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.
Welcome to all the new readers of the blog! I’m so happy to see your enthusiasm for making your own bath & body products! I can’t encourage you enough to do a search for what interests you or take the quick tour of what the blog has to offer to see where you can find information....
As you might have read, I’ve been sick lately. It’s been one heck of a flu, and I’m still struggling with low energy issues and sinus problems. I thought I’d get to some of the comments you’ve made in the last few weeks. Please be patient with me – I’m wading through the e-mail and...
I haven’t written much lately, and that’s mainly because I’m in research mode. I remember Evelyn Lau saying that writing is 80% researching and thinking and 20% writing, and I think I’m in my 80% phase. I’ve been reading and researching new ingredients, checking out studies, reviewing things I find on-line, and designing new recipes...
Thank you so much to everyone who has donated for the facial products e-book this week! All the proceeds from the e-books goes towards our youth programs that we run in Chilliwack and Yarrow, B.C. If you look to your left, you’ll see a beautiful body wash and some melt & pour soaps Julie made...
In this post, Better crafting through chemistry, Anna asks: Do you know which humectants except for glycerin doesn´t wash off? Hydrolyzed proteins? Hyaluronic acid? Different quats? Great question! I have read that sodium lactate and sodium PCA wash off, but I’ve not heard that glycerin washes off. Hydrolyzed proteins and cationic polymers are substantive, meaning they...