This is the final day, Day 3 of my testing on the Night Serum formula. I ran 2 more tests today. I hope that these tests have been fun for you to read about. I find it interesting to see how much difference can be in a lotion by merely […]
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Here we are on the second day! I have to say that this is the most adventuresome thing that I have done yet and I have really been enjoying it. This is my favorite day because Test 3 was my personal favorite! I like a good fluid, light lotion on […]
Night Serum Day 2
I just received a notice from UPS about shipment disruption in Louisiana due to severe weather. I’ve attached the text of the email I received. Severe weather due to Tropical Storm Isaac is causing some unavoidable service delays in Louisiana. No pickups, deliveries or On-Call Pickup® service are available in […]
UPS Shipping Alert!
I love a good night serum for the face. We are going to do a 3-day study of this serum formula. We will be using the same ingredients each day, but we will change the percentages of the ingredients to see how the opacity, thickness, and so forth changes.Today we […]
Night Serum Day 1

It’s time for another Freebie Friday! This week has been lots of easy recipes for self pampering. I think that is perfect especially considering the school year is starting for so many people. Today we are giving away Transparent Melt & Pour Soap, Blueberry Seeds and a Lilies Soap Mold! […]
Freebie Friday!

I wanted to make a lip scrub featuring our green tea butter. I was actually inspired by the Blueberry Lip Scrub Andee made a few weeks ago. I guess you could say that I am extremely adventurous. I especially want to know if there will be any green tea flavor. […]
Green Tea Lip Scrub
Here in Utah we are always in need of something to put on our lips because it is so very dry here. So I came up with a recipe that is a treat for your lips! I used ingredients that I enjoy but are also simple and cost effective for […]
Buttercream Lip Oil Treatment

With the insane heat and dryness we have had lately, my feet are in need of some intense foot care. I wanted to make a similar recipe that has been a favorite both with MMS staff, friends and customers. Come join me for a wonderful solution to dry skin. I […]
Intense Lanolin Foot Salve
Before I left for China, I made one last lotion in the blog kitchen. This lotion was meant to be light and soothing so I could give it as gifts to relatives and friends, people I had never met face to face before. My final lotion turned out to be […]
Light Gift Lotion
TGIF! We have not one but two fabulous giveaways this week. Our winners are Leslie and Jen. Leslie is getting a Republic of Tea Citizen’s Travel Press (this is a miniature French Press good for 1 cup of tea), a 1 oz bottle of our new Creamy Chai Tea Fragrance […]
Freebie Friday
I love hand creams. I have drawer filled with of a variety of of hand creams with different viscosities. Some are thick and some are fluid. Some are best for daytime use, and others are great for nighttime hand TLC (tender loving care). Since I emptied one of my jars […]
My Favorite Hand Cream

I had really enjoyed making the Liquid Soap Foot scrub but I wanted to make a liquid soap that you could put in a pump and place at the sink. A more traditional liquid soap so to speak. I also wanted to make this soap using the cold process method. […]