your 2nd question ~ I would really LOVE to make a liquid soap from scratch. I’m already familiar with NaOH, so I would have to […]