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Monthly Archives: February 2019

World Bartender Day was February 24, and I’m celebrating with a body lotion recipe inspired by the Mimosa cocktail. Equal parts champagne and citrus juice (usually orange juice), this tasty beverage is a staple at many Sunday brunch tables. The combination of sparkling wine and juice originated centuries ago in […]

Mimosa Lotion for World Bartender Day

February 26, 2019 in Lotions and Creams by Denise

Finished tubes of my dual color Mocha Cream Lip Balm! — I was given a task: make lip balm with coffee butter. I love coffee, so this task gave me great joy! I went to our past blog posts to find a few lip balm recipes and see what inspired me. When I ran across this blog Andee wrote in 2016, I got […]

Mocha Cream Lip Balm

February 25, 2019 in Lip Balms by Denise

I recently had a pretty embarrassing goof, and I’ll share it with you all in the spirit of hoping no one else makes a similar blunder. Grab your favorite drink and read along, but I’ll warn you that you may want to hold off on that big gulp until you […]

A Story About A Scale Calibration Goof & How To ...

February 22, 2019 in Thoughts from The Sage by Denise

Finished bars of my Fingerpainting soap! — February 21 is the day to celebrate Finger Painting. This artistic style is traditionally popular among the preschool crowd, but I’ll let you in on a little secret – it’s fun to do even as an adult! To mark this fun day and painting style, I channeled the idea of […]

Finger Painting Day Inspired Cold Process Soap

February 21, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

What’s a girl to do when she is allergic to one of the most common oils in soaping? My friend Cassie asked me if I could help her find a recipe for soap that does not use any coconut oil, as she is allergic to it. I was sure I […]

No Coconut Oil Soap

February 20, 2019 in Botanicals / Cold Process Soap by Denise

Finished tubes of Chocolate Mint Lip Balm. — It’s Chocolate Mint Day, and I was inspired to make a really easy lip balm with the addition of Castor Wax which I haven’t had a chance to try using yet. I’m using the tutorial in the Recipes section on our website called Make Your Own Lip Balm. I’m going […]

Easy Chocolate Mint Lip Balm

February 19, 2019 in Lip Balms by Andee

Cut bars of my Winter Sea Soap. — Scents can be so inspiring, and I was hit by inspiration while my daughter-in-law was sniffing fragrance oils in my stash. She really loved Icy Water, passing it to me to have a sniff. Immediately I thought of seawater in winter. Somehow the color manages to look so cold and uninviting, […]

Ultramarine Blue: Winter Sea Soap

February 16, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color In Products by Denise

I love ombre designs – one color layered in ever-deepening tones. Mulling over how to best do an ombre soap, I decided to try the wall pour method. The wall pour method is when you tip your mold at an angle and pour the raw soap batter on the “wall” […]

Ultramarine Blue: Ombre Wall Pour

February 15, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color In Products by Denise

I am determined to get this soap to turn out the way I envision it! So here we go again. If you missed the first part of this sage, check out Take 1. The first thing I did was reformulate my recipe. I went with the go-to recipe that doesn’t […]

Ultramarine Blue: Wild About Blueberries Soap, Take 2

February 14, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color In Products / Soap by Denise

The blue was exactly the color I was looking for, but the soap wasn't! — Ultramarine Blue is such a bright and lovely color. I’m excited to make a soap that combines this blue pigment with the delectable scent of Blueberry Bliss Fragrance Oil. I have a random soap mold in my collection that has dots in rows at the bottom (which becomes the top […]

Ultramarine Blue: Wild About Blueberries Soap, Take 1

February 12, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products by Denise