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.
Let’s take a look at a facial cleanser intended for acne prone skin, Neutrogena’s Oil-Free Cream Cleanser with Salicylic Acid (2%). Water: Necessary and welcome. Our solvent. Sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate: We know this is a great surfactant for oily skin. Cocamidopropyl betaine: The amphoteric surfactant that increases mildness and viscosity. Cetearyl alcohol & stearyl...
A lot of people want to replicate the Dove moisturizing body washes – so let’s take a look at what makes this product moisturizing! These are the ingredients for the Dove Moisturizing Body Wash “Deep Moisture”. Water: Okay, that’s a givenHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Sunflower): This is an interesting addition. It makes sense because the...
I saw an ad for this line of products earlier this week, so I had to check it out. From the L’Oreal site…(and the typos are also from the L’Oreal site – tha’s and rosemay? Seriously?)For hair that needs extra strength, now there is haircare tha’s so gentle, yet so strong. The new EverStrong Sulfate-Free...
It’s here! It’s here! Petra and I have both found our final recipes…and we unveil them to you!If you want to see our attempts from the beginning, please click here.SUSAN’S ATTEMPT #4 and final recipe40% berry sugar (finer grain than white sugar)30% baking soda (Arm & Hammer brand)18% coconut oil8% SCI2% cream of tartar2% fragrance...
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know Petra and I have been trying different recipes in an attempt to replicate Lush’s Sugar Babe Sugar Scrub. (You can find the posts here…) I have never used this product, but I’m hoping to buy one this weekend to see if I’m getting close. I admit I’m still...