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.
Welcome new subscribers! I hope you enjoy your stay here! We’ve created a post to act as a bit of a guide for you on the new blog and what you can find here! There’s a lot, and we know it can be overwhelming at times, so we’re trying to organize it in the menus...
Yesterday, we took a look at a base formula using Incroquat BTMS-50 as the emulsifier for a light, sprayable lotion suitable for the summer. Today, let’s try a few things in this formula to see what we think. Let’s start with the basic formula and see how we can adapt it. I’m adding 1% more...
In the July Q&A, Sarah asked: I am interested in sprayable body lotions (milks). I live in hot and dry Southern California, so in the summer I want something portable, with a nice high water content, and light emolliency to protect my skin from drying out in the desert air. I understand that esters should...
I used to do a thing on the old blog I called Weekend Wonderings where I’d find comments you’d made over the previous week and share them in a post. I stopped doing it as there were so few comments on the old blog and a lot of them were things that had been said...
On Wednesday, we created the oil phase for this lovely, light, luxurious body butter, and yesterday, we created the water phase. Today, let’s put it all together and create something lovely and wonderful! CHAMOMILE & ALOE SUMMER TIME BODY BUTTER! HEATED WATER PHASE 32% distilled or reverse osmosis water 10% aloe vera liquid 10% witch...