Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Product Assistance

There are lots of elements that make up a good label. And by “good,” I mean effective—at the end of the day a label isn’t worth very much if it doesn’t sell the product it’s stuck on. And I’m not just talking about the wording of the label. The most […]

The Importance of Labels, Part 2

October 28, 2010 in Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

In addition to working full time in the graphics department here at Majestic Mountain Sage, I also work weekends at a “big-box” bookstore. Both for the discount as well as an easier ability to keep up on what’s new in books and music. I’ve realized something after working there for […]

The Importance of Labels, Part 1

October 26, 2010 in Product Assistance / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Candles. They seem simple enough, don’t they? Afterall, what could go wrong with a little wax, color, wick and scent? Alas, hindsight is always 20/20. When making wax candles it always seems like one should just be able to melt the wax, add a bit of a color chip, set […]

How to Make a Wax Bomb and Other Stupid Things ...

October 7, 2010 in Product Assistance / 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

Yesterday we made three test batches of soap for testing the Vanilla Oleoresin. Now the batches have been cut and I have collected notes about these soaps. Notes: The Vanilla Oleoresin was added directly to the raw soap and stirred in. As we stirred the Vanilla Oleoresin into the soap […]

Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap

July 8, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Yesterday, I promised that we would make some cold process soap and test the Vanilla Oleoresin. Well, today I’m following up on my promise. We made three batches of soap to test usage rates of 1%, 2% and 3%. The recipe we used was the standard MMS test batch. Collect […]

Vanilla Oleoresin in Cold Process Soap

July 7, 2010 in Cold Process Soap / Fragrances / Product Assistance / Soap / Thoughts from The Sage by Andee

Back on May 20th, we were lucky to have Rebekah give us a guest post about Infusing Herbs into Oil. This topic on infusions has still been hopping on The Sage Soapmaker’s Forum. Today, I have another fun guest post on infusing Carrots and Mango. Pat wanted to make an […]

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Thoughts and ideas from the world of Majestic Mountain Sage.

Product Assistance

The Importance of Labels, Part 2

The Importance of Labels, Part 1

How to Make a Wax Bomb and Other Stupid Things ...

Fractionation in Palm Oil

Vanilla Oleoresin Soaps Evaluations

Cutting the Vanilla Oleoresin Soap

Vanilla Oleoresin in Cold Process Soap

Creating Oil Infusions with Carrots and Mangos

Lotion Comparision Test

Using Tea Bags

Adding Extracts to the Daily Shampoo

Adding Extracts to the After Swim Hair Conditioner