Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Lip Balms

Cooling Rosemary Lip Balm — Rosemary is a lovely but potent scent. This lip balm makes me think of the holidays. When Christmas comes around there are always little rosemary trees in the front of the grocery store where I shop. This lip balm feels wonderful. It is a little firm but a smooth, silky […]

Rosemary Lip Balm

June 10, 2010 in Lip Balms by Taylor

I love lipsticks, lip balms, and lip glosses. I have stashes in my purse, my car, on my desk, and through out my house. What can I say? I am an addict.I love this Firm & Glossy Lip Balm recipe for the texture and appearance. This is an incredible lip […]

Firm and Glossy Lip Balm

May 25, 2010 in Lip Balms by Taylor

I’m so excited! We have a two flavors that we are testing here at MMS and we need your help! We have had requests for a Buttered Popcorn Flavor and Cherry Almond Flavor. Well, we have tested and have our opinion, but now we need to hear your opinion. We […]

Flavor Opinions Needed (Reward Available)

April 23, 2010 in Lip Balms / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

We have been playing with our new Orange Butter in lip balm and we formulated this fantastically yummy recipe. Smooth glide and long lasting moisturizing makes this lip balm perfect for the upcoming summer months.We have about 250 tubes going out in orders. If you get one, we would love […]

Orange Butter Lip Balm

April 13, 2010 in Lip Balms by Andee

Lip Balm can be such a fun project for a group of people, but what do you do when you have a large group and everyone wants to use a different flavor? Pull out an electric skillet, several jars of Lip Solutions or glass jars with your own lip balm […]

Lip Balm for a Crowd

April 12, 2010 in Lip Balms / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

I had so much fun making this lip balm, I forgot to take pictures for my first six batches! This lip balm is a wonderful, non-fractionating type for the pocket. This is a lightly flavored lip balm. My intention was to have a smooth, buttery lip balm that kept a […]

Macadamia Lip Balm

December 12, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

Last week, we released Soy Butter and I was so excited to have a new ingredient option for making lip balms. As this is used to help make lip balms that don’t have fractionation issues in the summer, I had to make a lip balm with this fantastic butter. The […]

Soy Butter Lip Balm

July 9, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

I received an e-mail the other day from Carolyn asking about making lip balm. She wanted to know how she could make a nice dome on top of her lip balm. Today I’m going to cover making lip balm and giving your lip balm a nice dome top. I’m going […]

Finishing Lip Balm

April 21, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

I’m so excited! We have a new flavor that we are testing here at MMS, and we need your help! We have had requests for a Passion Fruit Flavor, and we currently have two possible options. We are going to be sending out samples of both flavor options, and we […]

Flavor Testing at MMS

April 2, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t expecting the amount of snow that was sitting outside. Since some of the employees have 8-plus inches of snow, and others can’t see the end of their driveways due to heavy wind, a snow day for MMS has been called until 10 […]

Snow and the Plate Test

March 9, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

One of the many question I asked myself this week was, “How do I formulate my own lip balm?” To answer this question, I studied different recipes that I like to find similarities. I discovered that I love softer lip balms for daytime and firmer, waxier lip balms at night, […]

Lip Balm Formulation

March 6, 2009 in Lip Balms by Andee

I made a Lip Gloss on February 10th and I thought it was very nice. I had a question about choosing a oil for recipe, so I did some research to find the answer. I like to follow the policy of “If you have a question, someone else has the […]

Lip Gloss

March 5, 2009 in Fast and Simple Gifts / Lip Balms by Andee