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.
Anyone up for another Zoom meeting? I had such a blast at the last one, I thought we should do another! For this one, let’s take a look at the sensory characteristics of our emollients, specifically oils, solid oils, esters, and silicones. I thought we could take out our sensory characteristic sheets, and work on...
I was considering the discussion we had in this post – Discussion: What are your favourite ingredients? Lotions and facial products – and thought we should talk emollients! What are your top 5 oils or butters? I always tell this story in my classes and presentations…When I started making products, I’d see a formula like...
Do you love oils? Sure, we all do! That’s why I wrote this e-zine about more of my favourite oils and butters! Join me for some fun learning about and formulating with ingredients like cupuacu butter, sal butter, pear seed oil, watermelon seed oil, plum kernel oil, and more! Accompanying this e-zine are my comparison...