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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

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I’ve been in a lip balm making mood lately, so I sat down to browse through my drawers of butters and fixed oils for inspiration. I pulled ingredients that interested me out of the drawers, looked at the ingredients I had picked and then started working on a lip balm […]

Nutty Honey Lip Balm

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Have you ever wanted to participate in a swap? Well, now you can because we just opened another swap over on The Sage Soapmaker’s Forum! Swaps on the forum are a fun way to try different products and learn about what you like or don’t like in a product. This […]

Swaps with The Sage

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There is nothing better than a exfoliant and soothing oils to make a spa day complete. This fantastic scrub is great with for the whole body. You could also use fine sugar and salt to make a scrub that is nice for the face. This scrub leaves the skin feeling […]

Soothing Sugar Scrub

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For me, Chocolate truffles are a rare treat, but they are some of my favorite candies. According to the dictionary, a chocolate truffle is a ball shaped candy made of soft chocolate and dusted with cocoa. One of my favorite chocolate truffles is a homemade Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle. Yum! […]

Raspberry Vanilla Truffle Soap

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The holiday season is coming and sometimes chaos and stress can drive us up the wall. With all of this craziness going around, I think it is very important to remember ourselves. Don’t forget to take time to relax and relieve all of that tension. I formulated this massage bar […]

Single Use Solid Massage Bars

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If you haven’t been watching the New Products section of the catalog, you are in for a treat. Earlier last week, we released flavors, containers, and new molds! Here is a little review of the latest new products. Butterscotch Flavor Oil: As one of the most requested flavors, this was […]

New Product Releases!

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I love the music from original Broadway cast of Wicked. At one time there were perfumes available for both Elphaba and Galinda. The description for the Defy perfume was quite intriguing and I had to see if I could blend something like it myself without ever smelling the perfume. I […]

Wicked Witch Soap

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Yesterday, I showed you the way I made a milk soap and I promised we would look at the soap that failed. Today will be the day that I show you how I re-batch a failed soap. Collect needed items: Ingredients Failed Milk Soap from yesterday Water Raspberry Fragrance Oil […]

Rebatching a Failed Milk Soap

Back in July, I shared a picture of a muskrat that was hanging out in our parking lot. I have a few more pictures of some feathered visitors we had here last week. When we were leaving, a young male pheasant was spotted outside. I grabbed the camera and tried […]

Special Feathered Visitors at MMS

A while ago, our blog team was asked to make a milk soap that was scented with Raspberry Fragrance Oil. This blog post covers my adventure while making this soap. Collect needed items: Ingredients Sweet Almond Oil Coconut Oil Palm Oil Shea Butter Sunflower Oil Sodium Hydroxide Water Milk Raspberry […]

Raspberry Milk Soap

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Wow! I’ll have to admit I was surprised by how fast the response was for this challenge. Your pictures and reasons for choosing soap molds were fun to read and review. I think our readers enjoy Halloween as much as I do! Here are all the pictures and reasons to […]

Halloween Soap Mold Challenge Picture Release