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Monday was a great snow day. It was 12 to 28 inches of white stuff, depending on where each MMS employee lives. This slow moving, heavy storm brought up our failed soap ideas. What do you think of doing when the weather dumps lots of snow? A cup of hot […]

Reviving A Failed Batch

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Let’s talk a moment about curing soap. If the soap was made properly, cure time is used for giving up excess water to the air. This is great if you live in a desert, but what if you live in a humid location? We highly recommend all soap get cut […]

Curing Soap

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When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t expecting the amount of snow that was sitting outside. Since some of the employees have 8-plus inches of snow, and others can’t see the end of their driveways due to heavy wind, a snow day for MMS has been called until 10 […]

Snow and the Plate Test

One of the many question I asked myself this week was, “How do I formulate my own lip balm?” To answer this question, I studied different recipes that I like to find similarities. I discovered that I love softer lip balms for daytime and firmer, waxier lip balms at night, […]

Lip Balm Formulation

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I made a Lip Gloss on February 10th and I thought it was very nice. I had a question about choosing a oil for recipe, so I did some research to find the answer. I like to follow the policy of “If you have a question, someone else has the […]

Lip Gloss

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I love our Lip Solutions, but sometimes I want more than just Coffee Flavor. If other java junkies are like me, I think they would want to know how to add Coffee Butter to the Lip Solutions and have it work. This lip balm will be firmer than our Lip […]

Coffee Lip Balm

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Wow! Saint Patrick’s Day is just two weeks away! I loved coloring shamrocks as a kid because the bright green color meant spring was just around the corner. Spring has always meant fresh smells and bright colors, so why can’t we have a fresh lip balm? I want to have […]

Saint Patrick’s Day Mint Balm

I just received a notice from UPS about a possible shipment disruption in Northeast Georgia due to severe winter weather. Affected ZIP Codes: 30011 – 30056 30601 – 30623 30625 – 30633 30638 30641 – 30642 30645 – 30656 30663 – 30683 Impacted Services: Severe winter weather is affecting operations […]

Shipping Alert

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Whoops! I published before the recipe and photos were added! I was playing around with the lip scrub idea and I thought, “Why can’t I mix it just like frosting?” After all, I make a chocolate frosting in my food processor occasionally, and I love it on saltine crackers. The […]

Fluffy Lip Scrubs

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I know it is only the beginning of March, but I have an exciting announcement for Mother’s Day, which is May 10th. Now through April 20, we will be making items to put into a Mother’s Day personal care gift basket. Our blog on the 20th and 21st of April […]

Mother’s Day Announcement

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Today’s blog is about how to approach color. When coloring a soap, we often think, “I want half my soap blue and half white in a lovely swirl.” In reality, the color is nowhere near half the mixture. True mixtures which are half white and half color have too much […]

Cold Process Soap, Day Five

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Today’s Recipe: 6 ounces weight Hydrogenated Soybean Oil 5 ounces weight Coconut Oil 4 ounces weight Olive Oil 1 ounce weight Grapeseed Oil 2 TBSP dried Peppermint Leaves 7 mL Peppermint Essential Oil 2.2 ounces weight Sodium Hydroxide 6 fl oz water This mixture is much the same as those […]

Cold Process Soap, Day Four