The first guest blogger we have this week is Mesha. She emailed in for our blog challenge and told us what she is thankful this season. What a treat. I hope you enjoy her story and don’t forget to participate in our guest blogger challenge. Each guest writer who wins […]
Today is Freebie Friday! I have been so excited to share this particular Freebie Friday because today we are featuring some of our bases! Wahoo! Today, it is snowing here in Cache Valley and on snow days, one of my favorite things to do is to test new products on […]
Freebie Friday!
We have a lot of requests come in each month regarding our fragrance oils. People are requesting to know if our fragrances are phthalate free or not. I think about 80% of our collection is phthalate free. But, for those of you who want a list of all of our […]
Phthalates – FUD – An engagement ring
What are you making for Thanksgiving? I was thinking about a soap but I will probably make a lip balm instead. I have been using up bars of strange soaps in my shower for a while. Most of them are test samples from the office but a few are from […]
Blog Challenge for Guest Bloggers: Thankful
Several weeks ago, I visited the farmers market down in Salt Lake City. One of the vendors had huckleberries. What a delight! I love huckleberries. They have such wonderful flavor. YUM! As a result, I was inspired to make a lip gloss using our huckleberry flavor. Come join me the […]
Frosted Huckleberry Lip Gloss
Okay, so I feel really bad that I spaced on releasing the post last Friday. Things are getting really crazy. Ack! So, do you think I can do another freebie Friday? Can Freebie Friday be done on Monday? Any complaints? If so, please give your complete compaint on a .25 […]
Freebie Friday – Day 2
Egad! I forgot to release Freebie Friday last week! What was I thinking? Well, here is a well over due Freebie Friday. Freebie Friday is wonderful because it allows you to try new fragrances in your order absolutely free! Are you ready to jump in? Here we go! First on […]
Freebie Friday!
Now we have learned all of the tips, tricks and hints in using the Plastic Tom filling trays. Well… almost all of them. Let’s say that everything went according to plan. You get everything heated, flavored, poured and even scraped the lip balm without any complications. Then life happened. A […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 5
Now we have learned some of the major don’ts that accompany using the Plastic Tom filling trays. Let me show you how this ideally should work.First, let’s gently melt the lip balm. We don’t want to super heat it. We want it to be warm enough to just have everything liquid. […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 4
I know I have been rather absent here on the blog. With Halloween here, and the rest of the holidays approaching fast, it is easy to get a little distracted! Ack! Today, I will be share what happens when you superheat your lip balm and pour it into the tray […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 3
2 Once we have the tray and the tubes, it is time to load the tubes into the tray. With the tray facing up, don’t try to load the bottom of the tube first. (photo 1) With the tray facing up, don’t try to load the tubes upside down. (photo 2) […]
Lip Balm Filling Trays – Day 2
3 This week I will be teaching how to use the PlasticTom.com lip balm filling trays. I will be demonstrating all of the dos and don’ts of using these trays as well as helping you troubleshoot the problems you may be having. If you have any questions, please let me know […]