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.
Let me know what you want to know! With Christmas coming soon – yeah, I know, it’s three months away, but when you’re a crafter you have to start thinking about these things in July, so I’m really two months late – and the busy craft class teaching season upon us, I need to get...
This question comes up a lot, and although I thought I’d covered it before, I figured this question deserved its own post! How do I modify a recipe when I add or subtract an ingredient? For the most part, we take the same percentage from the water in the heated water phase. A few examples…...
Ellbie writes in this post: Hi Susan. I have a question that is a little off topic but seems to fit into this series of posts. Some ingredients are available in liquid or solid so when you are looking at a recipe how do you know which is listed? AND how do figure out how much to...
We’ve had some great questions and comments come out of the creating products series so far, so I thought I’d share them with you over the next few days! Please feel free to share your thoughts on any post by writing in the comments box (and I don’t care how old the post might be...
pH indicators: You can get pH strips from your local supplier, and there always seems to be a great debate about whether or not they are useful. There’s always a place for testing your pH in bath and body products, but my experiences with strips have been spotty at best. I’ve tried three different kinds...