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.
Yesterday, we took a look at some ideas for the oil phase of this soothing and moisturizing body butter, so today it’s all about the water! THE WATER PHASE When it comes to where I live, it’s all about the humectants. Let’s draw all that moisture in the atmosphere to our skin to hydrate the...
I really hate summer so very very much. I have rosacea, so my cheeks are always burning and now my eyes get very dry to the point where my contacts fall out on their own. It’s humid as heck where I live, and my skin always feels dry and tight and awful. I need something...
Edited to add: As a note, if you are getting a message that you need to be “invited” to read the blog, that is because that’s the error the old blog gives to you. I cannot change that message The old blog is gone. No one will be invited to it because everything from there – … Read more
I’ve taken the old blog down. Welcome to the new blog! Please read this post to learn more. Over the last week, I’ve been under constant attack by a woman running a shampoo bar group. But that’s not what’s upset me – it’s watching people whose names I recognize jumping on the monkey pile to … Read more
Every day I’m asked, “I don’t have ingredient X. What can I use instead?” This is like asking, “What’s a substitute for black pepper?” In what kind of food? What flavours are you hoping to achieve? What other ingredients are you using in this meal? Who will be eating it? Consider what the response might...