Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Cold Process Soap

Sage is one of my favorite herbs. Now, I might be a little biased due to our name, but I love the scent of sun kissed sage in the afternoon. The warm, herbal scent is comforting to me. It doesn’t bring much of the way in food memories to mind, […]

Soap & Sage Leaves: Cold Process Soap with an Oil ...

July 14, 2014 in Botanicals / Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Dear Soapmakers, Recently I have become aware of some difficulties soap makers are having while trying to figure their water needs. Let me try to help clear the air (water?) here. 1) Water is needed in your soap making process. This is not an ingredient that needs to be weighed […]

Soapmakers: Thoughts on calculating water or using discounts

June 30, 2014 in Cold Process Soap by Tina

Recently, we offered a beginners soap making class, we had a few students that never made soap before and some that had made a few batches but wanted to focus on the cold process soap-making techniques. During this class each participant had the opportunity to make several batches of soap […]

Caffe Latte Cold Process Soap

June 2, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Tonya

Recently on the forum, Andee hosted a swap. It was called Ye Old Romance Swap. If you have never participated in a swap before, they are fun and addicting. Think of it like a Christmas gift from like-minded individuals. You get plenty of inspiration, feedback and the perfect place to […]

Clyde’s Shaving Soap

March 18, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

During the last little bit, we have talked about the 6-5-4-1 soap recipe. We have even showcased several examples of how to approach the 6-5-4-1 concept. But for some of you, a big question is “Which recipe do I use?“. It really depends on what you will be doing with […]

Introduction to Soapmaking – Day 12

March 17, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Today is the last of the Introduction to Soap Making Series. Thanks for joining. It has been fun. I will have another post with all of the soaps lined up for you to visually compare but today is the last day we will be making soap for this series. Now […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 11

March 15, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

I am so excited to share today’s soap. Today we will be making soap with Seabuckthorn Oil. Why is this exciting? Seabuckthorn is so potent in color, we will actually be using less than 1% of the oil in our soap! This is really exciting news for soapmakers. This means […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 10

March 14, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

I adore roses. Pink ones, red ones, white ones, peachy ones! So when I was choosing a selection of oils to teach the basics of soap making, I couldn’t pass up the chance to use our Organic Rose Hip Oil. Why? Rose Hip Oil is great for all skin types […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 9

March 13, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Another day, another soap. How exciting! Before we get too far into the Blog Kitchen, I want to ask, “what recipe has been your favorite so far?” I think the one I have liked the most has been the one containing lanolin but todays soap just might beat it. Come […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 8

March 12, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Wahoo! We made it to Tuesday. Whew! Do you have anything exciting planned? I do! Today we are going to be making a soap with lanolin. Come join us today to find out why soaps containing lanolin have such a loyal following. So, where does lanolin come from? Every spring […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 7

March 11, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

We have made a few batches of soap already. Has anyone cut their soap yet? I want to hear how your soaps look, smell and feel! Today we are going to use Tamanu Oil as our luxury oil. Tamanu Oil is used for the same reason Emu Oil is. […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 6

March 10, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor

Today we are going to make a soap I have been looking forward to all week! The luxury oil I will be using today is Emu Oil. Now some of you may be wondering why on earth someone would want to put oil from a bird in soap! Emu […]

Introduction to Soap Making – Day 5

March 6, 2014 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Taylor