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Monthly Archives: April 2019

Gender reveals are quite fashionable these days, and there are so many fun ideas out there! Are you a Pinterest fan? Just search “Gender Reveal,” and an overwhelming variety of ideas will pour forth: balloons, cakes, glitter, paint. But soap? YES! When I was pregnant with my kiddos in the […]

Ultramarine Blue: Gender Reveal Soaps

April 23, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Color / Color In Products / Parties by Denise

Some of us will have a spa day during our Spring Break! — I have an announcement about a change in our schedule so you can plan your future orders! We’re going to give our hard-working crew a chance to have their own spring break! We will be closed on Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th to enjoy a company-wide break. All […]

Spring Break for TheSage Crew

April 22, 2019 in Calendar / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Summer is coming, and I love to wear sandals and show off my pedicure. But unless you can afford to get a new pedicure every few days, your feet will start getting dry and calloused between visits to the salon. I created this overnight foot cream in hopes of keeping […]

Illipe Butter Overnight Foot Cream

April 18, 2019 in Featured Product / Lotions and Creams by Denise

Illipe Nut Butter and Cocoa Butter have many similarities, and I wanted to see how they would stack up against one another in a bar of soap. Cocoa Butter is often considered a great choice to help make a firmer bar. Let’s see if Illipe Nut Butter will do the […]

A Comparison of Illipe Nut Butter vs. Cocoa Butter in ...

April 17, 2019 in Cold Process Soap / Featured Product by Denise

I love lotion bars – both making them and using them! I’m firmly of the opinion that lotion bars are a treat for super dry and chapped hands as well as rough elbows and knees. Since lotion bars are easy and fun to make, I thought this would be another […]

Easy Illipe Nut Butter Lotion Bars

April 15, 2019 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Featured Product / Lotions and Creams by Denise

Last week, we announced a giveaway of a flavor that had a whoops in our testing area. I’m excited to announce the winners for these bottles of a flavor whoops! IrishEyes BadGoat Lindsay Terrylynn22 Congratulations to all the winners. We will be contacting you on Monday to confirm your win […]

Whoops Flavor Giveaway Winners!

April 12, 2019 in Drawings and Contests by Andee

It may be spring, but my skin is staying horribly dry. I love products with cocoa butter, and since Illipe Nut Butter has a similar brittle texture, I decided to use it in a thick body butter. My goal is a very moisturizing cream, something to chase away winter dry […]

Illipe Nut Body Butter

April 12, 2019 in Featured Product / Lotions and Creams by Denise

Yesterday, I introduced you to Illipe Nut Butter, and today I’m sharing a recipe featuring this luxurious butter. In this recipe, the rich emollient properties of the Illipe Nut Butter are combined with some of our other favorite oils for lips. Let me tell you about the rest of the […]

Illipe Nut Butter Lip Balm

April 9, 2019 in Featured Product / Lip Balms by Denise

My first thought when I saw Illipe Butter was “It looks like rocks.” Of course, I had to touch it, and to my astonishment, it did not feel rock-like at all! Though Illipe Butter is brittle, it is not difficult to break off a chunk. The biggest surprise was how […]

Featured Product: Illipe Nut Butter

April 8, 2019 in Featured Product by Denise

Have you ever had a day in your production or testing area where you have had a mistake? When it happens on that rare occasion, it’s a frustrating and embarrassing reminder that we’re human and prone to errors on occasion! We’ve had a whoops when preparing testing samples for evaluators […]

Our Whoops is Your Win! A Flavor Giveaway!

April 5, 2019 in Drawings and Contests by Andee

Our marvelous new Tangerine Butter smells so good, and I’ve been thinking about recipe ideas to feature this luxurious butter. After talking with Andee about this butter and the deep moisturizing capability, I asked: “How about a deep-conditioning treatment for hair?” With help from Andee and Tina, we’ve formulated this […]

Tangerine Dream Hair Mask

April 4, 2019 in Hair Care Products / New Products by Denise