The home of SwiftCraftyMonkey! 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.
Click here to download this formula as a PDF! Super bubbly bubble bath formula from SwiftCraftyMonkey I’ve written quite a bit about bubble bath on the blog as it was one of my mum’s favourite products, I love to give it as presents, and it’s a great project to make with our youth programs as...
Hey everyone! Sorry for not being around much over the last week or so. I’ve been working pretty hard on the new e-zine, and feeling kinda lousy for the last few weeks. I feel like I’m fighting something off, feeling really tired like my get up and go just got up and went (I hanker...
Join me this Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 11 am PDT (Vancouver time) for a shampoo bar making workshop! We’ll be making two shampoo bars – one warm process, one cold process – and along the way, we’ll be talking about how to make modifications, use that cool purple dye, add and remove ingredients, create...
pH & pH meters! Join me as we take a look at pH and our products. We’ll calibrate our meters, then use them to test a few different products. I’ll show you how to prepare your your product for testing, create pH adjusting fluids, measure the pH of your product, and adjust the pH. Topic: pH...
Hi everyone! Join us this Sunday, May 24th from 11 am PDT to around 1 pm on Zoom to create some body washes! We’ll take a look at how to thicken them with salt, Crothix, Ritathix DOE, and Siligel, and how fragrance/essential oils impact the viscosity and clarity. Look for the time zone for Vancouver,...