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.
Don’t put your iPhone or iPad charger in your mouth. It doesn’t taste very good. Coconut oil really is awesome for hair! Inexpensive and well studied, try it neat in your hair before washing. If you have oily hair like me, don’t get it too close to your scalp. Before you run out and buy...
Can I be honest for a moment? I’m a little disappointed by the lack of participation in the Newbie Tuesday posts learning about our oils. The point of the series is for you to try things at home, then share it with others who are trying their oils at home…but the series can’t succeed if...
A thought for the day….Our products can harbour beasties long before we see the evidence of them in the container. By the time you see those pink or green spots, you’ve been colonizing contamination for quite some time. Please please please use preservatives! Unpreserved water containing products have a shelf life of about three days in...
I’m not saying this blog can replace the Dish or lessen your withdrawal symptoms dramatically, but in the words of Sciaretta Farms, “Meanwhile, I have no one to sob to about my shampoo fail or to cheer for as they make their first lotion.” We do that ’round here! We can do it more! Let’s...
CAN WE USE WATER SOLUBLE INGREDIENTS IN AN ANHYDROUS PRODUCT SO WE CAN USE A WATER SOLUBLE PRESERVATIVE?In this post on Liquid Leucidal preservative, Julia asks: This is my preservative of choice! The problem I have run into: I would like to use it in my emulsified body scrub ( I LOVE the recipe on your...