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Andee

About Andee

Director of Happiness. I'm a thirty-something soap snob. I've grown up with handmade soaps, and I love them! I really like making lotions, soaps, and perfumes. I adore mixing scents to come up with something new. My favorite scent is either Wicked or Cotton Candy. I tend to hoard fragrances, I even have an Earl Grey Tea from the MMS catalog. I won't tell you how old it is, but it sure is good!

We just got in a new fragrance this week, and I have to admit that I’ve fallen in love with this sweet scent. I know that I like many different fragrance oils, and I’m always raving about some fragrance or another, but Cherry Taffy Fragrance Oil punches that happy nostalgia […]

Fun & Easy Bath Bombs with the New Cherry Taffy ...

August 27, 2021 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Fragrances by Andee

Editor’s note: Due to supply challenges, our Baobab Butter is being discontinued. Good substitutions would be Turmeric Butter or Hemp Butter. We recently had someone ask our Technical Support Team what a lip balm made with Baobab Butter would be like. I had to admit that I wasn’t completely sure, […]

Huckleberries in Africa Lip Balm

July 22, 2021 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Have you ever wondered how much flavor you should use for your lip balms? This is a frequent question we get from lip balm makers, and it’s a good one. Taste is a tricky thing, being part smell and part actual taste. You know how it’s hard to taste things […]

Flavor Usage Rates in Lip Balm: How Much Should I ...

July 21, 2021 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

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Did you know that we’ve been a woman- AND family-owned business since 1996? Since our founding, we have always focused on being able to make good products by providing quality ingredients that we would use on ourselves as well as on our children, grandchildren, elderly parents, and even the family […]

Celebrating Being a Woman & Family Owned Business!

March 22, 2021 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

With the number of cases of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus 2019 or SARS-CoV-2) skyrocketing, tomorrow, March 13, will be our last day of a full staff. To limit exposure and to help protect our employees, we will be implementing some precautions. Starting today, no non-essential people will be permitted in our […]

COVID-19 Notice – March 12, 2020

March 12, 2020 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Lately, I’ve been swamped with several projects that I can’t wait to share with you. Over the weekend, I had a tragedy of all tragedies. I ran out of shampoo! So, today I roped the crew into helping scent a gallon of our Gentle Shampoo Base with Juicy Pear Fragrance. […]

Spring into the Shower with Juicy Pear Gentle Shampoo

February 24, 2020 in Fast and Simple Gifts by Andee

Due to a heavy storm in Northern Utah, we’re trying to dig out. Our employee safety comes first and if we can’t dig out soon, we’ll let you know! The National Weather Service says a Winter Storm Warning remains in affect for our area until 10 p.m. Monday. Want to […]

Bad Winter Weather Alert – February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020 in Notices and Alerts / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I have an announcement about a change in our schedule! We will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day on January 20th, 2020. All orders placed before 12 PM MT on Friday, January 17th, will ship by the end of the day. All orders placed after 12 PM on […]

MMS Will Be Closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day, ...

January 17, 2020 in Calendar / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

As the first day of 2020 draws to a close, I’m already anticipating all the cool things that I can see coming down the road this year! I’ve had to laugh as I tell people that this year will be one where my vision will be perfect, but that’s only […]

Focusing on 2020 with Excitement and a New Perspective

January 1, 2020 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

We’ve had a operations hiccup today and several of our staff members will not be available by phone. Please be patient with us as our limited staff tries to continue processing orders.

Operations Hiccup – October 18, 2019

October 18, 2019 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Ok. I’ve been holding off on the fun Halloween projects, but I can’t wait any longer! I saw spider loofas when I was surfing the internet one day, but I couldn’t find any instructions or a credible source. Grab the kids, and let’s have some fun! So here are my […]

Surprising and Fun Spider Loofas in Under 5 Minutes

October 8, 2019 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Last week, I took a Technical Support phone call from a gal who wanted to know how much color she needed to use to get a lipstick instead of a lip balm or a lip tint. She said, “You always mention Q.S. on your blog for lip tints like the […]

How Much Color? Making Lipstick with Oil Soluble Lip Colors

September 3, 2019 in Color In Products / Lip Balms / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee