Monthly Archives: January 2013

We get a lot of questions about curing soap. The typical thought of our callers is that soap is dangerous until it has cured for 3 to 6 weeks. This is dangerous thinking! Soap is a fantastic chemical reaction between a fat and an alkali. The resulting product is a […]

Curing Soap

January 31, 2013 in Soap by Tina

Living in China is beginning to open my eyes to the different way that the Chinese seem to regard lotions, creams, lip balms, soaps and other similar cosmetic products as more than just cosmetics. I’ve worked with these products and ingredients for so long that I have to consciously remind […]

Perception of Cosmetics

January 30, 2013 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday I shared one of the recipes I have been using to give to friends that I run into as I explore the city of Beijing. However, I flavored the entire batch with Rose. I find that there are some who don’t want the floral rose as a flavor. So […]

Contemporary Mint Lip Balm

January 29, 2013 in Lip Balms by Taylor

Christmas and New Year are not big holidays here in China. Now Christmas doesn’t particularly surprise me but I thought that there might some excitement over the Gregorian calendar New Year. I was surprised to find that most people go out for dinner or maybe karaoke but otherwise it would […]

Simple Rose Lip Balm

January 28, 2013 in Lip Balms by Taylor

Northern Utah is under a blanket of partly cloudy that looks like massive amounts of snow. We are not expecting to be to work Monday morning. In the event our roads are clear, the sun comes out and the birds begin to sing, then we will be at work. If […]

Severe winter weather, oh my!

January 27, 2013 in Notices and Alerts by Tina

As China prepares for the biggest festival of the year, I find myself a little homesick. The Lunar New Year is all about being with your family, your loved ones. Even though this is my first Lunar New Year, the realization the my loved ones are an ocean away pulls […]

A Full Moon, Homesickness and the Perfect Tea Time Cookie

January 26, 2013 in Food and Recipes / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Today is the last day of our humectant comparison tests. To review the testing process, I am using the Granny’s Lotion recipe as my testing recipe. Tomorrow, I will test all of the lotions to discover my favorite humectant! Today we are making the test batch with Honey. As a […]

Humectant Comparison in Lotion, Honey

January 25, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

It has been quiet the week! I’ve been having fun with the humectant series and I’ll be sharing the results from my testing the lotions tomorrow! Now, onto this week’s giveaway! This week we are giving away some partial items from our Production Department. Many of the partial items are […]