The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey! Join Susan as she obsesses about cosmetic chemistry and other things (some possibly related to monkeys). Often strange, occasionally useful, and always worth a stop as a point of interest on your journey through the Intertron.
The youth in our groups are so creative! It’s been a few weeks since we had our polymer clay class, and I’m still blown away by the amazing things they created! I adore Michael’s little brown puppy, Melissa’s Disney princesses, and Emily’s polymer clay Kurt from Glee! (Chayla’s pokemon character was definitely photo worthy, but...
I’ve already broken down the ingredients for the Hope in a Jar in this post, but I’ll repeat it here with an eye to duplicating it. As a note, this is the Hope in a Jar product, not one of the variations (click here for the Sephora link). And as a note, I don’t see...
Sarah suggested the Liz Earle Gentle Face Exfoliator as a possible duplication, so let’s take a look at it! (If you want to make your own suggestion, please click here and make a comment. Please include the ingredient list and a link to make my life easier!) Aqua (water): Our solvent. Caprylic/capric triglyceride: Fractionated coconut...
In the duplicating products post, Lana asked if we could duplicate this product, the Pear & Poppy Seed Microderm Polisher… Pyrus Communis (Pear) Pulp, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Pulp, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Juice, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Juice, Papaver Somniferum (Poppy) Seed, Juglans Regia (Fine Walnut) Exfoliant, Silica, Vegetable Glycerin, Cyamopsis Tetragnoloba (Guar) Gum, Plantago Lanceolata (Plantain)...
I’ve been using glycol distearate (HLB 1) and ceteareth-20 (HLB 15.2) as my emulsifiers for these HLB posts, but you can use any combination you wish as long as you have a low HLB emlusifier and an high HLB emulsifier in the mix. Here’s what I have in my workshop right now: glycol distearate –...