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.
Sorry for the break in the series on formulating for dry skin, but I had two youth groups last night (making draw string back packs and working on the chemistry badge for Girl Guides) and one tomorrow night (cake & cupcake decorating) and I’m really pressed for time! As well, I have my math exam...
A toner is a product intended to remove any cleanser and oils from your face prior to application of a moisturizer. For those of us with oily skin, it can do double duty as a moisturizer. For those of you with dry skin, it might not even be a step in your facial cleansing process,...
This recipe is based off this one, sort of, so read it first, if you wish! And I really encourage you to read this post first – facial cleansers for dry skin – because I really do go into most of the detail necessary for you to create a facial cleanser in this post! Then read...
We’ve created our basic body wash recipe and we’re happy with it…but we could tweak it further! (We can ALWAYS do more tweaking, but it takes real skill to know when to stop!) So what kinds of things we could do to this recipe to make it more moisturizing and what ingredients will increase the...
I’ve been seeing these Wen Cleansing Conditioner ads on the TV quite regularly, and it seems like you’ve been seeing them, too. So here are a few posts I’ve written on this topic… Duplicating products: Cleansing conditioners How does the no-shampoo concept work? (This is where I analyze the Wen Cleansing Conditioner. My conclusion: They are...