Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Denise

About Denise

I'm a crazy goat lady who got into making my own soap with goat milk, found MMS to order supplies, and now I get to combine my love of creating skin care products with a job to pay the feed bill. I live in Alaska and greatly enjoy the unique aspects of my northern home - summer days when it never gets dark and the Northern Lights dancing above in winter. Favorite scents include Wild Mint and Ivy, Rhubarb & Sugar Cane, and Eucalyptus Spearmint.

White Tea & Sage is one of our newest fragrance oils, and Sunflower Body Milk Base is one of our newest moisturizers. Sounds like a great match to me! Today I’m going to add some of the lovely scent of White Tea & Sage to this lightweight sunshine in a […]

Two Great Products Come Together To Inspire a Spa Experience

August 17, 2021 in Thoughts from The Sage by Denise

Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to try Cetyl Alcohol by itself as an emulsifier for this Hemp Seed Oil lotion. As I feared, Cetyl Alcohol alone was not strong enough. No matter how much I blended, it just kept separating. This was not unexpected. I didn’t change […]

Fun With Cetyl Alcohol Emulsifier

August 12, 2021 in Lotions and Creams by Denise

Sometimes it’s fun to put the spotlight on a single oil in a lotion. Every oil has unique benefits, and Hemp Seed Oil is no exception. Using it at a higher rate in a single-oil lotion lets those benefits shine through. Our Hemp Seed Oil is organic and is expeller […]

Hemp Shines In Single-Oil Lotion

August 11, 2021 in Lotions and Creams by Denise

Want to make soap but don’t want to come up with a recipe and weigh out each ingredient? We’ve got a solution for you – our Basic Bar Soap Oil Kit! All you need to do is melt the oil kit, mix with a Sodium Hydroxide solution, add any desired […]

Get Creative With Our Basic Bar Soap Oil Kit

August 10, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Denise

Today I used the infused olive oil to make soap. Because there were only four ounces of each infused oil, and I did not want to make four separate soaps, I decided to do a layered soap with pencil lines separating each layer. At first, I considered making Castile soap, […]

Layered Soap Using Natural Colorants

August 6, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

There are many ways to color soap. Today I’m going to infuse olive oil with herbs and spices, and I will use the resulting infused oils to make soap. The colors will not be super saturated as we see when using oxides, ultramarines, or micas. They are more subtle and […]

Make Infused Oils To Create Gentle Colors In Soap

August 4, 2021 in Cold Process Soap / Color by Denise

We’re all washing our hands more frequently these days, and my hands are feeling it. The skin is dry and itchy, and my cuticles are a wreck. Then I ran out of my favorite hand lotion! This all got me to thinking that we have many great recipes in our […]

30 Ways To Soothe Your Hands

August 2, 2021 in Balms & Salves / Cold Process Soap / Lotions and Creams / Milk Soaps / Special Features by Denise

Being outdoors in the elements is tough on skin no matter the season, and the lips seem to take the brunt of it. Allow me to introduce a lip balm recipe that will make your lips lovely again. Babassu Oil stars in this show, and its performance is nothing short […]

For Super Silky Lips, Check Out Babassu Oil

July 30, 2021 in Lip Balms by Denise

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 Denise

In the late 1990s, Majestic Mountain Sage was located in Orem, Utah, and Tina developed a recipe called “Royal Light Lotion with Aloe Vera.” It was taught as part of a lotion-making class and also included in a lotion-making kit sold at that time. Royal Lotion was very popular, and […]

Celebrating the Rediscovery of a Royal Recipe

July 7, 2021 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Fragrances / Lotions and Creams / Quick Christmas Ideas by Denise

Editor’s note: Due to supply challenges, our Baobab Butter is being discontinued. Good substitutions would be Turmeric Butter or Hemp Butter. Winter skin feels so uncomfortable! Fortunately, a thoughtfully crafted lotion can help. Two forces are at work to make skin feel super dry in winter: trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) […]

Whip That Butter For A Lovely Moisturizer

July 6, 2021 in Lotions and Creams by Denise

As promised, here’s a quick way to enjoy Java Java Fragrance Oil in a super moisturizing body cream. This couldn’t be easier – just use our fragrance calculator to determine how much fragrance to use with any of our lotion or cream bases for a no-fuss project. We’ll be using […]

Want a Little Skunk with Your Coffee? I’d Rather Have ...

March 30, 2021 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Fragrances by Denise