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.
This may be a little on the late side as it’s been hot for ages, but don’t forget to get your oils, butters, solid oils, and other fine meltables into colder spaces, including the fridge or freezer! This’ll keep them better longer – heat and light speed up rancidity – and can prevent grains from...
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...