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 found this little video on Cosmeticsinfo.org and thought I would share it with you! (Click on the “Importance of Preservatives” video on the right hand side.) Even though the mould appears in splotches on day 8, there’s a lot of contamination going on that we can’t see in the days beforehand. Yes, I know...
I like cream cleansers. They feel really nice on our skin going on and we don’t generally get that annoying tightness after rinsing. But they don’t tend to play nicely with oily skin because of all those wonderful re-fatteners and oil based moisturizers. If you have dry skin, you’re in luck, though! If you have...
If you want a creamy exfoliating facial cleanser, but think yesterday’s recipe won’t agree with your skin, let’s see how we can modify this for other skin types! Oily skin: The jojoba esters may work for you if you have resistant skin, so you can keep those in if you like, although olive oil esters...
My best friend has normal to slightly oily skin, and together we formulated this exfoliating jojoba bead facial cleanser as a once-to-a-few-times-a-week cleanser to help moisturize her skin when she doesn’t feel like using a moisturizer. This recipe is good for dry to normal type skin. The cleanser itself didn’t take a really good picture...
I hope you enjoyed making melt & pour soap today! I’m sure you can see the possibilities for making your own soap molds using silicone ice cube trays, chocolate molds, and containers from around the house. If you are interested in melting & pouring at home, click here for the instructions from today’s class! If...