Monthly Archives: July 2010

Mixing Lotion — As many of you know, I recently made a very large batch of lotion. Okay, okay, I’ll be honest, I made an enormous batch of lotion. I did preserve my lotion however, I did not fragrance it. (Probably a good thing because My immersion blender is considering retirement.) One giant […]

Scenting the Learning Curve Lotion

July 30, 2010 in Fragrances / Lotions and Creams by Taylor

This recipe is the lotion recipe I described yesterday in my conversion disaster. I promise I am giving you a smaller batch than I made originally. This lotion is a thicker lotion and very creamy when being applied. When finished applying, this lotion has a fabulous silky finish. I hope […]

Learning Curve Lotion

July 29, 2010 in Lotions and Creams by Taylor

3.89 Gallons of Lotion — WARNING: Laughing may ensue! Monday, I received a lotion recipe to test from one of the gals in technical support. The original recipe was in grams and made approximately 500 grams of lotion. My first ingredient (which I later ended up omitting) required 1.25 grams of citric. I thought, I […]

Whoops! Conversion Catastrophe

July 28, 2010 in Challenges and Q&A / Lotions and Creams / Special Features / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Clay soaps are wonderful and have been described as having a silky feel. This soap is no exception with LOTS of silky lather. Don’t pass up this recipe just because it has a high percentage of high lathering oils. This isn’t a drying soap and it just might give you […]

Stephanie’s French Green Clay Soap

July 27, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I love living and working in Northern Utah. Every day can be a visual treat just during the time spent traveling to and from work. The other day was no exception and I didn’t even have to leave work to fill my cute critter quota of the day. (Whew! That’s […]

A Little Critter Hanging Out at MMS

July 23, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Palm Oil. The lovely beast that it is. Since it is July I thought we should cover how to work with this oil since it can cause a few problems for soap makers. When you open your pail does it look like this? Let’s take a closer peak. What if […]

Fractionation in Palm Oil

July 22, 2010 in Product Assistance by Taylor

I love citrus scented soaps and one can typically be found at my kitchen sink. I was making lemonade the other day and zippy, refreshing scent of lemons reminded me to think about making soap again. Then I started wondering if I could make a lemon soap and include the […]

Lemon Zest Soap

July 21, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Last week we made three test batches of cold process soap with Vanilla Oleoresin. Now it is time for our evaluations. All three batches have a very faint baked vanilla odor that is hard to smell when the soap is dry and the scent is just a little stronger when […]

Vanilla Oleoresin Soaps Evaluations

July 20, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

We are continuing to add new products to our catalog. It has been a challenge to keep these wonderful surprises a secret. I hope you enjoy these new products! Here is a little review of the latest new products. Rosalie Fragrance Oil: Every time I smell Rosalie, I am continually […]

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