Rest and Relaxation

Although I am very reluctant to take vacation I do see its importance in just clearing the mind for new thoughts.  Last week I went to the beach in Mexico for some rest and relaxation and here are some random thoughts.When on vacation, get in the water no matter...

Sagescript Institute Expands

    Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseSagescript Institute and Colorado Aromatics Expand ProductionLongmont, CO – Sagescript Institute is moving its production into a larger facility located at Third and Lashley in Longmont.  Due to the growing...

What’s Growing This Week in June

I came back from 6 days in Tucson for a soap conference and was surprised at how much things had grown here on the farm in the time I was gone; especially the weeds. I have been weeding non stop since getting back. Ouch, my shoulders and back are sore. It rained quite...

2014 Soap Conference Tucson

I just got home for the 2014 conference for the Handcrafted Soap and Cosmetics Guild Conference held in Tucson. As a previous resident of Tucson I needed little excuse to get back. If you’ve never been to a Soap Conference before, just imagine being able to share your...

Belladonna – part of a cosmetics history

The term belladonna means “beautiful woman” in Italian. It is also the name of a plant, Atropa belladonna also known as deadly nightshade. It produces several toxic alkaloids such as scopolamine, hyoscyamine, and atropine. Atropine, isolated from this...