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.
I’ve tried to write this post more times than I can count, on the plane and over the last few days, but I always stop and never finish. This time I’m finishing it… I hope this post finds you all safe and well. Sorry I’ve been MIA, but I’ve been trying to get back to … Read more
We made it home from England early this morning after the longest day of our lives that took us from Liverpool to Manchester, then to Paris, Toronto, and, finally, Vancouver. (Friday, March 20th lasted 30 hours for us with all the time zone jumping.) 🛫✈️🛬 Because we have most definitely been exposed to the Coronavirus … Read more
Hi everyone! Thought I’d let you know what’s going on around here as we are living in very surreal times. I hope all of you are hale and healthy, and I hope those of you who have caught this virus are on the mend. No, we’re not in some old-timey quarantine in England. That’s what … Read more
As it seems all I’ve done for the last five days is speak on the phone and watch for incoming emails as we get organized to leave England, and as it’s the end of the world as we know it – am I exaggerating? – Newbie Tuesday will not be seen this week. We’ll try to … Read more
Update: We’re coming home on Friday on a very very long flight home – Manchester to Paris, Paris to Toronto, Toronto to Vancouver! As you can see, Raymond, Emrys, Bryce, and I are still in Liverpool, England, away from home on the other side of the world. We’re all doing well – no signs of … Read more
Honestly, I’ve been putting this off as it seems there’s a lot of emotion around this topic, and it’s been a bizarre month with a lot of vitriol sent my way and I really don’t have the energy to read any more negativity, so I thought it best to leave it. Then someone wrote a great … Read more
Yep, we’re off to England for a few weeks for a family holiday! (We were supposed to go to In Cosmetics Global in Barcelona afterwards, but it’s been moved to the end of June.) ✈️☕️💂♂️ Just getting a few things ready to take with me – shampoo bar, two conditioners, leave in conditioners, lotions, body … Read more
I was reminded of this sketch from Portlandia as I read about natural deodorants this morning. I always wish I had a testimonial from the deodorant user’s friends about how well it works. “It smells like you!”
Packaging and photo day as we get products ready for the blog, for the e-zines, and to take away on holiday. A few cold-process lotions, a cold-process conditioner, and a slightly warm-process emulsion, plus experiments with sodium surfactin, Garamite 7308-XR, and COSMEDIA CC making oily gels along with testing some new surfactants with Siligel. So … Read more
It’s come to my attention that someone is trying to sell copies of my e-books – Hair Care Products and Formulating Facial Products – for $50 US, which is much much more than you’d pay on my blog! Did you know that every single penny we receive for the big five e-books – Lotion Making … Read more