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.
In the monthly Q&A post, Liza asked, Has anyone used EZ Colours? If so, what can you do with it, other than add it to Versagel? (Link to Windy Point Soap Making Supplies where I, Swift, bought mine.) As a note, I know they’re called EZ Color without the “u” in colour, but my computer...
As part of our ester series, Emrys and I have been testing many different lip balms and lotion bars with solid esters to check their pour temperature, colour pay off, skin feel, flavour oil retention, prettiness, and more. Solid esters used in place of butters can increase colour deposition and may feel less greasy, more silky,...
Back in May, we reviewed the ingredients in this product. Then we made a version with Sepimax ZEN. Then we made another version with sodium carbomer. Today, we’ll take a look at a version using Ultrez 20.Ultrez 20 (INCI: Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer) is a gelling agent that we can use to gel all sorts...
On Monday, we reviewed the ingredient list for a potential duplication of this product, and yesterday we created a prototype recipe using Sepimax ZEN . Today, let’s take a look at how to make this product using pre-neutralized sodium carbomer.Sodium carbomer is a pre-neutralized ingredient that allows you to make gels without having to add...
Yesterday we took a look at the ingredients for this oh-so-lovely sounding glitter gel . Today, let’s take a look at how to make it. Step four: Figure out how much of each ingredient to use. Ingredients: Water/Aqua, Alcohol, Glycerin, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Carbomer, Methylparaben, Epoxy Resins, Propylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide This is...