Somehow, Labor Day was able to sneak up on me this year. I don’t know why! It’s always the first Monday in September. I’m popping in to wish you a wonderful day and to remind you that MMS is closed today for the holiday. We will be back tomorrow to […]
Thoughts from The Sage
One thing I really enjoyed during my stay in China was visiting all of the beauty and personal care shops. Some of the items seemed normal, while others were very exotic. I saw products that were to help lighten the color of your skin. I saw additives like lotus extract, […]
After Exercise Massage Oil
2 When melting a jar of Lip Solutions, I often recommend using the microwave to melt it quickly. However, I’ve now lived in places where I did not have easy access to a microwave. A recent question to our Technical Support Team reminded me that sometimes we don’t have access to […]
Melting Lip Solutions Using the Stove
2 I have more photos for our Fragrance Testing Series! While these tests are a good indicator of how these fragrances will behave, this does not eliminate the need for you to test each fragrance with your own particular formulas. Our first fragrance in Cold Process Soap is Emmett. According to […]
Fragrance Testing in Cold Process Soap: Emmett, Osmanthus, Cucumbers & ...
We’ve been having a blast adding some new products to the catalog! I’m so excited to tell you about our newest products and I couldn’t wait for more products to be released! We have two new fragrances and another type of Tamanu Oil. Come on, let’s go talk about the […]
New Products Review!
Q) How much of the Amethyst Pink color should I use? I tried this a year ago and it was too much! I don’t want to make that mistake again. A) Amethyst Pink is a dye. The color is migratory and can move throughout the bar of soap, making this […]
Weekly Recap of Telephone Questions: Colors and Bases vs Raw ...
Howdy folks! The 4th of July is upon us! The holiday landing on a work day always slows shipping times just a bit. Right now we are shipping almost all orders on the schedule given when the order is placed. Tomorrow we leave early and that means UPS and USPS […]
Holiday Shipping Plans – The 4th is here!
2 I am so thrilled to announce that the Yellow Lip Balm Color is back in stock! I have been dying to make a few projects using this color and haven’t been able to get any. I know I haven’t been the only one trying to get some. Well, it is […]
Wahoo! The Yellow Lip Balm Color is back in stock!
OK, folks. I need to lean on your shoulders for something that is really bugging me right now. It is GMO, or more accurately, non-GMO. I don’t want to discuss whether GMO is right or wrong, what I want to discuss are the terms to describe whether a product is […]
GMO – Help!
We all have heard the adage that we should measure twice and cut once, right? Well, let me add a new perspective on measuring twice. The issue this week has been email addresses that are typed so fast and not verified before sending or submitting that I can not reply […]
Best value: Double check your work
1 Father’s Day is this Sunday and that means it is fast approaching. Ack! Do you have gifts planned out or are you like me and stunned the holiday snuck up on you? Well, I am officially in panic mode. I though it would be good to go back through the […]
Father’s Day!
2 This is my last post about CSW and I saved an incredible entry last! Let me tell you about Kenna Cote of Central Soapers Workshop, Modern Soapmaking.com and Gratitude Soapery. Kenna put together the Central Soapers Workshop (and I use the term “put together” loosely because events like this are […]