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SwiftCraftyMonkey

Is water important or just a filler? Is it just used to make products cheaper? What does it do for our skin? (Updated for 2024)

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Lotion on a green spatula with a beaker with more lotion in the background

I was wandering around a beginning formulators’ Facebook group and saw someone stating that water wasn’t necessary – it’s just filler to make products cheaper. What? Water is an essential component of our awesome products and isn’t just there as filler! I thought I’d update this post as it’s such an important topic! Having said...

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Welcome to December 2024!

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A small black and white Havanese dog named Sasja sits on a grey lounge chair wearing a grey and white sweater and a green and red scarf.

Wow, okay, how did it become December 1? I’m still back in October! But yay, this is my favourite month of the year, filled with most of my celebrations as it’s our dating anniversary on December 19 (31 years!), my birthday on the 21st, Christmas on the 25th, and the anniversary of my adoption on … Read more

Hey $10 subscribers – Here’s your November 2024 e-book!

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Cover of the e-book, Oh, the weather outside is frightful, part two: Body butters. It shows a slightly orange lotion in a black jar on a black background

The e-book is Oh the weather outside is frightful, part two – body butters! 41 formulas for making amazing body butters – as well as botanical hydrating sprays to add extra hydration to your skin – with formulas for body butters using Simulsol/Lotionpro™ 165, RITAMULSE SCG, and ViscOptima SE to try different viscosities, skin feel,...

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Two beauty trends I can endorse – therapeutic laziness and day-jamas!

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I don’t normally follow trends as I need time to observe formulas and try ingredients before I share them – and that can take ages – but Happi Magazine has noted two trends I can definitely endorse – therapeutic laziness and day-jamas! Day-jamas? These are nothing new – pyjamas worn as day wear? I’ve been...

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#alltheingredients: Cationic HA – positively charged hyaluronic acid blend

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Let’s take a look at this interesting cationic blend of hyaluronic acid combined with a polyquaternium (conditioner) and glycerin (humectant) that we can use in hair and skin products to condition and offers all kinds of interesting properties. We met this ingredient and formulated with it in October’’s e- book, Creating light lotions, part two:...

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