Last week we made three test batches of cold process soap with Vanilla Oleoresin. Now it is time for our evaluations. All three batches have a very faint baked vanilla odor that is hard to smell when the soap is dry and the scent is just a little stronger when […]
Andee
2 I had been asked to make a cologne for a pre-teen boy and for a while I struggled to create a blend that wasn’t overwhelming OR inappropriate for his age. After searching for ideas of blends and testing various blends until my nose hurt, I re-discovered a scent blend in […]
Making Cologne for Pre-Teens
Yesterday was a new product release day. You may be asking what was released. We released fragrances, containers, shrink bands and a new Lip Solutions! Here is a little review of the latest new products. Alice Fragrance Oil: We’ve added another fun fragrance to our Twilight collection. This fragrance is […]
New Catalog Releases!
6 Yesterday we made three test batches of soap for testing the Vanilla Oleoresin. Now the batches have been cut and I have collected notes about these soaps. Notes: The Vanilla Oleoresin was added directly to the raw soap and stirred in. As we stirred the Vanilla Oleoresin into the soap […]
Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap
11 Yesterday, I promised that we would make some cold process soap and test the Vanilla Oleoresin. Well, today I’m following up on my promise. We made three batches of soap to test usage rates of 1%, 2% and 3%. The recipe we used was the standard MMS test batch. Collect […]
Vanilla Oleoresin in Cold Process Soap
After staring at a jar of the Virgin Coconut Oil that has been sitting on my desk for the past 2 weeks, I finally found a fantastic use for this yummy smelling oil. Lip Balm! This recipe that I formulated stays on the lips and gives a nice smooth glossy […]
Sweet Coconut Lip Balm
2 Yesterday, I shared one of Crystal’s two posts about salt soap and I had promised I would share the second post today. I hope you find this post educational. After a discussion on MMS Facebook page, I learned that you could add more Fine Dead Sea Salt to soap and […]
Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Crystal, Part Two
On June 25th, I released a guest written post from Tess about Salt Soaps. Following a request for guest writers, Crystal volunteered and came forward with two posts on Salt Soaps. Today, I’ll share one of the two posts about salt soaps and I will release the other post tomorrow. […]
Salt Soaps: A Perspective from Crystal, Part One
1 Recently we have been asked “How do I open my pail of … ?” Most of the time these pails are the small 1 gallon pails containing 5 lbs of fixed oils or other additives. Today, we will show you how to open these pails. I asked Taylor to help […]
Opening Pails
Next Monday is July 5th and also Independence Day Observed for the United States! We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend and if you need to travel, please travel safely. Enjoy your day and we will see you on Tuesday! All orders placed after 8:00 A.M. Mountain Time on […]
July 4th at MMS
11 Over the weekend, I spent some time digging holes and planting some plants in the beds on the north side of our building. This took some time and LOTS of energy, but I’m excited to say I’m finished planting all of these plants! Now, you may be wondering what was […]
Home Sweet … Sage?
Today when I came into work, the smell of paint was fresh in the air. Our painter had been in last night painting the walls. I had to take this comparison picture of both the new and old paint so you can see our beautiful walls. What do you think […]