Monthly Archives: January 2013

I walk everywhere I can here in Beijing. My feet have slowly adjusted to the walking, but they still can ache after walking on the concrete. I’ve come to enjoy the evening foot massage that I give myself with this cream. The menthol crystals give the cream a light tingle […]

Doubly Minty Foot Cream

January 18, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I think that Sea Buckthorn Fruit Oil is very pretty and I found myself wanting to make a lotion with a small amount of this oil. The coloring of this lotion is very fun and the good news is that it won’t stain your skin! (I tried and it didn’t […]

Sea Buckthorn Oil in Lotion

January 17, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I really dislike having dry hands. I can’t decide if the reason is the itchy and tight feeling my dry hands have or that they seem catch on everything! Either way, I needed to solve my dry hands before I went completely crazy. I decided to formulate this cream that […]

Mid-Winter Light & Thick Hand Cream

January 16, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I made two batches of soap with lard at the same time, so today we will look at the second batch I made. I didn’t want to change the basic formula other than adding a few extras. So, I made the same formula with only changes in my additives! Yesterday, […]

Using Lard in Soap, Day Two

January 15, 2013 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I’ll admit it, I actually made this soap back in December. However, I wanted to test the soap before I shared my experiences with making the soap. If you recall, I wrote a post about how I rendered my first batch of lard at the end of November. I had […]

Using Lard in Soap, Day One

January 14, 2013 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

*Note* I apologize for recipe errors yesterday! I have fixed that little problem and I have to admit that I must have been missing some brain cells when I released it! :)Sometimes an intensive cuticle treatment is nice, but I need a little pampering during the day when I don’t […]

Simple Cuticle Oil

January 11, 2013 in Lotions and Creams / Massage Oils by Andee

I’m one of those people who needs a good moisturizer during the winter or my hands dry out, crack, and run the risk of bleeding. This even includes my poor cuticles! I have had the worst case of hangnails recently, so I decided to come up with a formula for […]

Cuticle Treatment Cream

January 10, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Andee

I hope none of you are fighting the flu like me right now, with tissues shoved up my nose and blankets tucked up to my ears! As I was talking to Taylor and sharing thoughts about how to best take care of oneself when sick. As adults we aren’t so […]

Andee’s Cold & Flu Self Care Tips

January 9, 2013 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Just as my impending exams attempted to steamroller right over me, I found myself in great need of a small moment of personal time. I mean, really what girl should do without some soothing and much-needed pampering? Especially considering I had to do without my traditional holiday break this year. […]

Lavandin Body Lotion

January 8, 2013 in Lotions and Creams by Taylor

Now that I am living in China, I have to go shopping for food, cleaners and the other necessary things in order to live here comfortably. Some products I have needed to ponder over the characters to understand what it is and yet I recognize other brands from the USA. […]

Brand Recognition

January 7, 2013 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

I’m excited to announce our next set of classes! We are offering a class on how to make lotion from scratch! Have you said any of the following statements? Lotion is something that only could be made by big businesses with big machines. I don’t even know what ingredients are used […]