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.
In this post, Road trip essentials: Solid scrub bars, Neha asks: Can I use sodium benzoate as a preservative in emulsifying sugar scrub? My local vendor is unable to understand optiphen. Or can you help me with any other name for this preservative? If you want to know more about preservatives, the first thing to...
Thanks for joining me again today as we continue to look at Dedra’s question about a product she wants to buy. I also read on another site some time back that many companies “hide” the fact that their products have preservatives in aloe gel. The article said that aloe gel cannot be produced without using...
In this post, Grapefruit seed extract is NOT a preservative, Dedra asks: I have a question about a particular product. It is called Fig and Yarrow Underarm Lotion. I noticed that this product didn’t have any preservative listed. I am sensitive to certain things so I emailed to ask them if their product had any preservatives....
It’s true, I tells ya! Learning how to read INCI names will save you time and money on supplies! Sorry for the click-bait name, but I had to get your attention somehow, didn’t I? WHAT IS AN INCI NAME?INCI stands for International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, which sets out how our ingredients should be named...
ARE RITA BTMS-225 AND INCROQUAT BTMS-25 THE SAME INGREDIENT?In this post on solid conditioner bars, Annie asks: Is there a difference between BTMS-225 and BTMS-25? I’ve seen them both as having the same ingredients. One website says Rita BTMS-225 and another says Incroquat BTMS-225. I’ve read everyone of your posts on conditioners and recipes – but I’m...