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.
Yes, I know this is technically a picture of a light coverage oil including foundation – one you’ve seen for a few days – but I like to illustrate my posts with pictures, when I can, and I forgot to take a picture of my oil free foundation! I have oily, acne prone, red, aging...
We create heavier coverage foundations by including titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. Both of these ingredients add whitening and opacity to a formula. You will want to use oil soluble titanium dioxide, although water soluble will work in an emulsified formula. I’m going to suggest you try making a light foundation first as a test...
Ronaspheres are ideal for inclusion in emulsions and anhydrous products, so when creating a liquid foundation, these would be your first choice as a filler to offer oil absorbency (ironic, considering you’re putting it in oil!) and light refraction in a light to medium coverage foundation. If you want a more medium to heavy coverage...
Ronasphere LDP is a product similar to Micronaspheres in that it is a spherical, silica based product. Only in this case, the silica spheres are coated with titanium dioxide and iron oxide instead of silicone dioxide. Silica coated in titanium dioxide and zinc oxide designed to be close to the “light refraction index of the...
Welcome back to my experiments with foundation bases. I know what I don’t want to do at this point – include bismuth oxychloride – so I decided to try something with a foundation base I know well. My finishing powder. I know it works well as a blush base, and I know it works well...