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.
If you watched the video I posted earlier today, here’s a 30 second follow up to show you the consistency of the conditioner the next day. If you didn’t watch that video, you might find it interesting anyway....
I’m so excited about the December 2017 e-zine available to $10 Patreon subscribers all about oils & butters, something I’ve called Emollients you will love: new oils & butters. Click here to see the table of contents. It runs a whopping 60+ pages this month, including descriptions of oils & butters, updated oil chemistry, and...
I thought I’d share my duplication of Oilless Oil™ Purified Squalane Treatment by Peter Thomas Roth with you. Buy some squalane. Put it in a bottle with a dropper, if you wish. You’re done. Yep, it’s 100% squalane in that pretty little bottle, and they’re charging you $31.22 for 1 ounce or 30 ml. I...
Yesterday, we took a look at how changes in oils and preservatives might impact a lotion. What else could be an issue here? Fragrance and essential oils aren’t inert ingredients: We know vanilla can make things brown, but it can also thin out a product thanks to the vanillin. This is why we may have...