I have a notebook of recipes and thoughts so I am never without inspiration for a blog. So when I hit a recipe block, I turned to my trusty notebook. I find looking though that book with a pair of fresh eyes can really help. As I was browsing my […]
Today I wanted to make the castor oil soap with no volcano. How does that sound? I am pretty excited to see how it turns out. Let’s head to the test kitchen and make sure our thermometer is handy! To be on the safe side, I decided to not […]
Yesterday I talked a little about Castor Oil. As I haven’t yet featured Castor Oil as a single oil soap, I thought we could fix that today. Are you ready to learn what castor oil contributes to you soap? Let’s head to the kitchen and find out!I had a little […]
Have you ever received a jug of oil and noticed a haze at the bottom? Don’t be alarmed. This can be common. It just means that stearines that are solid at room temperature have settled to the bottom. This is normal! Some oils can also have material left over from […]
It is rapidly approaching that time of year for the HSMG Annual Conference. I’m excited to announce that Taylor and I will be attending the conference this year! We have had a few changes and we have discovered that we have two extra tickets to the conference. So… we have […]
We have a lot of recipes on the blog for lip balms, lip glosses and lip butters. All of those are great but today I wanted to focus on flavor oil blends. I think it is the flavor oils that are the selling point for most lip balms. I’ll admit, […]
Yesterday we made the Viscous Lip Gloss. It didn’t really set up and it was really clear, even after 30 minutes! Well when I came into work this morning I discovered that it had become more viscous and opaque! I guess I forgot to account for how much heat can […]
Today I wanted to make a thick lip gloss. I wanted something that could be put in a pot and applied with a lip brush or finger. I am a big fan of thick and shiny glosses. Come join me in the kitchen as we make a thick lip gloss! […]
The other day, I made the Summer Peach Lip Balm but I wondered if I could make the feel of the lip balm stand out and get noticed. I wanted a great lip balm. Come join me in the kitchen as we work to achieve greatness. I wanted to […]
I love peaches. As a kid my mom always had peaches in the house. Whether we had bottled them ourselves or they were fresh sitting on the counter in their fuzzy glory, we always had peaches. I remember making smoothies with peaches, yogurt, ice and maybe an orange or apple. […]
Last night I spent my Thursday evening cleaning. (Yep, the glamorous job of cleaning.) The counters sparkle, the floor has been cleaned and the microwave could double as a mirror! However, with all of that washing of my hands, they are feeling very dry. This is driving me crazy. So, […]
Welcome back! Yesterday Andee featured our Argan Oil and I learned some things about Argan Oil. Did you? I loved the picture of the goats in the trees. That really made me laugh! Let’s head to the kitchen to make a foot cream with this wonderful oil!I had wanted to […]