SwiftCraftyMonkey

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Tips & techniques: You don’t need to test and alter the pH of an emulsion with a few exceptions…

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Welcome back to another instalment of tips & techniques! I thought I should create a separate and updated post on this topic because I see people going through all the work to test and alter pH for emulsions that are just fine on their own. As you’ll see, most emulsifiers are designed to create formulas...

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Let’s revisit this formula – Hydrating gelled honey & bamboo facial serum with hyaluronic acid and squalane – from May 2020 and see how it’s held up over time! 

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I’ve been going through my sample section of my bathroom, workshop, and office, looking at so many products I’ve made dating all the way back to 2017! When I make a product, I make sure I have samples I can put in different containers of differing opacities with different caps and I put them all...

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Welcome to July 2023!

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Happy July 2023! It’s Canada Day today, so we’re staying away from the crowds by hiding indoors and finishing up last month’s e-book. Click here for the update I shared a few days ago… If you were a $10 subscriber in the month of June 2023, there’s a coupon for the e-book of the month, … Read more

Updates for the site!

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Hello, everyone! How is it the second-to-last day of June already? Hope you’re all staying cool and aren’t being too annoyed by wildfires and smoke in your regions. The e-book is going to be late by a few days this month, but it’s still part of your June 2023 subscription. The short version is this: … Read more