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.
If you’re interested in reading my column in Handmade Magazine, but don’t have a subscription, take a look at this article I wrote for the February 2016 magazine – The Science Behind Citrus – or this article I wrote – How Do Emulsifiers Work? Those of us who live outside America can’t get this magazine...
I just received my March edition of Handmade with my column on preservatives! I’m writing a monthly column for this gorgeous magazine! What will I write about next? To learn more, visit https://www.handmademagazine.com/...
In this post on bubble bath, Frankie asks: Hi Susan! I was very excited to try this recipe to make my own bubble bath so I whipped some up last night. It was so simple and it smells great… but it’s so thick that it took about 30 minutes to bottle it! And I didn’t...
Happy Saturday, everyone! I wanted to let those who were interested know about my upcoming classes at Voyageur Soap & Candle in Surrey, B.C.! I’m offering the lotion making class on Saturday, May 14th, the facial products class on Saturday, May 21st, and our new advanced lotion making class on June 4th. (For each of...
Kin created this great list of European Suppliers! Hope it’s useful to you, my lovely readers. Download it or visit it again in the FAQ suppliers’ section. Thanks, Kim! This hasn’t been updated yet. Sorry… And check out Simone’s experiments with turning a liquid gel eye liner sealant into a liquid gel eye liner! I...