Tina

About Tina

I started thesage.com in 1996 with the help of my husband. Now I get to help people make all kinds of soaps and bath and body products. I think my favorite things to make are lip balms and lotions/creams. Of course I get most of the soap technical support questions because that is my strong knowledge area. Glad this blog is here!

Dear Friends, I have decided to close Majestic Mountain Sage, Inc. I started MMS in 1996, and here we are in 2025. Unbelievable! Let me cover a few things that will happen as we wind down our operations. 1. You will NOT be abandoned. Many folks have purchased our bases, […]

Thank You for Your Support!

March 17, 2025 in Notices and Alerts / Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

Power. You have the power to disinfect all of your daily surfaces. Majestic Mountain Sage, Inc, has used the power of technology to make disinfectant for our customers and our community. By using water, salt, and vinegar in a machine which will send an electrical current to split the elements, […]

COVID-19 – Power of Disinfectants

April 1, 2020 in Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

Do you get to the end of the month/quarter/year and just want to cry? Is paperwork bogging down your creative mind? You are not alone! Let us help you get organized in 2019 so you spend more time making personal care products and less time shuffling papers. JAN – DEC Start with 12 file […]

Keeping Organized Without Pain

December 22, 2018 in Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

If you aren’t reconciling your checking account, purchases, or your credit card statement, you need to start doing this in 2019! Get the software. I love Quicken for tracking small accounts like personal or small business expenses. I have a love/hate relationship with QuickBooks, which suffers from “feature-itis.” Talk to your accountant to get […]

Finance Tracking

December 21, 2018 in Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

Instability is like frayed rope. — Uh oh! You knew this was coming. We hate it when political strife increases prices, but that is what we are looking toward in 2019. As a general rule, tariffs and supply shortages are causing prices to go up in a mere few weeks. We have been watching a few price increases […]

Instability Causing Price Increases

December 20, 2018 in Notices and Alerts by Tina

A few weeks ago I had a chat with Susan. She called about Litsea Cubeba. She was worried about a bottle of essential oil she had received from us and thought the scent was off. As we chatted about Litsea Cubeba, and all other natural products, the changes in a […]

My Chat with Susan – Natural Variation?

July 30, 2018 in Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

If I had you at “I’m blue” and you started to sing, then I have even better news today. Get a free 2 oz jar of Ultramarine Blue just by having an order with a product total over $ 100 today AND writing BLUE in the comments field of your […]

I’m Blue! Get Free Ultramarine Blue – today only!

July 23, 2018 in Special Sales by Tina

My finished wash cloths with a wash basin my grandmother used and an old box of Scotch Cleanser. — You can read about upcycling in every magazine and on every blog. Upcycling is a way of making a new use from a product that may be discarded. Recycling is a way of turning an existing product into another usable item. Using a spaghetti sauce jar as a button jar […]

How can soap makers upcycle?

July 9, 2018 in Special Features by Tina

A comparison of volume and weight. — A new post that will take no more than 1 minute to read but give you a HUGE advantage in your adventurous making! All container manufacturers sell their containers by the volume they hold. Let me repeat, all container manufacturers sell their containers by the volume they hold. Things to […]

One Minute Technical Support on Containers – Weight and Volume

January 5, 2018 in Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

A new post that will take no more than 1 minute to read but give you a HUGE difference in your adventurous making! Have you had a lotion separate into a watery layer and an oily or waxy layer? If you have seen this, then I propose two problems that […]

One Minute Technical Support – Lotion Problems

January 4, 2018 in Lotions and Creams / Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Tina

Dear readers, The end of the year is fast approaching. A few tips from my accountant are as follows: Pay your expenses so you can take the write off. This includes buying supplies for which you are waiting for their arrival! Hint: Shop now and ask for delivery in the […]