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.
One of the companies I’m asked most about is Lush, and their products are the most requested duplications on my Patreon subscription page. (This month I duplicated the Tea Tree Water Toner, the Jumping Juniper shampoo bar, the Godiva shampoo bar, and the Ocean Salt, which appears tomorrow.) I know the most visited duplication on this...
On my Patreon feed, Sally asked: Under what circumstances can you tinker with a “finished” product? For example, a batch of shampoo isn’t as foamy as I like. Can I melt some SCI and add it after the fact? Or can I make a large batch of lotion and then divide it and add separate...
As you may have read, I’ve been trying to duplicate a Lush shampoo bar using sodium coco sulfate in place of the sodium lauryl sulphate. I tried making the Jumping Juniper bar, but the pH was far too high, so I thought I’d try one that would allow me to alter the pH a little...
We’ve reviewed the ingredient list and the potential ingredients we might use, so let’s take a look at the potential formula… POTENTIAL DUPLICATION OF LUSH’S JUMPING JUNIPER SHAMPOO BAR USING SCS HEATED WATER PHASE 5% lavender hydrosol 5% rosemary hydrosol 1% propylene glycol SCS PHASE 87.6% sodium coco sulfate COOL DOWN PHASE 0.5% liquid Germall...
On my Patreon feed, Jennifer asked: I saw (and like) the recipe you posted on the facial lotion (rosehip/calendula), and saw that you put the protein and panthenol in the hot water phase. Most of your earlier posts put these two in the cool down phase. Does it matter which phase? It does and...