The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey! 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.
May 18, 2023: With summer coming, I know we’re all thinking about exfoliating and scrubbing and doing all kinds of moisturizing, so here’s my long post on emulsified scrubs! You can make with all sorts of exfoliants – sugar, salt, pumice, jojoba beads, walnut shells, and anything else you like! It’s super simple – melt,...
Welcome to the site! I’m so glad you want to join us for the exciting fun of making your own products! I know it can seem a bit daunting – where do you start? What products do you want to make? Where can you get supplies? – so I thought I’d create a short, special...
Welcome to Blast from the Past!, a series in which I’m sharing some of my favourite gifting formulas! Lip scrubs are so wonderfully decadent, but so unbelievably easy to make with as few as two ingredients, both of which you can buy at the grocery store. You can dress them up in cute, inexpensive packaging from...
If you’re new or relatively new to formulating, I thought it’d be valuable to look at some concepts you might want to know about formulas and such. Where to find information the site! I have a massive section for beginners on the site, found under the “resources” tab called beginners! start here! You can find...
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