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.
Thank you to my you, my lovely readers, for your comments. The work has been removed, but I’m still not happy with what the company had to say about why it happened. I think the explanation is that they were really busy and couldn’t contact me because they didn’t have my contact information? I’m still...
In the original WTHDIBT&WCIDWIW post, Kathy Q brought up the ingredient Cromollient SCE (INCI: Di-PPG-2 myeth-10 adipate). We’ve discussed it before, but let’s take another look at it and what it can bring to our products. Cromollient SCE is an emollient PPG ester we can use to solubilize oil soluble ingredients into water soluble products, or...
I thought I’d try using pumpkin seed oil in my favourite emulsified scrub recipe, tweaking just that one ingredient so I could see what it brought to the party. You can use any number of different butters and oils in this product – this is what I wanted to choose today. I mentioned I wanted...
Last week we took a look at pumpkin seed oil by adding it to a whipped babassu and kokum butter. Let’s take a look at a few other products we can make, like a cuticle balm. I do love my cuticle balm, and I use it all year long. My mom uses it on her...
I’m off this morning to teach my first class at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C. If you’re interested in learning more about their class schedule, click here! The next one is on November 2nd on hair care products. (And they offer great soap making classes!) I’m so excited! In this Weekend Wonderings post,...