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 monthly Q&A, Samantha asked, Hi Susan! I hope you are feeling better today 🙂 I would like to add a bit of SCI into my gel cleanser. At first my cleanser is clear, but after a few days the SCI starts to solidify and make white clumps. Is there anything I could I...
If you’re looking for a super bubbly bubble bath that you can make in small or huge batches and fragrance/colour later, this is the formula for you! It’s been a staple in this house since 2006, and I’ve made it with countless fragrance/essential oils here in my workshop, at kids’ classes, youth groups, adult classes,...
Welcome to this short series I’m calling Make today, gift tomorrow! I’m sharing with you a number of formulas that you can actually make today and share tomorrow without fears about stability, preservation, scent or colour morphing, loss of viscosity, and all those other things that might happen to products over time. I’m promising you...
In the monthly Q&A, Anca asked, Hi Susan, I’d like to make a facial cleansing and conditioner bar. I was reading through your Body Cleansing Bars You Will Love zine, and I’m wondering if I could use AminoSensyl HC (INCI: Brassica Alcohol (and) Brassicyl Valinate Esylate) in place of BTMS-50 because it’s cationic but quat-free....
Welcome back to this getting-longer series on using LUMOROL K 5229 (INCI: MIPA-Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-4, Propylene Glycol), an anionic blend of surfactants that create waterless foamy, bubbly, lathery™ cleansers, like shower oils, oil-based cleansers, foaming bath products, foaming bath cubes, and more combinations with oils of all sorts along with fragrance/essential oils that will actually...