The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey Formulating Inc.! 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.
As we saw in this post and this post, the pH of our skin care products is absolutely vital, and more so for facial products. When we’re creating a cleanser, toner, or any other non-lotiony product, we have to make sure we are testing our pH and ensuring that it will be in the right...
As we saw yesterday, the pH of our skin is pretty important. Out of whack pH levels can lead to an increase in scaling, a decrease in hydration, and a possible increase in bacterial and yeast infections. In short, having an out of whack pH level can lead to dry skin and icky infections! (And...
I noticed one of the blogs that has linked to my blog is Fashioned in Finland! I don’t know much about Finland except these things… – Monty Python has a great song about your country– I’m really enjoying Nightwish (although I prefer the first singer over the new one)– you produce great hockey players,– your language...
I’ve found such an assortment of really interesting papers on the pH of our skin, I had to share them with you! The writing in purple is the text from the study with my comments before and after. What is the proper pH of our skin? As I’ve written in the past, the general range...
When I was a Brownie leader, the girls thought I should be called Baking Owl because I’d be compelled to bake for them! I was eventually called Fluffy Owl – thanks to my poofy hair – but I still baked them things occasionally. Baking Owl is back, and boy, did I create a mess! Eight cake...