Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Cold Process Soap

Ready for part 4 of milk cold process soap? We are going to follow the same recipe and steps as the posts before, but we are going to use Soy Milk instead. I made fresh Soy Milk using the SoyaPower Plus Soy Milk Maker. Again, here are the directions that […]

Cold Process Soap: Half and Half Method with Soy Milk

February 13, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Ready for part 3 of milk cold process soap? We are going to follow the same recipe and steps as the posts before, but we are going to use buttermilk instead. Again, here are the directions that we will follow in a step by step format. 1) Calculate the amount […]

Cold Process Soap: Half and Half Method with Buttermilk

February 11, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

Ready for part 2 of milk cold process soap? We are going to follow the same recipe and steps as the post yesterday, but we are going to use goats milk instead. What is the advantage to using the Half and Half Method rather than adding the milk to the […]

Cold Process Soap: Half and Half Method with Goats Milk

February 10, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

I’ve had many questions pop up in the last few weeks about making milk soaps, so today we are going to start a 5 post series for milk soaps using the Half and Half Method. The Half and Half Method is actually very easy to follow. Here are the directions […]

Cold Process Soap: Half and Half Method with Cows Milk

February 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Soap by Andee

When you live in a climate like ours, winter always seems cold, long and dreary. During the worst of the winter months, we keep our spirits uplifted with various products designed to transport our minds to warmer climates. Not only does the bright yellow color of the Winter Sunshine Soap […]

Winter Sunshine Soap

January 22, 2010 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Earlier this year we made the Oatmeal & Honey Almond Soap. Once again, we are going to make soap with oatmeal. Today’s batch of soap will be similar to the Oatmeal Cinnamon Soap Recipe, but I’ve made several changes to suit the ingredients I have on hand, as well as […]

Oatmeal Cinnamon Soap

January 21, 2010 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Over the holiday break, we had a small crisis at home. We ran out of soap! So, while the showeree was in the shower yelling for soap, we searched high and low for a bar of soap. When we couldn’t find any soap, we had to steal the bar of […]

Oatmeal & Honey Almond Soap

January 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Last week, I was helping a customer with some questions she had about soap, when she asked me how she could get rid of the soda ash on her soap. At first, I had to admit that I was stumped. After all, I had experienced soda ash on my soap […]

Soda Ash

November 10, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

On October 1st, I showed the finished batch of Confetti Soap using shreds. Today, I’ll show you the finished batch of Confetti Soap using chunks. Collect needed supplies: Soap we made on October 1st, cut into chunks Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Coconut Oil Sweet Almond Oil Fragrance Oil of your choice […]

Confetti Soap, Part 4

October 16, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

I cut the confetti soap and it looks FANTASTIC! As you can see by the pictures, I’ve stacked the soaps Stonehenge style and I’ll turn them daily until they have cured for a few days. Once they can handle the rigors of shipping, I’ll send samples back to the shipping […]

Confetti Soap, Part 3

October 1, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

Thursday, I made three batches of soap with colors for making a confetti soap. Today, I’m going to grate and chop those batches to show you the difference between pieces and then use the pieces to make two separate batches of confetti soap. Collect needed supplies: Soap we made on […]

Confetti Soap, Part 2

September 28, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee

I love playing with confetti, but I absolutely hate cleaning it up. Why not make a cold process Confetti Soap that embodies the joy of playing with confetti while keeping the mess to a minimum? Today, we will make the colored cold process soap for our confetti soap. I will […]

Confetti Soap, Part 1

September 24, 2009 in Cold Process Soap by Andee