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 the August Q&A, Stephanie asked, This might be the stupidest question ever, but can I re-use PET containers or metal tins? I’m brand new at this and right now I’m just creating for myself. So when I run out of something, rather than throw the container away and buy a new one, I’d much...
Over the last few years, I’ve been experimenting quite a bit with adding rheology modifiers to our products, rather than using oil thickeners, like fatty alcohols, fatty acids, or butters. I haven’t shared much with you yet as I don’t like to make things today, then share them tomorrow, as I need to monitor the...
I am so excited to announce that’ll be teaching at Windy Point Soap Making Supplies in Calgary, Alberta, in September! From their site: We’ve updated our Class schedule to include Swiftcraftymonkey’s classes in September. She will be teaching: Sept 14: Liquid Hair Care (morning) & Foamy, Bubbly, Lathery Surfactants (afternoon) Sept 15: Cold Emulsifiers (afternoon) Sept … Read more
As you saw in this post recently – magnetic stirrer with hot plate – we heated our water phase that included hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) on the magnetic stirrer with hot plate as it needs both agitation and heat to fully hydrate this starch. Why did we need to do that? It’s the idea that thickening ingredients...
First, we met my new favourite gum, gellan gum, then we took a look at the Moisture Renew Body Wash formula from the manufacturer along with some ideas on which preservatives will work for it. Today, let’s make this formula and take a look at how to mix it along with testing and adjusting the...