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.
Cristina asked if I had any formulas for “no more tears” type products, and I remembered I wrote this article for Handmade Magazine about this topic – and you can find a formula there – and I have this post on using Iselux Ultra Mild this way. Take a look at these surfactants – Stepan-Mild®...
In the July Q&A, Kuni asked: I tried to make baby wash/shampoo for my baby (feeling abit more confidence after learning alot from your blog:)). Here’s the recipe: PHASE A 54.15% water 3% glycerin 20% aloe vera PHASE B 1% sunflower oil 20% Iselux Ultra (Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl oleoyl taurate,...