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.
Eucalypta asks for help in this post: Now I’m desperately searching for a supplier of esters in the EU. Would be thankful for a hint. Can anyone help? Comment here! And Eucalypta (aka Corry) has put together this wonderful downloadable list of suppliers in Europe, which will be perma-linked in the free downloadable PDFs section of the blog...
No post today! After Thursday night’s celebration of National Gaming Day with games night in Chilliwack (32 youth), Friday’s all day baking session, and Saturday’s celebration of National Gaming Day with video and card games in Yarrow (37 participants), I’m exhausted. Plus, I have a math mid-term Monday prevening, for which I need to study...
In this post and this post, sfs asks: Could Optiphen be used in an anhydrous product? Both Lotioncrafter and the Herbarie list it as a preservative for all types of products. In this post, Sciarretta Farms said: Are you sure that all the preservatives in the Optiphen family are only for water soluble products? A lot of people...
In this post, Always Looking 4 1 More writes:In regards to your comment, “If you see something like aloe vera, odds are really good that it’s aloe vera liquid or extract, not the gel, because the gel doesn’t get used all that often.” I’ve come to the conclusion that not much of what we find in...
I am so sick of having dry feeling hands after I wash them, so I thought I’d make my own hand cleanser. This one – orange & honey hand cleanser – was my favourite, so naturally I thought I’d tweak it some more by replacing ACI for the SCI. Doesn’t it look like this is...