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.
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It’s definitely salve season, and we set out to make one without using beeswax. Veggie-ful Green Salve uses Carnauba Wax instead of the usual Beeswax, which makes it a vegetarian salve. You may recognize the name Carnauba from wax used on cars! But it’s not just for cars anymore. This […]

Can We Make a Salve Without Beeswax?

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Ooooohhhhh, the delicious smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls has to be one of my favorite smells in the world. It’s second only to the taste of those delectable treats. Now you can experience both sensations in a wonderful lip balm! Our Cinnamon Roll Flavor Oil is one of our […]

Cinnamon Roll Lip Balm

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It’s spring, and though there may still be snow on the ground where you live, it’s time to get some seeds started and gardening tasks begun. When you start gardening, though, your hands will take a beating. Today we’ll make a super simple salve that will have your hands looking […]

Super Simple Spring Gardener Salve

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Today, April 12, is Drop Everything And Read Day. There’s not much I like better than a deep dive into a novel, but today I’m going to highlight a few books of the non-fiction variety that can help us become better makers. First, a bit of science. “Everything You Need […]

Drop Everything And Read Day

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Mango is a favorite flavor, and when you add a creamy component to the profile, it’s even more delicious! Today I’m making up a lip balm using Mango Butter and flavored with Mango and Buttercream Flavor Oils for a decadent treat. Rounding out the formula, we have deodorized Cocoa Butter, […]

Creamy Mango Lip Balm

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Today, March 29, is Lemon Chiffon Cake Day. I get a lot of inspiration from calendars, and today is no exception. I saw a photo of a lovely yellow cake with white frosting, and I immediately thought of our luscious Lemon Sugar Fragrance Oil. Lemon Sugar is a happy fragrance […]

Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Lotion

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Two of my favorite flowers, both to look at and to smell in my garden, are lilacs and lavender. I’ve had some success growing lilacs in Alaska, but so far lavender has proved beyond my gardening acumen. Here’s a fragrance that combines the two in a delightful way. A special […]

Fragrance Friday: Lilac and Lavender

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