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.
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 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...
It’s hard to find presents for the crafter in your life because what we want tends to be really specific to the projects you want to make, but there are a few things the bath & body crafter might like! As a note, you can find all kinds of reviews for equipment I’ve used and...
Nothing says winter like minty, menthol-y goodness, so let’s take a look at using essential oils and menthol to create a a few wonderful things you can use or gift this winter! In our first super simple festive formula post, we took a look at making lip scrubs. In the second, we looked at making...
Bubble bath is such a fun gift, and creating a solid bubble bath using powdered surfactants is such a great way to create something both awesome and packaging-free! It’s easy to whip up a few batches of this formula in different colours and fragrances, and shape them anyway they please. Plus, it’s a great way...