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 you may or may not know, I won’t be attending the 2017 Soapmakers’ Guild conference in Niagara Falls. Why? I simply can’t afford it. As a presenter, although the Guild offered to pay for my hotel, flight, and some food, they did not offer an honourarium or fee for teaching four workshops at last...
Wow! Look at this amazing box of ingredients sent to me by Maggie at the Formulator Sample Shop! Water soluble extracts, oil soluble proteins, emulsifying wax, and their new Phytoscents! These were originally intended for the Guild’s conference in Niagara Falls, but since that has been postponed to next year, I can use them make...
It’s been a pretty hard week around here. My back is slowly getting better thanks to more resting and a weekly epidural, but it’s still pretty awful. I managed to stand yesterday to teach my hair care class at Voyageur Soap & Candle, but today is kinda crap, and I’m writing lying down on the...