Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Thoughts from The Sage

Yesterday I showed you the Lime Zest soap and I promised that I would show you what I make with the juice from the limes. As a little girl I remember our family making grape lime rickeys during the hot days of summer. This drink is a wonderfully cool refreshment […]

Grape Lime Rickeys

August 19, 2010 in Food and Recipes / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Up until recently every batch of soap that I have participated in making has been directed by someone else. I might weigh oils, prepare molds, swirl soap and/or provide feed back. I have never been the woman behind the immersion blender. (The COOLEST job ever! Hey, it is where all […]

New Soaper

August 13, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

Imagine you are taking a shower and you reach to grab a glass jar of your favorite scrub. Unfortunately, your hands are wet and the outside of the jar is slightly oily. The jar slips from your hands and lands on the floor of the shower. Crash! Now you have […]

Why Glass Containers in the Bathroom Are a Bad Idea

August 9, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

The last two weeks have been very exciting with all the new product releases! I hope you are enjoying the new products because I know I am. Here is a little review of the new products released in the last two weeks! Green Tea Butter: If you are a green […]

More New Releases!

August 7, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Finished Wool Wash — We all have hobbies, jobs or activities that make a mess of our clothes. Every soap, lip balm, lotion and scrub maker has spilled oils or other things. Unfortunately to get the stains out, we are spending a fortune in stain removers! Here is a wash you can put on […]

Wool Wash with Polysorbate

August 6, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

3.89 Gallons of Lotion — WARNING: Laughing may ensue! Monday, I received a lotion recipe to test from one of the gals in technical support. The original recipe was in grams and made approximately 500 grams of lotion. My first ingredient (which I later ended up omitting) required 1.25 grams of citric. I thought, I […]

Whoops! Conversion Catastrophe

July 28, 2010 in Challenges and Q&A / Lotions and Creams / Special Features / Thoughts from The Sage by Taylor

I love living and working in Northern Utah. Every day can be a visual treat just during the time spent traveling to and from work. The other day was no exception and I didn’t even have to leave work to fill my cute critter quota of the day. (Whew! That’s […]

A Little Critter Hanging Out at MMS

July 23, 2010 in Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Palm Oil. The lovely beast that it is. Since it is July I thought we should cover how to work with this oil since it can cause a few problems for soap makers. When you open your pail does it look like this? Let’s take a closer peak. What if […]

Fractionation in Palm Oil

July 22, 2010 in Product Assistance by Taylor

Last week we made three test batches of cold process soap with Vanilla Oleoresin. Now it is time for our evaluations. All three batches have a very faint baked vanilla odor that is hard to smell when the soap is dry and the scent is just a little stronger when […]

Vanilla Oleoresin Soaps Evaluations

July 20, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

We are continuing to add new products to our catalog. It has been a challenge to keep these wonderful surprises a secret. I hope you enjoy these new products! Here is a little review of the latest new products. Rosalie Fragrance Oil: Every time I smell Rosalie, I am continually […]

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Thoughts from The Sage

Grape Lime Rickeys

New Soaper

Why Glass Containers in the Bathroom Are a Bad Idea

More New Releases!

Wool Wash with Polysorbate

Whoops! Conversion Catastrophe

A Little Critter Hanging Out at MMS

Fractionation in Palm Oil

Vanilla Oleoresin Soaps Evaluations

New Fragrance Releases

New Catalog Releases!

Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap