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.
I admit that I get distracted by passing bumblebees sometimes, and there are series or posts on the blog that I promised but never finished. Part of that is that I didn’t get around to making the recipes or giving made recipes to testers, or I made them and didn’t like them, or I made...
I think it’s important that we know how our ingredients work, so I thought I’d take a look at how to interpret a data bulletin. What is a data bulletin? It’s a document produced by the supplier of an ingredient that gives you all kinds of information, such as the INCI name as well as...
Someone asked what I was studying in school – chemistry! I’m an addict, I admit it. (Hey, I love chemistry so much, I married a man named Nichols!) My exam went well. I can’t believe there are only three more weeks! What will I do to fill my time? Maybe I’ll actually relax for a...
There is an epidemic of hair cutting going on around me right now, and it’s freaking me out! Okay, I admit I have issues – the idea of a hair cut just sends shivers through me to the point that I can’t watch movies with hair cutting or head shaving in it (ick!) – but...
I’ve created a new SnapGuide visual tutorial on making anhydrous eye shadow primer, which you can find here…http://snp.gd/tbdtasLet me know what you think! Feedback is so helpful for future projects! (Don’t you love the clear oval lip balm tubes?) ...