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.
I’ve been seeing posts from David Wongk for a course and Facebook group called “Start a 6 Figure Beauty Business” where you learn to make massive batches of really easy products using a variety of bases to create yourself a business where you can make a six figure (gross) income. There are free “recipes” available … Read more
Hi everyone! I’m up to mid-September in the comments, and I continue to work through them. Thanks for your patience. A few thoughts: Why does everyone think it’s so hard to melt sodium cocoyl isethionate (SCI)? If you pick the right version and couple it with the right surfactant – disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, … Read more
Welcome to September, the month I still consider the beginning of the new year thanks to all those years of school. This time of year, I always feel this urge to run down to the stationery store and pick up all kinds of binders, pens, fancy paper, and far many Post-it notes while committing to … Read more
It’s August and you know what that means – CORN! Chilliwack is the corn capital of the world – I don’t want to hear a word out of you, Mitchell, South Dakota because we brought it and you were served so the title is ours now – so this month it’s all about that wonderfully … Read more
You voted and the winner for a new weekly series in the fall will be cold process emulsifiers! Woo hoo! My plan is to start in mid-September and choose one a month to create a few different formulas with different emollients and different viscosities, sharing a post once a week. I’ll post a shopping list … Read more