Month: March 2019

Let’s talk pets with Melinda! Formulating Safe Pet Products: Canine Cosmetology: Part three, coat types and combinations

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In Canine Cosmetology – part one and part two –  we went over the basics of canine skin and factors to consider in regards to product making. In order for the skin to be healthy, the coat must also be healthy and able to perform its functions well. A healthy coat appears vibrant, lustrous, clean,...

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Creating cleansing conditioners: A rant about not combining anionic and cationic ingredients, plus loads of links to formulas

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Warning: Rant ahead! (I’m ranting a lot this week, eh?) In my class on Saturday, one of the participants  shared with me before we started that she didn’t think she was cut out for formulating. She tried a recipe from a DIY blog for a conditioning shampoo that combined 14% SCI and 5% foaming silk with...

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Creating a decadent dry brushing oil with squalane, another hydrocarbon

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Yesterday, we created decadent dry brushing oil with isododecane that had a light, non-greasy feeling with great slip, glide, and spreadability. Today, let’s take a look at making this with another hydrocarbon, squalane. A reader named Stephany asked me this question on Instagram, where you can find me as @swiftcraftymonkey: I was reading your posts on squalane,...

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Creating a decadent dry brushing oil with isododecane with an aside about grape seed oil

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I’ve been playing a lot with isododecane, that very light, non-greasy, non-polar hydrocarbon we met the other day, and wanted to share another formula we’re loving around the SwiftCraftyMonkey house during these drier winter months! I can’t believe how itchy I’ve been feeling since the humidity dropped back in December. Yeah, I know, it’s like...

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Member-to-member super happy wonderful sharing & caring post (March 2019)

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Welcome to the March 2019 member-to-member sharing and caring post an open post for you to share your thoughts, ask questions, share formulas, and generally connect with other people on this blog. One of the reasons I went with Disqus was to allow posts with pictures or videos or links of all sorts so we could share...

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