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.
In this post, Ana asks if we could take a look at duplicating a solid conditioner she found on Etsy: I was wondering how to make a solid conditioner using water? Filtered water, glycerin, shea butter, cocoa butter, sweet almond oil, grapefruit seed extract, orange peel oil, lemon peel oil, tangerine peel oil, lime oil, ginger...
In the what do you want to know post, Lynne asks: I’m just starting out and love your mix of both natural ingredients and the more confusing and acronym-laden chemical ingredients. But I am a little overwhelmed with all the possibilities. If you had to pick just 5 or 6 specialty ingredients that most of us...
In this Weekend Wonderings post, Elise asks: Would a combination of Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben & Propylparaben be a ‘broad spectrum preservative’? If you look at the preservative quick reference chart, you’ll see this is likely Phenonip or Liquipar Optima, which are both broad spectrum preservatives! What is a broad spectrum preservative? It means it it kills...
In this Weekend Wonderings post, Brandi and anonymous make this plea: I also would like to know how to make the bubble baths with dls mild or bioterge if you have time. Can you specify which Bioterge you mean? Is it my old favourite, Bioterge 804? To be honest, I really hope that I offer enough...