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.
In the Q&A thread for October on Patreon, Lisa asked: I’m trying to emulsify silicones and oils. They keep separating. No water phase. Just silicones and oils. Silicones and oils don’t mix. Although we consider them both oil soluble in lotions – for instance, when we are thinking about emulsifying something in a hair conditioner...
In September Q&A for Patreon, Jaime asked: How on does May Lindstrom’s Honey Mud cleanse your skin without a surfactant? Ingredients: Raw Honey w/Bee Pollen & Propolis, White Clay, Macadamia Nut Oil, Witch Hazel, Collodial Silver, Cocoa Absolute Oil, Sweet Orange EO, Ylang Ylang, Vanilla Co2, Cedarwood, Frankincense, & Myrrh EO I’m going off on...
To all my lovely Patreon subscribers: To make finding things easier, for the duplicating posts, I’ve put together a permanent page that’ll be linked to the right hand side of the blog. Click here to see it! It’s ever so exciting! I honestly didn’t realize how many duplications I’ve done so far! Please note, everyone...
Last Thursday, we started looking at retin A, retinol, retinoids, Vitamin A, and carotenoids, so let’s resume that fascinating topic! In the August Q&A on Patreon, Mildred asked: Question pls: Can I use a glycolic toner followed by a Retin A cream? I read a blog that these two needs to be used on alternate days but I...
If you’re a $10 Patreon subscriber for the month of August, look for the new e-zine, AHA, Salicylic Acid, and Vitamin C, Oh My!, starting today. It’s filled with all kinds of formulas for moisturizers, toners, gels, anhydrous gels, primers, and more, using these lovely ingredients. Take a look at the table of contents here....