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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Yesterday we talked about adding fragrance oils to your wax burner. But what about essential oils? We do not recommend using essential oils in wax light burners. Using essential oils in this application is actually quite dangerous. Allow me to explain why. Essential oils are very volatile and because […]

Wax in Light Burners – Day 2

October 9, 2014 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Light Wax Burners from companies like Scentsy® or Yankee Candle® seem to be all the rage right now. It seems almost everyone I know has one. One question our Technical Support Team gets on a regular basis is “Can I just add a pipette of my favorite fragrance oil to […]

Wax in Light Burners

October 8, 2014 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Choosing a container can be hard! — I love creating and making new recipes as well as using bases of lotions, butters, and scrubs. The next best thing to making products is trying to find a way to contain the finished product! If you are like me, you have a space for all of your containers and gift […]

Containers: Does One Size Fit All?

October 7, 2014 in Thoughts from The Sage by Tonya

About two weeks ago, I announced that Rosemary 2% and 5% both have saponification values. I must admit, I was rather startled how high those saponification values were. If you missed the post, read up on it here! Today I wanted to make two soaps comparing the Rosemary Oleoresin 2% […]

Rosemary Oleoresin 2% and 5% in soap

October 4, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Product Assistance by Taylor

We are regularly asked about the shelf life of a fixed oil (you know, the animal and vegetable oils we use for soap making). There are a few things we would like to address for storage. To have the freshest material I would like you to use up any oil […]

Shelf life of a fixed oil

October 3, 2014 in Challenges and Q&A / Product Assistance by Tina