Recently, I decided to make an Oil Free Lotion. I wanted to have an oil free lotion that met the requests I’ve heard from our readers. Let’s check out the ingredients and I’ll share why I chose them! I chose Isopropyl Myristate because I wanted to ensure this lotion wouldn’t […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
The hibiscus plant and flowers have been used in China and India as a traditional medicine, tea and even shoe polish for a long time. The hibiscus has been noted in Chinese history by depictions of the plant on porcelain pottery from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) and when it […]
Hibiscus Foot Soak
Recently, we have had lots of questions about how to get Cocoa Butter out of a pail without melting the entire pail at one time. To help our customers solve this problem, we created a video that can be found either on YouTube or on our website (http://www.thesage.com/pub/m4v/Cocoabutter.m4v). This video […]
How to get Cocoa Butter out of a pail
18 Recently, while touring the Dong Cheng District of Beijing, Jerry and I walked past a building that was really fragrant. The scent stopped me in my tracks and I looked around trying to determine what smelled so good. I couldn’t tell what the source was at first, so I decided […]
Visiting a Traditional Chinese Medical Pharmacy
9 Can you believe that September is almost halfway over? Tomorrow will be the half way day of the month. I guess since you know what today is, you also know what happens today! Before I go on to the giveaway of the week, I have to ask you a question. […]
Freebie Friday!
29 I promised we would make test batches with the Veggie Emulsifier and compare it to the Emulsifying Wax. Today we’ll share the results of our tests. We made the comparison batches using the Granny’s Favorite Lotion recipe. Instead of using Golden Jojoba, we used Macadamia Nut Oil. When first opening […]
Veggie Emulsifier Review & Comparision
8 Have you ever wanted to pack bath salts, bath fizzies, or even tub teas into single serving bags for your customers? Now you can with our latest special! I have two different sizes of envelopes and they are perfect for almost any use. The small envelopes are 2 1/2 inches […]
Envelope Special!
Here I am on Day 2 with the corrected recipe (or rather corrected way to do the same recipe). The only thing that I changed today was omitting the use of the Lemon Yellow color. The Pink Kaolin Clay has such a strong natural color so there is no point […]
Wake Me Up Face Scrub Day 2
Today I am doing a nice morning face scrub. I am a morning person. I wake up early, shower, and head to work. I love a nice face scrub while I am in the shower. Something that smells nice and gets the job done well. This will be a 2-day […]
Wake Me Up Face Scrub Day 1
This week probably feels short for most of you due to the Labor Day holiday. Can you believe that it is Friday already? That means that it is time for …… Freebie Friday! I’m super excited to try Joy’s latest formulas and so many of you have commented that you […]
Freebie Friday!
6 Wow! We have been super busy releasing the latest collection of new products and I just have to share with you! We have added several molds to our molds collection and each one is adorable in its own way. Here is the picture list of our newest molds! (It’s because […]
New Products Update!
This is the type of recipe that I have been wanting to try for awhile now. I wanted to create a lip balm for dry lips that included Lanolin to see how it fairs. Lanolin is a product that is dear to my heart. I am a die-hard knitter, and […]