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.
Oftentimes, oily skinned people sit on the sidelines wishing we could use some of these interesting and exotic cosmeceutical ingredients, knowing that we would break out almost immediately if we added extra oils to our skin. But we can use oil free type moisturizers, so let’s take a look at how we can incorporate some...
If you’re new to lotion making, welcome! This is a most addictive hobby, and I must warn you in advance that you will find yourself thinking about what you can do to tweak that lotion while you’re going to bed, sitting at a boring meeting, or in traffic. You’ll find packaging in drug stores really...
So you’ve found a few cosmeceuticals you like and you’re wondering how you can incorporate them into a lovely facial product. For the most part, you’ll want to stick to leave on products like lotions or toners because a lot of them are completely wasted in a cleaning product as they’ll just wash off and...
Conditioners are fairly awesome creations, and I always say that once you make your own, you’ll never go back to store or salon bought. But we tend to use too much and leave it on too long, so what are the recommendations about its usage? How much conditioner should we be using per wash? I...
So this kinda concludes our look at cosmeceuticals. There are just too many of them to research and review, but this doesn’t mean you won’t see more posts on them in the future…I just need to take a break for now and focus on how to use them in our products. (If you don’t know...