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.
I’m having such great fun sharing those things I’ve learned falling down rabbit holes as I research some of the questions you’ve posed or ingredients I’ve found. I had a great question from Derek about liposomes I’ve been researching for the better part of a month that’s making me re-write all I’ve shared about the...
In the January Q&A, Linda asked: Hi Susan, I am on a cleansing balm frenzy, and I was wondering what ingredient would make this wash off and be a cleanser? Which, they say it does, easily and without using a muslin cloth or anything — and it has tremendous reviews! It’s called the Farmacy Green Clean...
Holy cow! I’m away from the comments sections for a few days – I was teaching a Valentine’s Day class at Voyageur Soap & Candle on Saturday, and writing non-blog related things Sunday while resting my arm a bit and looking after Raymond, who’s fighting off some virus and feeling lousy – and you’ve all...
In the Patreon January Q&A, Becky asked: I tried a face scrub from Posh last night, and it got me thinking about an ingredient that I haven’t seen mentioned yet…charcoal. What are its benefits? Or is its usefulness a myth? It just made me curious because a lot of brands are coming out with products that...
Yesterday, we took a look at some guidelines around making lotions with Varisoft EQ 65, an ECOcert cationic or positively charged emulsifier that can be used for conditioners as well as lotions. Let’s create a formula for a light, fluffy, mousse like lotion today. I’m on a serious ester kick right now – you’ll see...