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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Finished Lip Balm — I hate it when my lips are rough and dry. This luscious lip crème creates wonderful soft lips. Goodbye dry, rough lips. Hello Honey Flavored a la Lip Crème! I love this crème not only for the texture but also for the flavor. Yummy! Who doesn’t like a little bit […]

Honey Flavored a la Lip Crème

July 14, 2010 in Lip Balms by Taylor

Finished Lip Balm — Ohh! Just this recipe’s name perks my interest. This is a fabulous recipe. It is a firm but easily applied lip balm. It smells wonderful. I love honey and this recipe is right up my alley because it contains honey! I can already hear the questions. Wait! Doesn’t honey contain […]

Honey a la Lip Creme

July 13, 2010 in Lip Balms by Taylor

Collecting Ingredients — Do you have one or two lip glosses that you hoard for that perfect flavor and texture? Let’s add one more to your stash. The great thing is with this one you can always make more! Yeah! I always seem to return back to this recipe. This firm but silky […]

Vanilla Twist Lip Gloss

July 12, 2010 in Lip Balms by Taylor

Yesterday we made three test batches of soap for testing the Vanilla Oleoresin. Now the batches have been cut and I have collected notes about these soaps. Notes: The Vanilla Oleoresin was added directly to the raw soap and stirred in. As we stirred the Vanilla Oleoresin into the soap […]

Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap

July 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday, I promised that we would make some cold process soap and test the Vanilla Oleoresin. Well, today I’m following up on my promise. We made three batches of soap to test usage rates of 1%, 2% and 3%. The recipe we used was the standard MMS test batch. Collect […]

Vanilla Oleoresin in Cold Process Soap

July 7, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

After staring at a jar of the Virgin Coconut Oil that has been sitting on my desk for the past 2 weeks, I finally found a fantastic use for this yummy smelling oil. Lip Balm! This recipe that I formulated stays on the lips and gives a nice smooth glossy […]

Sweet Coconut Lip Balm

July 6, 2010 in Lip Balms by Andee

Yesterday, I shared one of Crystal’s two posts about salt soap and I had promised I would share the second post today. I hope you find this post educational. After a discussion on MMS Facebook page, I learned that you could add more Fine Dead Sea Salt to soap and […]

Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Crystal, Part Two

July 1, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee