I am not a morning creature. It is with great reluctance I emerge from the refuge of my covers. I think even my poor alarm has gotten weary of the great lengths it must go to in order to rouse me each day. The poor thing. I have the greatest […]
Making my own personal care products brings about an immense feeling of satisfaction. I take great pride in gifting friends and family with products I can say I made. There is just something amazing and incredible about the entire experience. It is like finishing your first knitted scarf, your first […]
Semi Solid Shea Oil Lip Balm
Today I wanted to make a medium weight body lotion featuring the Semi-Solid Shea Oil. I wanted it to be a little thick in the jar without being overly heavy or making the skin excessively slick. I was looking for something that would make the skin feel soft and smooth […]
Shea Body Lotion
I know Taylor is in the middle of her Semi-Solid Shea Oil Recipe Focus week, but I would love to share some information with you about our 2016 Calendar Contest! Taylor will continue her Semi-Solid Shea Oil focus with a Body Lotion recipe tomorrow, a lip balm recipe on Friday […]
2016 Calendar Contest FAQ
2 This recipe is loosely based off of the Bookworm Tootsie Cream. The original recipe is a wonderfully thick cream laden with loads of goodies. While I did want to keep the goodie laden aspect of this cream, I really wanted the Semi-Solid Shea Oil and Aloe Butter to share the […]
Creamy Shea Foot Cream
I have some awesome news that I am super excited to share. I have over forty 6 oz size jars of Semi-Solid Shea Oil that are being sent to our shipping department. If you have never tried this incredible fixed oil before, you should really get in on this opportunity. […]
Fixed Oil Focus – Semi Solid Shea Oil!
As the week draws to a close, I am ready for some time at home in my kitchen. While I don’t have plans for making soap or lotion, I was going to whip up a quick batch of lip balm before moving on to preserving and drying some of this […]
Creative Fixes and Ideas – Day 4
I love perfumes. I have since I was a little girl. I remember the beautiful bottles that lined up like little dancers that both of my grandmothers had. One had her bottles lined up in the bathroom, where their crystalline bodies reflected in the mirror. My other grandmother had hers […]
Creative Fixes and Ideas – Day 3
Okay, so we have covered how to rescue an overly scented soap. What else can you save when things go wrong? Today I will talk about how to save a lotion from being overly colored. Let’s get started! One thing I tend to rely on when working with a large […]
Creative Fixes and Ideas – Day 2
Okay, so I have made some doozy mistakes when making lotions, scrubs and soaps. While mistakes can be rather disheartening, the good news it that many are fixable. This week we will be covering a number of mistakes that can happen and how you can fix them! Come join us. […]
Creative Fixes and Ideas – Day 1
3 You know the Beatles song, Help!, where the writer asks for help and sings their woes of growing up and now needing assistance because they are not so self assured. Well, we’ve all been through those feelings. I want you to know about our TheSage.com HELP LINE! We know sometimes […]
Getting Help from the MMS Team!
7 Attention all soap makers! It is time for another challenge and we want to see your soaps! The theme of this challenge is Mosaics. To get your imagination going, I am going to share several photos taken of a tile mosaic at the local university, Utah State University. We want […]