Taylor

About Taylor

I'm a twenty something happy, animal loving, curious experimenter. I love reaching back into history and trying old recipes for cosmetics or foods. I'm constantly asking "Why?" My curiosity has me trying new things. I love taking walks with my dog as well as staying at home to cuddle with the dog and my cats. Some of my favorite scents include Hinoki Wood, Rose Garden, Jasmine and Gladiator.

I wanted to continue our learning adventure with the single oil soaps. I was really enjoying what I was learning and I wanted to know more. I decided to try Olive Oil today. I have seen and heard of Olive Oil Soap before, but I have never made it […]

Single Oil Soap – Olive Oil

April 3, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Do you sing in the shower? Some days I don’t and some days I do. When I do sing, I generally have music playing which, let me be honest, is most showers. 🙂 I got thinking about the song,It’s Raining Men by The Weather Girls, after the wind blew all […]

It’s raining men! Hallelujah!

April 2, 2012 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Sweet Almond Oil. I consider Sweet Almond Oil to be one of my staple oils for making lip balms and lotions. I wanted to test this oil next to see what it would contribute to a bar of soap. I have never made a soap with Sweet Almond before and […]

Single Oil Soap – Sweet Almond Oil

March 30, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

I love Cocoa Butter. I have loved it ever since I was a little girl. I mean, who can complain about a butter smelling like chocolate?! In this single oil soap adventure, I wanted to test a soap with just Cocoa Butter. Come join me for this delightful adventure! Needed […]

Single Oil Soap -Cocoa Butter, Regular

March 29, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

I have been loving learning about all of the different properties oils contribute to a bar of soap. I decided that I wanted to try Avocado next. I must admit, I did get a bit of a surprise after is was in the mold! Come join me as we learn […]

Single Oil Soap – Avocado Oil

March 28, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Yesterday was a very different experience when compared to most soaps I make. Today, I wanted to show Palm Kernel Oil, an oil most of us are familiar with in our oils. But do we really know what it contributes to our bar? Let’s go find out through experience! […]

Single Oil Soap – Palm Kernel Oil

March 27, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

As a soapmaker, it can be really useful to know what properties an oil can contribute to your final bar of soap. Does it make it hard or soft? Does the oil contribute a lot of lather? Is the lather dense or light and fluffy? This information is really important, […]

Single Oil Soap – Stearic Acid

March 26, 2012 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Next week, I will be featuring single oil soaps. The plain “vanilla” of soaps. So as I get ready for next week I wanted to share Vanilla flavors, fragrances and essential oils that would make a great Sampler 7. Will you come join me? The first vanilla I wanted to […]

Vanilla Themed Sampler 7 Inspiration

March 23, 2012 in Fragrances by Taylor

I received an email from Jed about our Hinoki Wood Fragrance Oil. He told us how he has been using our Hinoki Wood Fragrance Oil in cold process soap for over a year. “Many people initiatively buy it because it is an interesting scent.” he wrote. “It is mostly purchased […]

Hinoki Wood – It made my day!

March 22, 2012 in Special Features / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

We just discovered that we have a raw material problem with some of our Lip Solutions. If you have ordered any Lip Solutions since the first of the 2012, please check the lot number of your Lip Solutions to make sure yours is okay. Note: This only affects the Mango […]

Check your Lip Solutions!

March 21, 2012 in Notices and Alerts / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

I have a notebook where I write down my notes from the blog kitchen, makes lists of things I would like to try and dream up formulations. As time goes on, sometimes I forget those thoughts are in my project notebook. I had the opportunity to flip through my book […]

Orange Butter Lip Balm

March 19, 2012 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Lip Balms by Taylor

We are well over due for another Freebie Friday. Don’t you think so? Unfortunately, there still isn’t a computer with scratch and sniff capabilities and I am afraid to say that the new iPad doesn’t have that feature either. Darn. Maybe one of these days but not now. Well, in […]

Freebie Friday!

March 16, 2012 in Fragrances by Taylor

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.